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re: Autozone vs Napa vs Carquest
Posted on 8/2/18 at 9:57 pm to tigahbruh
Posted on 8/2/18 at 9:57 pm to tigahbruh
Depends on what I’m buying. I have better luck with Napa on electrical components, and I think their brake pads are superior to what you get from the others. I hit ORilleys for most stuff, alternators, batteries, master cylinders, wheel bearings, seals, etc.
Pretty much avoid AZ unless it’s just convenient and I’m buying oil for a change, bulbs/headlights, brake fluid, air filters, stuff where quality won’t really vary, and they have no chance to give me the wrong shite.
Pretty much avoid AZ unless it’s just convenient and I’m buying oil for a change, bulbs/headlights, brake fluid, air filters, stuff where quality won’t really vary, and they have no chance to give me the wrong shite.
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 9:59 pm to tigahbruh
Napa is my go to for most stuff, their premium brakes are fan frickin tastic and the people generally know what the heck they are doing. I despise Autozone and will only go there as a last resort. Other stuff is a toss up between Advance and Oreilly’s. Pep Boys is out of the way but they have really good deals on Bosch AGM batteries from time to time.
Posted on 8/2/18 at 10:00 pm to tigahbruh
I buy all my parts from Rock Auto, frick having to answer 23 questions from a 17 year old at Autozone, if I need it right away I go to my local NAPA.
Posted on 8/2/18 at 10:16 pm to tigahbruh
Agree with others.
1. RockAuto
2. NAPA
3. CarQuest
50. AutoZone/AdvanceAuto
1. RockAuto
2. NAPA
3. CarQuest
50. AutoZone/AdvanceAuto
Posted on 8/2/18 at 10:21 pm to tigahbruh
All around here pretty much seem the same to me, other than coloring (of the store, not the patrons)
Posted on 8/2/18 at 10:29 pm to East Coast Band
Rockauto.com if it can wait
Advance has good deals online and can pick up in store. Also, they loan tools free with deposit
NAPA has some better quality
O'Reilly isn't bad
Autozone, line full of people if you go wrong time with maybe one register open. Been that way since I worked there in high school
Advance has good deals online and can pick up in store. Also, they loan tools free with deposit
NAPA has some better quality
O'Reilly isn't bad
Autozone, line full of people if you go wrong time with maybe one register open. Been that way since I worked there in high school
This post was edited on 8/2/18 at 10:32 pm
Posted on 8/2/18 at 11:01 pm to troyt37
FWIW, Wally World has good oil and the cheapest prices around
Posted on 8/2/18 at 11:21 pm to tigahbruh
1. Advance/Carquest (would've just been Carquest but since advance bought them they went from O'Reilly level to Carquest level. Basically a hybrid now)
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1031. . Walmarks
1032. The lawnmower repair shop boneyard on LA-59
1033. Jose
1034. Those cardboard boxes you see on the shoulder of the interstate
1035. Juan
1036. This scrapper that lives in the black neighborhood in Mandeville
1037. Autozone
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1031. . Walmarks
1032. The lawnmower repair shop boneyard on LA-59
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1034. Those cardboard boxes you see on the shoulder of the interstate
1035. Juan
1036. This scrapper that lives in the black neighborhood in Mandeville
1037. Autozone
This post was edited on 8/2/18 at 11:24 pm
Posted on 8/2/18 at 11:31 pm to sleepytime
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Pep Boys is out of the way but they have really good deals on Bosch AGM batteries from time to time
Yup. Used to be the Sears diehard platinum which were rebadged Odessey batteries but now it's the Pep Boys Bosch for the cheapest AGM Batts.
....and NAPA top of the line or or Wagner Thermoquiet brake pads that you can get at Advance or Car quest.
WallyWallyWally World for Mobil1 oil.
Fram Ultra Synthetic or Japanese OEM for oil filters
This post was edited on 8/2/18 at 11:35 pm
Posted on 8/2/18 at 11:43 pm to nola000
Purolator or WIX
Most of the FRAMS have glued end caps.
Most of the FRAMS have glued end caps.
Posted on 8/2/18 at 11:51 pm to Hammertime
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FWIW, Wally World has good oil and the cheapest prices around
I’ll have to check. I pick my oil by the smell, so if they don’t keep Valvoline in the viscosity I want, I keep looking.
Posted on 8/3/18 at 3:28 pm to GoAwayImBaitn
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Purolator or WIX
Most of the FRAMS have glued end caps.
You're right about that and WIXs are really good filters although Purolators are mostly crap, but the high-end Fram Ultra synthetic is a completely different animal. I don't think Fram actually makes it, I think they contract it out. In the tests that I've seen it's by far the best oil filter, in a class with I think two others but that class is far above everything else.
I'm on my phone but I'll see if I can pull up one of the tests that I remember.
This post was edited on 8/3/18 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 8/3/18 at 3:43 pm to tigahbruh
Avoid Autozone. They by far have the worst parts of all of the parts stores you listed. Ask any real auto mechanic and they would probably agree.
Posted on 8/3/18 at 4:04 pm to Ric Flair
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but now cars have plastic covers and random shite that makes the batteries less accessible.
Or are hidden in the trunk.
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