What's the most overpriced parts you have brought?

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What\'s the most overpriced parts you have brought?

I asked my old mate to pick up a Volvo part for me from RK.
An earth cable from the transom shield to the trim rams, it's like the inside wire of a bicycle brake cable (stainless) it has a ring terminal at each end and is about 3-4inches long, comes with a couple of nuts & bolts to attatch it (M4X12 ish)

How much???


















£28.15 inc VAT !!!!!!!
Can anyone better that?

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Re: What\'s the most overpriced parts you have brought?

Bloody cheapskate................
Single banjo bolt for connecting flexible fuel line to lift pump - £36 + vat

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Re: What\'s the most overpriced parts you have brought?

One Allen headed bolt that I could have picked up for 60p. From Volvo £6.30

OK, to hell with it. Unbolt it and we'll use it as an anchor!
 
Re: Also........

four crushable washers for fuel line joints........£4.20......£1.05 a washer!!!!!

OK, to hell with it. Unbolt it and we'll use it as an anchor!
 
Re: And........

Sorry bout this, starter motor £435. Same Bosch motor £85 any where else.

OK, to hell with it. Unbolt it and we'll use it as an anchor!
 
Re: And........jeez Barry...

Well its a bloody volvo, what do you expect!! It'll be interesting to see what engine makes turn up.

OK, to hell with it. Unbolt it and we'll use it as an anchor!
 
Re: What\'s the most overpriced parts you have brought?

Two new gear boxes. Nearly five grand a piece fitted.

But it's not only boats. I wanted a new V Belt for my lawn tractor last week. £28-50. Engineers store. four quid.

Now looking for a new Pump for the Auto Helm. £470
Any suggestions??

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Haydn
 
Welcome to the world of Volvo

steering helmet bolt 20+vat

Retaining latch pawl £30 each and you need two.

Springs on the side - about £10quid each

Impeller on an Aq205 - 40 odd quid

5ltr can of oil 20 quid odd.


owning a boat and enjoying it - priceless - that why we pay through the nose, until someone changes the system ? any suggestions ?

Peter
 
Re: What\'s the most overpriced parts you have brought?

My marriage licence, cost me 7/6p. and a small fortune ever since /forums/images/icons/cool.gif

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Re: What\'s the most overpriced parts you have brought?

After this latest job I have done, overhauling a 190 d636 bmw/mercruiser I would say that these parts in comparison to volvo are far more expensive, so stop moaning about volvo parts, buy a mercruiser then you will have something to really shout about.

paul js.
 
Re: What\'s the most overpriced parts you have brought?

Small Volvo Stainless hoses from transom plate to outdrive leg about six inches long £85.00 + vat and no they didnt have any in stock.
Oil pressure sender £75.00.Alarm switch £ 35.00+

Arr. but the Mercruiser bits have built in corrodabilty like leg ram (outer cyl kit only) @£65.00 each + vat that might just last a season and I needed four in one year. and do not forget the special Mercruiser rustsolid exhaust riser with the designed in riser to manifold joint water leaks.

lets go over there I am sure I saw a blue bit of sky
 
Re: What\'s the most overpriced parts you have brought?

Remote control fitted to helm for Sony stereo cd changer down below bought for £110 fitted myself and knackered 6 months later one of those aftermarket jobbies recommended by Sony!!

Dom

I am boating again ;-)
 
Re: Welcome to the world of Volvo

When we bought our boat in Dartmouth, a few years ago. Tutts could not jump down to the pontoon. So with failing eyesight I looked round the chandlery. 25 quid for two lumps of SSteel and two plasic steps!! After checking the reciept, leaving the chandelers It was 75 quid for the steps!!! We left Dartmouth the same day. In the snow. Arrived Plymouth. Have you ever tried to find your way round a deck covered in snow!!

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Haydn
 
Re: What\'s the most overpriced parts you have brought?

Two oil filters for ford mermaids, from fishermans stores Brixham, £2.50 each, ludicrous!! Could have got them from unipart for £2.47!! Mind you had to drive five miles for them!!! Shouldn't buy Volvos should ye' Power costs money!!!
 
Re: What\'s the most overpriced parts you have brought?

An oil filter from V*lspec. Cost me £11.28 each, went to Edmunds Walker lorry shop and bought exact same filters with V***o rit on them an evryfink for just £1.63 each plus vat.

Oh yes, an a stailess steel aerial mount from Byron, cost me a fortune in carvery meals, huge amopunts of alcohol, a soggy McDonalds and a dry cleaning.

Syd
 
Re: What\'s the most overpriced parts you have brought?

Plastic stick-on centre badge for hub cap on my mates' 'RR Corniche £69each, but then he has got a 76' Azimut.
 
Re: What\'s the most overpriced parts you have brought?

Corniche.Is that the one that drives like a dead cow on ice skates.

lets go over there I am sure I saw a blue bit of sky
 
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