My hometown has one parts store, CarQuest. Next town over has two each of Advanced,Napa, and Autozone and one O'Reilly's. None ever seem busy. My CarQuest is second generation owner. I've told him long ago I'd rather pay him more por parts because they are always right, and if there ever is a problem he takes care of me. Then Advanced took over CarQuest. He can still order me anything I need, but Advanced makes him tack on an extra handling fee. It's cheaper to go on Advanced's website and there is always a 20-25% off code, and it's easy to get free shipping. I asked him if Advanced knows what they are doing to the brick and mortar stores like his, and he said they know,,,they just don't care. Then there is Rock Auto. Cheap prices but watch the shipping. I looked up brake shoes for my D100, $25 for the shoes plu $9 ship...then I added valve cover gaskets, $6 for FelPro, but the gaskets added $18 shipping.
