REPORT: Canadian Yamaha Parts Price

[Redbone]

One of my Newsgroups reported on Canadian parts pricing:
(Went to local Yamaha dealer) "for fork seals, got
> a wake up call on CDN prices.
>
> fork seal kit # 4PU-W003B-00-00 was tagged on the box at $41.99(
> I bought it, see why>>>>) ,Then they check computer now $70.00 .In
> the US it’s Approx $29.99
>
> Fork seal 4PU-23145-01-00 -- $18.99CDN >>> $8.94US
>
> Dust Seal 4PU-23144-00-00 -- $15.99CDN >>> $7.75US
>
> Fork shield 4PU-23316-00-00 -- $8.99CDN >>> $4.25US
>
> Be prepared to get raped on future parts bought in Canada"

Yikes! Mama Yamaha in cohoots with the Liberal government deficit policy?

 

[maxcruiser]

This has always been the case, and not just Yamaha, pretty much any manufacturer, auto, recreational, etc...

I have argued with the local dealer here and they say it's because of the exchange rate from Yen to Canadian versus Yen to US is why the difference.

Just bought a rear wheel needle bearing (Part# 93311-32698-00) for $45.00 Cdn and it's $25.85 in the USA.

I usually get a price from Yamaha and than look elsewhere (ebay, etc...) to see if I can get it cheaper.

Mike

 

[dannymax]

Not sure how to interpret this but currently the US dollar is $1, the Canadian dollar is $1.31 and the yen is 111.99. Seems like the price Canadian could reasonably be 1/3 higher than US but not almost double!

 

[maxcruiser]

The dealers explanation was all ********.

111.99 Yen - 1 USD

1 USD - $0.765 Cdn dollar

So a bearing selling for $25.85 in the US - should be selling for $33.77 in Canada - so why is it up charged to $45.00 Cdn - because they can, I guess

Mike

 

[liptoss]

Yeah! Well... ummm... our BEER has MORE alcohol content! So there! lol

 

[dannymax]

Yeah! Well... ummm... our BEER has MORE alcohol content! So there! lol

See Mike....it ain't all bad!! :rofl_200:

 

[Redbone]

Mike if you ever want to "meet up for lunch" I could always have some spare parts just laying around in my vehicle or saddlebags that you might be interested in...

 

[maxcruiser]

Thanks Brian and I will that in mind.

We do need to meet up this summer, it's been too long. Looking forward to seeing you and redbone again.

Mike

 

[hexec]

Welcome to Scamada.