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drupac
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Last night, I noticed that one of the headlights had burned out on my 2001 RAV4. So this morning, I called the Parts Department at the nearest Toyota dealer to get the price on a replacement bulb - nothing special, just a normal halogen bulb. They told me it would cost $41. That sounded a little high (but what do I know) so I confirmed with them that that was the price for the bulb only, and they said it was. I still wasn't sure, so I called a second dealership and they quoted me the same price. So I ended up going to a local auto parts store and they had the recommended replacement bulb for $7.
I guess I'm finding it a little difficult to write the price difference off as being a simple case of "dealer markup". Since I paid 1/6 the price, can I expect the bulb to last 1/6 as long? What am I missing - what else could account for the price difference?
I guess I'm finding it a little difficult to write the price difference off as being a simple case of "dealer markup". Since I paid 1/6 the price, can I expect the bulb to last 1/6 as long? What am I missing - what else could account for the price difference?