# @threepiece.us on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DW425BMlXI-
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63212848-threepieceus-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/83fabc3dad.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-08T23:02:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** threepieceus (@threepiece.us) — https://gondola.cc/threepiece.us

## Caption

Dealers are charging $15k over MSRP for a Civic Type R performance pack that costs Honda $2k to make.

The math is broken. OEMs price performance options like they're made of unobtainium, then dealers slap another 40% on top. A $3k factory aero kit becomes $8k at the lot.

→ Base models stay reasonable, options get ransomed
→ Performance buyers subsidize economy car profits
→ Aftermarket quality often exceeds OEM at half the price
→ Enthusiasts getting priced out of their own hobby

The irony? That $12k "premium" wheel package probably costs less than good aftermarket setup that actually fits right.

Save this next time someone asks why you went aftermarket over factory.

#ThreePieceUS #CivicTypeR #PerformanceCars #CarBuying #OEMvsAftermarket #WheelFitment #CarEnthusiast #JDM #CarCulture #Stance

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## Tags

carenthusiast, civictyper, stance, threepieceus, performancecars, carbuying, wheelfitment, oemvsaftermarket, jdm, carculture

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