I think my local dealer is really hosing me down.

So I've been trying to work with my local JD Dealer, Billerica MA, now sometimes parts are okay, exhaust gaskets, $5 each or something for 4 of them, that's fine, but man, every now and again, on a few items I really get soaked, T102095, air intake hose, now I'll usually check with greenfarmparts for a cost comparison and I'm willing to even pay a little more to help support the locals but fook, so this part should be 55-65 bucks plus 10 shipping, in hand, well, dealer says 80, well, hmm, okay, I get the part and its 85 plus a 15 dollar shipping and handling fee, WTF, I'm cooling off before I take my slip back down there, I'm pretty steamed, there wasn't any rush on the part and holy hell, its a rubber hose that'd fit in a normal shipping box or slap a label on it.


Any good tips and tricks for dealing with dealerships? I really don't want to do battle every time. Should I just mention the online JD dealers prices?

I think my local dealer is really hosing me down.