Dealer Cost on All-Weather Floor Mats

[CoolAKid]

Just picked up the front set of all-weather floor mats for my '06 Vibe today from my local dealer. I paid the full $69.00 retail for them. I found them online a bit cheaper, but then the shipping made them come out about the same. Anyway, my dealer's parts department was silly enough to leave the invoice from their supplier stuck to the outside of the box. Dealer cost was $48.30. So at $69.00 that was a 30 percent markup. No big surprise. A healthy markup, but at least not criminal, I suppose. BTW, their supplier was http://www.gmdva.com. But I'm pretty sure you have to be a dealer to log in. Still, it would be interesting browsing the site.

[Herb]

30% sounds about right. Most shops mark up parts that much anyways

[lovemyraffe]

30% seems kinda low. Most of the parts I order through my f-i-l and his shop save me almost 50%.

[CoolAKid]

Just as a follow-up to my original post, now that I've had the front all-weather mats for a few days, I want to say that I love them! They fit very well, are really heavy duty, and look like they'll do a great job protecting my front carpet. $69.00 sounds pretty pricey for two mats, but I don't think I'll once regret buying them. Don't know if it would be worth springing for the rear ones or not though, in my particular case. They are $59.00 plus tax, and I very, VERY seldom ride anyone in the rear seat. In fact, I probably have the rear seats folded down 99 percent of the time. So unless I feel I just have to complete the set, I think my $59.00 can be better spent elsewhere.That's one thing I've been doing the past few months. When I found out GM was introducing a newly designed Vibe this year, I've been trying to stock up on any accessories I've been wanting for my '06, as there's no telling when those type of things will be discontinued for the older Vibes. I know some things already have been, such as the spoilers. I wasn't really wanting either the upper or mid-gate rear spoiler, but now if I ever decide I do, they'll probably be much harder to come by...