A while back, our Santa Fe dropped the clutch disc from the aircon compressor. The first call to the dealer in Young said the disc was not available separately, so I would need the whole compressor. Price.....wait for it.....$3300.00!!
So it was a hot summer. 
After buying the wrong aftermarket one from Autopro at $750 and returning it, I called a Canberra dealer. The disc is available, only $300. Fixed.
So a month ago, the Santa Fe decided not to start. The scan tool showed no codes, so Dave trailered the car to Canberra for diagnosis. As they found no codes, but suspected the EGR valve, they wanted $370 to diagnose it. Gotta be done, so the next call is a quote for replacement of the stuck valve. $1285.
The valve was $790 + $20 for gaskets.Then Dave says, "try Koraps"
www.koraps.com supply genuine parts for all Korean cars. So, online I go, and the price is $209 including gaskets and postage. Thats a quarter the price! 10 days later, its in my hand, in a genuine Hyundai box.
We need a front strut, so I rang the dealer. $485. Koraps price, $162. Less than half.
So what about the $50 aircleaner element? $16.
So from now on, all my service items as well as parts are coming direct from Koraps! These local thieving mongrels have cut their own throats.
Out of interest, I looked up the price of that clutch disc. What do you reckon? $50.13 - Thats one sixth the price!!
So now I'm curious. Last year we had to replace the cylinder head after a dopey panel beater failed th bleed the air out of the cooling syatem after repars. The insurance company picked up the $4000 price, plus the labour.
So how much from Koraps? $1455. Yep.
All money that can be better spent, like on Belletts!
Cheers, Matt.
