Filter Prices and Spokane WA Foothills Mazda experience

[DennisT]

So we bought a new CX-5 NA in 2019, from salesman Jensen Thomas, at Foothills Mazda, Spokane, WA. Great guy; I'd buy from him anywhere. (I have NO business or personal ties with him). Then we continued all service through Foothills until we passed warranty. Service writers were Will and later Paul, (I think was his name). Worked OK with them; a little, "overselling," but I expect that.

OK guys. Being 80 miles from them, and numerous family health issues over the past year or so, have kept us from Spokane. Hence, had competent local shop do LOF's and fluid changes. I made it to Foothills yesterday to get oil filters. I'd gotten 2 "PE01-14-302A-MV" filters about 2 years ago for around $8 each. Since then I'd read on these forums about a, "Value Line," grade filter. And read that there was a better quality OEM filter. So I asked the new, (been there 3 months), parts man about that. He said the Value grade was what they used on all their customer service work. I asked if there was another filter available. He looked and found another. "Is it better?," I asked. He didn't know. I asked price of each and the, "unknown" grade was higher. So I figure it must have some advantage and asked about buying 2 or 3. They don't stock them. Ha. OK. So I leave with 2 Value Line's for which they charged me $28.74. Plus tax; plus 3% charge for using my credit card.

Then I go around to talk to Will or Paul at the service desk. They're gone. Two new young guys. So I find a couple of salesmen I've never seen before. They are so new they've never heard of Will, Paul or Jensen.

SO....new owners of Foothills and everyone I knew has left. There's usually reason for that !! And my $8 filter has quadrupled in price. I think I'm done with Foothills.

Anyone here around Spokane? I'd like to hear comments about what others think about the new owner's operation of this Dealership.

Thanks, Dennis

 

[Antoine]

Since this relates mainly to the CX-5, thread moved to our CX-5 Powertrain Sub-Forum and title updated.

 

[cz5gt]

So we bought a new CX-5 NA in 2019, from salesman Jensen Thomas, at Foothills Mazda, Spokane, WA. Great guy; I'd buy from him anywhere. (I have NO business or personal ties with him). Then we continued all service through Foothills until we passed warranty. Service writers were Will and later Paul, (I think was his name). Worked OK with them; a little, "overselling," but I expect that.

OK guys. Being 80 miles from them, and numerous family health issues over the past year or so, have kept us from Spokane. Hence, had competent local shop do LOF's and fluid changes. I made it to Foothills yesterday to get oil filters. I'd gotten 2 "PE01-14-302A-MV" filters about 2 years ago for around $8 each. Since then I'd read on these forums about a, "Value Line," grade filter. And read that there was a better quality OEM filter. So I asked the new, (been there 3 months), parts man about that. He said the Value grade was what they used on all their customer service work. I asked if there was another filter available. He looked and found another. "Is it better?," I asked. He didn't know. I asked price of each and the, "unknown" grade was higher. So I figure it must have some advantage and asked about buying 2 or 3. They don't stock them. Ha. OK. So I leave with 2 Value Line's for which they charged me $28.74. Plus tax; plus 3% charge for using my credit card.

Then I go around to talk to Will or Paul at the service desk. They're gone. Two new young guys. So I find a couple of salesmen I've never seen before. They are so new they've never heard of Will, Paul or Jensen.

SO....new owners of Foothills and everyone I knew has left. There's usually reason for that !! And my $8 filter has quadrupled in price. I think I'm done with Foothills.

Anyone here around Spokane? I'd like to hear comments about what others think about the new owner's operation of this Dealership.

Thanks, Dennis

Inflation my friend. the MV one is about 11$ msrp. Your dealer prob has a markup over msrp.

Unfortunately even the non-MV Oil filter msrp went up in the last few weeks and went up multiple times since 2020 when I got them for 7$.
Bought one a month ago at marp 12.50 now its msrp at 14.38. 15% increase so seems Mazda is already adding the tariffs into the prices.

Instead of driving 80+ miles which is prob 5-6 gal. of fuel try to buy them online plus a crush washer for the drain plug. two or three filters and pay for shipping which should be $10-12

 

[jadmt]

In Missoula (200 miles east of Spokane) I just bought 3 filters for $30 at the now Young mazda.. It was Flannigans when I bought our CX5 in early 2023.

 

[cz5gt]

yep. thats the fully discounted retail price if the dealer wants to give it. Seems you got a good one.

 

[dunhillmc]

Mazda had an across the board price increase on parts about a year ago. iirc oil filters went up about $4/ea

 

[cz5gt]

Seems last week too for some parts. Source- parts mazdausa com some had 15% others 1-3% on the msrp from a week prior.

 

[jadmt]

wellI went in today to use a $40 gift card they sent me....tried to buy 4 sparkplugs but they were $40 a pop so I was like nope on those..Mazdaswag has them for $27 a pop. I said just give me $40 worth of filters and drain plug washers..came out with the 3 of each and they were the value ones Py8w-14-302A-MV. glad they were free. I have 6 filters 3 1WPY-14-302 and 3 of the value ones so not sure I will even use the value ones....

 

[jadmt]

strangely enough the Mazda Value filter is made in the USA..I had previously read they were made in Mexico but I just looked at the filter and it is says product of USA right on the filter..I feel better already.

 

[dunhillmc]

strangely enough the Mazda Value filter is made in the USA..I had previously read they were made in Mexico but I just looked at the filter and it is says product of USA right on the filter..I feel better already.

Does it say that on the packaging too or just on the filter body?

 

[jadmt]

Does it say that on the packaging too or just on the filter body?

just on the filter itself. no mention of any origin on package.

 

[cz5gt]

strangely enough the Mazda Value filter is made in the USA..I had previously read they were made in Mexico but I just looked at the filter and it is says product of USA right on the filter..I feel better already.

Product of USA is different than made in .
They can still be made in Mexico and be product of USA if some part (say packaging l, assembly or some labor) is done in USA.
But for a product to claim Made in USA it has to be all or virtually all of it made here.
often times using "Product of .." is used instead because its not all of it made in USA. The exact label wording matters.