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29-04-2008, 18:20
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#1 | | Briskodian
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Car: Silver Fabia (130BHP) | PD160 inlet price shock !! Went to my local Seat dealers this aftie intending to buy the PD160 inlet pipe and trumpet for my new (to me) '05 Fabia VRS after reading the fitting thread on here. Great I thought, the start of great things for my new baby (the VRS of course), £45 in my pocket, I strolled up to the parts counter, read the guy the part numbers. Yes he says, we've got these in ! how much I says, £75 he says. I pick jaw up from floor and walk out fuming, imagining myself the victim of a global scam to fleece innocent Skoda owners !! ringing around though once home it appears that the two parts are indeed £75. I'm back there on friday after completely emptying my piggy bank  inflation, don't ya just hate it... | |
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29-04-2008, 21:41
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#2 | | Briskodian
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Car: Yellow VRS (225) | Re: PD160 inlet price shock !! i have one.....without the filter though and can only notice a slight diference. mine was free though  threw a mate 
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29-04-2008, 21:44
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#3 | | Briskodian
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| Re: PD160 inlet price shock !! Have a search on ebay, was one on sale a few days ago. Might still be available | |
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29-04-2008, 22:05
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#4 | | Hiya Vic!!!
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Car: Black FabiaVRS (160ish BHP) | Re: PD160 inlet price shock !! ed on to the fact that VW & Quote:
Originally Posted by robbi fab vrs Went to my local Seat dealers this aftie intending to buy the PD160 inlet pipe and trumpet for my new (to me) '05 Fabia VRS after reading the fitting thread on here. Great I thought, the start of great things for my new baby (the VRS of course), £45 in my pocket, I strolled up to the parts counter, read the guy the part numbers. Yes he says, we've got these in ! how much I says, £75 he says. I pick jaw up from floor and walk out fuming, imagining myself the victim of a global scam to fleece innocent Skoda owners !! ringing around though once home it appears that the two parts are indeed £75. I'm back there on friday after completely emptying my piggy bank  inflation, don't ya just hate it... |
Yep Seat cottoned on to the fact that VW & Skoda owners along with other Seat owners were buying these for other cars and nearly doubled the price.
I bought my original one at the old price and when it came to going for the second one for ouyr second vRS i refused to pay and got one from another member on here for £30.
Keep an eye on the for sale section on here and also pop a post in the items wanted section too..... That's how i got my second one...... It's not as though they wear out after a year or two in use.   PD160 PD 160 Intake for skoda seat vw audi remap on eBay, also, Seat, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 29-Apr-08 23:24:03 BST) PD 160 CUPRA AIR INTAKES FOR FABIA VRS on eBay, also, Skoda, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 01-May-08 10:00:51 BST) http://briskoda.net/forums/items-sal...ntakes/105381/
Cheers
Dave.
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29-04-2008, 22:08
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#5 | | Hairy Yeti
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| Re: PD160 inlet price shock !! Yep same thing happened with Cupra front splitters, no doubt will happen with LCR splitters and will eventually happen with Cupra console bushes,
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29-04-2008, 22:22
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Car: Black Fabia (vRS) | Re: PD160 inlet price shock !! It's terrible really, but classic supply and demand I suppose. Think the first one I ever bought, for my first Fabia, came to £23 or something!
So it's not inflation at all, just downright greed from Seat
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30-04-2008, 01:16
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Car: Black vRS (160ish) | Re: PD160 inlet price shock !! Got mine off VAGPARTS for £38, 2 days before it went up to £72, lucky or what!
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30-04-2008, 06:36
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#8 | | Briskodian
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Car: Silver Fabia (130BHP) | Re: PD160 inlet price shock !! Thanks for the links Dave, bid on and won one of the ones on ebay  good saving made, I owe you a beer for that
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30-04-2008, 10:57
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Car: Race Blue Fabia (130BHP) | Re: PD160 inlet price shock !! http://briskoda.net/forums/items-sal...ntakes/105381/
Try this. He might still have some left. Good seller.
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