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For local parts stores I usually use OReillys. I spend enough there to get discounts and the guys at this location know cars and not just how to type in a part on the PC. if that store doesn't have what I need the "hub" store in OFallon usually does, even some of the obscure parts. Never had an issue with them.
I've used Napa as well (axles, misc tools) and had good luck. I used to have a credit account at a CarQuest (I could buy all the parts I needed and pay at the end of the month) and they were good as well, but have since closed it out since there isn't one out in the sticks where I live. I didn't know they were bought by Advance. I guess that's one less place I'll go now. I typically don't go to Advance for anything important as most employees don't seem to know or care about cars and just piss me off, lol... When I ask for a part just give me the part. I don't care if the PC says it doesn't fit my vehicle.
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NAPA is 80% wholesale and 20% retail so don't expect much on the floor. They'll have the parts you need but they just store 90% of the stuff in the back and top floor so customers can't steal much and to ensure that local shops get their parts. NAPA prefers to sell more to local shops because those guys are the ones making the stores paychecks.
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I absolutely hate autozoe. Used to have two good workers there that would help out. They're gone of course and now its basically me typing stuff in their computer for the parts. Oreileys is good, they actually have knowledgeable people.
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dude youre near O'Fallon? my cousins live there. true though about advanced not caring about nothing. all the o'reilly people seem to have a good understanding about what they're doing. advanced just needs to fire everyone and hire people who know cars and how to fix them, not drop outs who are looking for money. i attempted to applied there but you gotta be 18 and now I'm glad i didn't get a job there lol
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O'reilly's just entered the Northeast recently and they just bought a location half a mile from my house. The location they bought is across the street from NAPA lol. I love competition.
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I absolutely hate autozoe. Used to have two good workers there that would help out. They're gone of course and now its basically me typing stuff in their computer for the parts. Oreileys is good, they actually have knowledgeable people.
never been to auto zone. haven't been to a lot of the places come to think of it lol. RA and o'reilly are what i can live with. i actually like o'reilly brand fluids like their coolant, brake clearer, etc. same stuff, just cheaper. have of the other stores seem to be the "ricer" stores, selling garbage items and hiring retarded people
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I absolutely hate VATOzone. Used to have two good workers there that would help out. They're gone of course and now its basically me typing stuff in their computer for the parts. Oreileys is good, they actually have knowledgeable people.
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am i missing something? i don't get it
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Look at what I quoted. Read the red and orange
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yeah, what does VATO mean?
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In my area, all the autozone's are flooded with Spanish customers who have major riced out hondas so many people nicked named it vatozone lol
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ohhhh i get it now. haha ricers
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Pontiac Racer
am i missing something? i don't get it
I do. English speaking people generally don't go near Auto Zone in this town, ese. "Vato" is dude in Spanish.
Near me, theres two O'reilly's. One is a hub. But if you want a half case of VR-1 10-30 you'll prolly have to visit both. Luck of the draw at the counter, you may get a seasoned pro or a thumbsucker who drives to work on a learner's permit or a plasti-dipped scooter. I do the counter work online then go to the right store with a slip of paper. Sometimes the kiddos think I'm about to rob them, lol. Too much TV. I've always worked at a local shop so I tell them where that is, and they apply the shop's discount on a cash with tax ticket. Keeps my prices decent, and hell no I really don't want to buy any car parts I can't touch first. Ventshades maybe!
So-we have lots of O'Reilly's, one Zone, one Advance in my home town. I use O'Reilly's personally. At work we use them all. In the city where I work, a few years back NAPA went through town hanging their sign on anybody's building who would agree to being NAPA-ized. Place I was working at the time, a body shop, even considered being a NAPA. I'm like... do whut? But NAPA, as most stores do, has bargain and quality choices covered as best they can in their product offerings. AND an old pro who rarely works the counter but takes the calls from shops then oversees their delivery. That guy does the real meat n taters volume of business, knows his parts and can get them to you, take them back, whatever you need. If all they hired was punks they wouldn't be in business long.
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I do. English speaking people generally don't go near Auto Zone in this town, ese. "Vato" is dude in Spanish.
Near me, theres two O'reilly's. One is a hub. But if you want a half case of VR-1 10-30 you'll prolly have to visit both. Luck of the draw at the counter, you may get a seasoned pro or a thumbsucker who drives to work on a learner's permit or a plasti-dipped scooter. I do the counter work online then go to the right store with a slip of paper. Sometimes the kiddos think I'm about to rob them, lol. Too much TV. I've always worked at a local shop so I tell them where that is, and they apply the shop's discount on a cash with tax ticket. Keeps my prices decent, and hell no I really don't want to buy any car parts I can't touch first. Ventshades maybe!
So-we have lots of O'Reilly's, one Zone, one Advance in my home town. I use O'Reilly's personally. At work we use them all. In the city where I work, a few years back NAPA went through town hanging their sign on anybody's building who would agree to being NAPA-ized. Place I was working at the time, a body shop, even considered being a NAPA. I'm like... do whut? But NAPA, as most stores do, has bargain and quality choices covered as best they can in their product offerings. AND an old pro who rarely works the counter but takes the calls from shops then oversees their delivery. That guy does the real meat n taters volume of business, knows his parts and can get them to you, take them back, whatever you need. If all they hired was punks they wouldn't be in business long.
Then how is Advance hanging around this long? Can't be because of the prices? I just don't understand how they stay in business.
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Then how is Advance hanging around this long? Can't be because of the prices? I just don't understand how they stay in business.
No idea, man. I never been in there. You can bet that in some towns, Advance is the good store. Depends who runs it, and thats how stores full of goofs live on. Other good stores in the chain carry the bad ones on their shoulders money-wise. As with anything, its all about caring people. Thats something you can't buy but when you hire it, thats a bonus. There ARE fairly green counter guys that are willing and helpful. Sometimes theres like a freshman chick in there on weekends and if I need five things boyoboy I might as well just go down the street. My GTP rarely needs anything and nobody has anything for the elder GP. Last time I asked for a PF24 the old counter guy laughed heartily and asked if they still made those.
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Its the key to stability in business, learned that at a dealer. If theres no new car sales, service department is loaded up. If weather is bad and nobody wants to come in for service or a new car, the body shop is full. A successful business will not have all the eggs in one basket, and with auto parts which are such a necessity... well you can see why its such a competitive arena. Lots of folks just want the cheapest one of whatever they need. Retail sales are squat and they treat them with proper attention in light of that. The "professional" parts sales that go out the back door into a white 2WD pickup is why they are in business, the retail area is a necessary evil.
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All the parts stores closest to my house.
NAPA .5 Miles exactly
Orielly’s .6 Miles (soon)
Advance 6.7 Miles
NAPA #2 8.4 Miles
VatoZone 9.4 Miles
PepBoys 9.8 Miles
NAPA #3 10.3 Miles
NAPA #4 11.4 Miles
CarQuest 14.9 Miles
Had a CAP (Consumer Auto Parts) last year that was 9 miles away but they sucked and went out of business.
NAPA WINS! LOL
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O'Rileys locally or in an emergency, Rock Auto for parts than can wait till the weekend.
