hit the local auto parts store for control arm bushings upper/lower both sides and for ball joints upper/lower both sides my otd price $401.37 went home and remembered rock auto from here. there price shipped to me was $280.18 that included h.d front coil springs i added to the order. man some of these prices around me are nuts!
charlie,,,

 

Walk ins with old cars pay retail plus 25%.

They think that you are desparate.

 

Yup, I try and keep my business local but ran into that when I did my front end. I even got pricing from autozone and o'reiley. Hands down even with freight rockauto was the least expensive for Moog.

 

That seems to be true here also...even with their so-called "your price"


Ted

 

So far I've been lucky on Ebay, usually I look up the part at summit, rock auto etc. then search for it on ebay. Usually it's cheaper and free shipping most of the times.

 

And sometimes you can find complete kits for even less.

 

My local NAPA will match whatever price I find on-line but it's a PIA to have to do that.

When I lived in MA I used a place in Quincy and they were top notch. Once they got to know me I paid what the local repair shops paid.

 

FWIW, I recently had to buy a bunch of gaskets and miscellaneous other stuff.
I priced out NAPA and Advance Auto, NAPA was more, but only a little.
I checked RockAuto, and their prices were lower, but once shipping from three different warehouses was added in, the difference wasn't enough to keep me away from the local stores (less than $10).
Finally, I noticed that Advance Auto was having an on-line sale and I got everything for 15% less than the store price, with free shipping (which put it well below RockAuto), and a $25 gift certificate for the next time I need to buy some oil or whatever.

Keep your eyes open - there're deals all over.

- Eric

 

I still use the shop account from the old shop i worked at . Since they used a corporate store as long as i know the account number i can shop any corporate store . So i usually end up getting my parts at shop pirce which aint too shabby.

 

Like shopping at 7-11@3 in the morning vs waiting for the local groc. store to open, if you want it now, you're gonna pay.

 

Google "advanceauto coupons" and it'll give you 40% off in most places for even local pickup. Sometimes they get you with "unavailable in store" but if you're willing to wait for Rockauto, it doesn't matter.

 

Another way to save on line, especially with advance, is to go through a site called ebates.com....Its free to sign up, and if you go through their site to advance...you end up with 6% cash back, in addition to advances deals.Ive gotten over 200.00 back in the past year ordering stuff from advance and lowes through them.

 

I tried Rock Auto after I won a $25.00 gift certificate at a local car show. After I paid the shipping I saved about $7.00 on a $90.00 order....

My local NAPA and Federated stores here are cheaper than the O'Reilly's and they can order parts in the AM and have them for you by 1:00 PM... I buy some speed stuff on-line and get race car parts from a couple other suppliers. The rest are all local buys...