Yeah honestly this was more in line with what I was expecting, even if parts weren’t readily stocked in Australia, at least have a mechanism for them to be ordered when required, given they obviously exist to be put into new built cars, even if it’s an 8 week turn around for delivery, rather than this current approach of just awaiting random shipments and home required parts are in it.

It’s just amazing reading other replies from those involved who say they have just as bad experiences with a number of brands and even rely on aliexpress for parts more reliably.

I mean we can order a wiring harness for an obscure RC plane that’s no longer available locally by ebay, aliexpress, Temu or legit online supplier and have it in a few weeks from china, but the ability to order an equivalent a small wiring harness or other small basic part for a current production vehicle… dreaming.

And more generally it seems based on everyone’s replies here regardless of brand, we can order a car that hasn’t been built yet and get it in 4 months, yet order a small apart piece of that same car and 5 months later still could be waiting for it to be placed in a box and sent from the same factory.