Rip off pricing on GTA bits!

[AndyMac]

Just been wandering EBay, I occasionally look out for a late facelift info centre at a reasonable price.

Typed in Alfa 156 info centre. 3 hits, all the 3 dial control panel. £48 for regular silver colour, £100 for GTA colour, why the 100% price hike for GTA grey? Anyone else found examples of the same component being more money just due to the GTA colour, or the GTA origin of the part?

[hyperlink]

Supply and demand. Plenty of used parts from "normal" car not many from GTAs. Its the price you pay (see what I did there) for limited production cars.

[BeautifulBusso]

Was it from Autolusso as I have noticed that if you want a leather gear surround for a GTA it will cost a nice sum of £60

The leather parts you can make in proper quality leather, with any stitching color, for MUCH less than that price.
As for the plastic parts, you can always paint them to match, or any color you want for that matter.

[PR]

Its the same with any GTA specific part. The front grills on a 156 GTA are eyewateringly expensive, but the equivalent for the normal 156 are reasonable. The same with the exhaust....and wings.....etc...

[Captain Slow]

It's the same with any car. Gti bits, that will be more sir, m3 bits....bend over. Supply and demand.

[Autolusso]

GTA's cost more to buy that other breakers so the parts must be more, simple its not about being rip off

Ned

[156GTASW]

supply and demand - thank god that they are based on 156's so we can benefit from certain cheaper items is my view!

The expensive bits are the parts that make a GTA special - e.g. wings, grills, engine!

[AndyMac]

Originally Posted by BeautifulBusso

Was it from Autolusso as I have noticed that if you want a leather gear surround for a GTA it will cost a nice sum of £60

But surely the leather gator is universal?

[tomfromtelford]

different leather on the 147

It's been this way for years!

Go to classic alfa/lancia meets and just ask the old timers with their 60's/70's and 80's motors what they payed to restore their classics, and they'll tell you most parts come from Italy and a mortgage is almost needed to afford them.

The older the car the rarer the parts, the rarer the car the more expensive the parts become.

[Pud237]

Originally Posted by AndyMac

But surely the leather gator is universal?

Its not, GTA is real leather, non-GTA is a fake 'vinyl' type leather. Turn it inside out and you will see

[Pud237]

Originally Posted by AndyMac

Just been wandering EBay, I occasionally look out for a late facelift info centre at a reasonable price.

Typed in Alfa 156 info centre. 3 hits, all the 3 dial control panel. £48 for regular silver colour, £100 for GTA colour, why the 100% price hike for GTA grey? Anyone else found examples of the same component being more money just due to the GTA colour, or the GTA origin of the part?

If your climate control has packed up but your fascia is OK you can buy a non-GTA one and strip both down & swap the fronts over. Same with the ashtrays. I know a few GTA owners who have done this, but I have also sold a couple of brand new climate control units just because of a mark or two on the fascia; they cost an absolute fortune!

Parts cost is basically down to the fact non-GTA breakers can be had for half the price or less than even the most knackered GTA. Same with info centres, I sell the early big screen ones for 1/3rd of the price of a late small screen one. Try finding a late 156 with the small screen info centre to break up for reasonable money, its next to impossible. Another example, I sell diesel driveshafts for 4 times the price of twinspark ones, because we'll pay a few hundred quid for a TS and well over a grand for a good JTD. It is all basically supply & demand. Guess which driveshafts I always run out of?

[BeautifulBusso]

Originally Posted by Pud237

Its not, GTA is real leather, non-GTA is a fake 'vinyl' type leather. Turn it inside out and you will see

Oh I see, makes sense now

[Walts03]

Was thinking the price of 3.2 engines should come down too as gtas are comming in at 2.5 k?

[edward]

Got a pair of front wings and a bumper if anyone is interested.....

[badgers_nadgers]

New front wings without rust?

[Autolusso]

Originally Posted by badgers_nadgers

New front wings without rust?

I can do new ones for £190 + VAT each which is about half retail price

Ned

[badgers_nadgers]

Not bad, I'm trying to save up for bodywork repairs at the moment, and I'm a bit worried that by the time I can afford it it will be too late for the wings to be repaired and I'll need new ones, so worth having that info, cheers.

[greggers123]

Originally Posted by Autolusso

I can do new ones for £190 + VAT each which is about half retail price

Ned

Don't the new ones usually come with rust anyway

Speaking of which, I still need an exhaust.

[Autolusso]

Originally Posted by greggers123

Don't the new ones usually come with rust anyway

Speaking of which, I still need an exhaust.

No and if they are fitted correctly they don't rust in future

Is it one of Dan's exhausts you want?

Ned

[AndyMac]

Heres an example

Apec brake fitting kit GTA

These fitting kits are £6 from my local factor as I bought one about 6 months ago.

£21 on Flea Bay! Mental!