Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Check Engine Light (Cyl. 7-12) - 512TR -- Prize goes to Clyde

[Jim Conforti (lndshrk]

The great disparity is the price you pay for the yellow box and black pony.

The end.

The actual Bosch OEM replacement part is just about $100ish.

(the cheaper ones require splicing/etc - which no dealer is going to do - nor
would a butt-splice hold up under the environmental conditions present around
the 512TR's exhaust system)

The $100ish part is "plug and play".

The remaining $200+ (or $400ish - if the new price is to be believed) is simply
the Ferrari-owners tax.

It's similar to the 'tax' netted from wide-eyed first-time-buyers who pay the
FML 'asking price' as opposed to the Clyde price.

kjtar [at] cox.net wrote:
> Hope it's not a basement window.  Or actually, probably better that way, hard 
> to kill yourself by jumping out a basement window.  Now, the next step should 
> be for Larry to call the dealership (stealership) and find out why, given the 
> great disparity in prices for the same item, did they charge him so much?  I 
> mean, yeah, it's a Ferrari dealership, not a Kia or Hyundai or whatever, but 
> my gosh...
> Basically you'd want to take this step only if you really don't value "the 
> relationship" you have with the dealer.  Not, apparently, that it did any 
> good in this instance, anyway.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Tom
> 
> 
> ---- Larry B <larrybard [at] hotmail.com> wrote: 
>> Excuse me while I throw myself out my window.
>>  
>>
>>
>> Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:04:53 -0600
>> From: themightytoe [at] gmail.com
>> To: larrybard [at] hotmail.com
>> CC: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
>> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Check Engine Light (Cyl. 7-12) - 512TR -- Prize goes 
>> to Clyde
>>
>> Actually I found it for $32 here:  http://www.familycar.com/
>>
>> And for $28 for a 512 TR...  $42 if you get the Bosch part. 
>>
>> http://www.familycar.com/store/?Ntt=ferrari+512%20tr+oxygen+sensor&oes=true
>>
>> Pays to shop around some times...
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> Larry B wrote: 
>> That's even more depressing than the $80 Mike said one cost for his car.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Not only was the price $338.87 (not including tax), but they told me that 
>> the price had just gone up to over $500 in December -- but they were giving 
>> me the pre-increase price.  Wow, must have been my lucky day.
>>  
>>
>>
>> Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 13:18:25 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Check Engine Light (Cyl. 7-12) - 512TR -- Prize goes 
>> to Clyde
>> From: pokiebaron [at] gmail.com
>> To: larrybard [at] hotmail.com
>> CC: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
>>
>> Think I paid about $35 for a Bosch O2 for my old 911.  Bet they rounded off 
>> the "work" to the nearest hour too.  hee hee
>>
>> Ed
>> 911SC
>>
>>
>> 2009/12/3 Larry B <larrybard [at] hotmail.com>
>>
>>
>> Well, Clyde's hypothesis was correct -- it was the O2 sensor.  Of course, 
>> having had the dealer troubleshoot the problem (downloading the codes, etc.) 
>> and fix it, the work was far from cheap.  The price of the Os sensor was a 
>> particular surprise -- not that I have a sense of what they cost for 
>> "ordinary" cars.  But I believe it's a Bosch part, and quite possibly used 
>> by other cars.  Makes me wonder if I could have purchased one that worked, 
>> though intended for another car -- and whether a dealer would agree to 
>> install a part they didn't provide (with their customary parts margins).
>>
>>
>>
>> Larry
>>
>>
>>   
>> ------Original Message------
>> From: Larry B
>> To: Clyde Romero
>> Cc: The FerrariList
>> Subject: [Ferrari] Check Engine Light (Cyl. 7-12) - 512TR
>> Sent: Nov 16, 2009 12:22 PM
>>
>>
>> Once again the warning light has appeared. If there isn't any noticeable 
>> adverse effect on performance (no missing, unusual sounds, atypical gauge 
>> readings), am I correct that (1) it's probably a loose wire and (2) no harm 
>> will probably result from driving it (at least 10 miles to my dealer, or 
>> another competent mechanic)?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Larry
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