Toyota OEM Filter Source

Has anyone beside me noticed the sources for maintenance supplies are
essentially the same big "super sites" and much of the things they
handle are other than OEM?

For some years it was easy to find dealers that sold oem maint. parts
reasonably. Last year I bought air and cabin filters (total of 4) for
the Avalon & Highlander delivered and were Denso and oem brands for
$54 total.

Ron in Ca

"ron" <really [email]good@serviceu.com[/email]> wrote in message
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> Has anyone beside me noticed the sources for maintenance supplies are
> essentially the same big "super sites" and much of the things they handle
> are other than OEM?
>
> For some years it was easy to find dealers that sold oem maint. parts
> reasonably. Last year I bought air and cabin filters (total of 4) for the
> Avalon & Highlander delivered and were Denso and oem brands for $54 total.
>
> Ron in Ca
>
>[/color]
That's because an enterprising Toyota parts department has a wholesale
account with the super site.
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Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

the sad thing is Ray that there are damned few listings - I have tried
to find an air filter for our 05 3.5 Avalon not one site carried one
except the K & N.

The exact same filters I got last year (for $54) are just about $100
at the dealer with tax.

"ron" <really [email]good@serviceu.com[/email]> wrote in message
news:ttz3g.51915$_S7.29382@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com...[color=blue]
> Has anyone beside me noticed the sources for maintenance supplies are
> essentially the same big "super sites" and much of the things they handle
> are other than OEM?
>
> For some years it was easy to find dealers that sold oem maint. parts
> reasonably. Last year I bought air and cabin filters (total of 4) for the
> Avalon & Highlander delivered and were Denso and oem brands for $54 total.
>
> Ron in Ca
>
>[/color]

Champion Toyota in Texas (can't remember the parts guy's name. Tell him you
heard of him through Supras.com)
Jaffarian's Toyota in Haverhill (pronounced "Havrill") Ma. Ask for Eric and
ask him to give you the On-Line price.

Do a search for Discount Toyota parts and look for the best price, then
bounce it off one of these guys.

The best (as far as I have been able to find) Toyota parts site, is
[url]www.toyotaparts4u.com[/url]. I believe they are part of the Concord Toyota
dealership. They sell genuine Toyota parts and have always provided me
great service.

Regards,
Nirav

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