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Re: What’s the future for local auto parts stores in your area ? [Re: formula_s] #2751045 03/11/20 03:29 PM 03/11/20 03:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,427 PA PLATINUM6BBL master
PLATINUM6BBL master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,427 PA	Originally Posted by formula_s ...... Never seen them next door to each other... but a couple hundred yards yes...... Carlisle Pa. AutoZone 725 N. Hanover St. Advance 707 N.Hanover St. The 2 stores are separated by their parking lots Same in Clarion, PA. One in front of the other just off exit 62 on I-80. Guy built Advance Auto only to have his Ex-wife build the AZ in front of it AFTER the divorce finalized! 1969-1/2 A12 LOH Road Runner A4 w/ M6S 13.34 at 104 PSMCDR 9/06 in Mopar Action 8/07 12.95 at 105.94 F.A.S.T. 11/06

Re: What’s the future for local auto parts stores in your area ? [Re: PLATINUM6BBL] #2751047 03/11/20 03:31 PM 03/11/20 03:31 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,427 PA PLATINUM6BBL master
PLATINUM6BBL master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,427 PA	Knox Auto Supply is a NAPA store in Knox. Very knowledgeable counter people and owner is a Mopar guy and member here! 1969-1/2 A12 LOH Road Runner A4 w/ M6S 13.34 at 104 PSMCDR 9/06 in Mopar Action 8/07 12.95 at 105.94 F.A.S.T. 11/06

Re: What’s the future for local auto parts stores in your area ? [Re: PLATINUM6BBL] #2751060 03/11/20 04:08 PM 03/11/20 04:08 PM
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pittsburghracer "Little"John Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,279 PA.	New Kensington pa we have an Auto Zone, Advance Auto, and they just opened an Orilies Auto within a stnevthrow of each other. 3 miles down the road another Advance Auto and Napa Warehouse. 1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.38@138.67 Livin and lovin life one day at a time

Re: What’s the future for local auto parts stores in your area ? [Re: PLATINUM6BBL] #2751231 03/12/20 11:15 AM 03/12/20 11:15 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 20,506 north of coder moparx "Butt Crack Bob"
moparx "Butt Crack Bob" Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 20,506 north of coder	Originally Posted by PLATINUM6BBL Knox Auto Supply is a NAPA store in Knox. Very knowledgeable counter people and owner is a Mopar guy and member here! didn't knox auto have a store in clarion at one time where the advance and az is now ?

Re: What’s the future for local auto parts stores in your area ? [Re: moparx] #2752792 03/17/20 09:43 AM 03/17/20 09:43 AM
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PLATINUM6BBL master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,427 PA	Originally Posted by moparx Originally Posted by PLATINUM6BBL Knox Auto Supply is a NAPA store in Knox. Very knowledgeable counter people and owner is a Mopar guy and member here! didn't knox auto have a store in clarion at one time where the advance and az is now ? was up the road above Pizza Hut 1969-1/2 A12 LOH Road Runner A4 w/ M6S 13.34 at 104 PSMCDR 9/06 in Mopar Action 8/07 12.95 at 105.94 F.A.S.T. 11/06

Re: What’s the future for local auto parts stores in your area ? [Re: PLATINUM6BBL] #2752810 03/17/20 10:49 AM 03/17/20 10:49 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 20,506 north of coder moparx "Butt Crack Bob"
moparx "Butt Crack Bob" Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 20,506 north of coder	thanks lon.

Re: What’s the future for local auto parts stores in your area ? [Re: moparx] #2752860 03/17/20 01:59 PM 03/17/20 01:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,985 North Dakota 6PakBee I Live Here
6PakBee I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,985 North Dakota	I try to support my local NAPA as much as possible. I don't want to have to drive 75 miles to get a fan belt. That having been said, I sat down with Rockauto and NAPAOnline one night and just compared prices for the exact same material for a typical overhaul for an RB, rings/bearings/gaskets/oil pump/timing chain. NAPA was anywhere from 50% to 100% higher than Rockauto. The only thing close was the gasket set and that was 20% higher. The owner, who is no dummy, and I talked about this and he expressed his fear that NAPA is going to turn into nothing but an outlet for lubricants and car care products. I gave him the list I had worked up, he submitted it to the district office, and the response (which took three months to arrive) was basically that the higher NAPA pricing was due to the "increased value that a NAPA customer receives". I can't believe that corporate NAPA is this clueless but I can come to no other conclusion. "We live in a time when intelligent people are being silenced so that stupid people won't be offended".

Re: What’s the future for local auto parts stores in your area ? [Re: 6PakBee] #2752910 03/17/20 06:02 PM 03/17/20 06:02 PM
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19swinger70 master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,943 Richmond, Indiana	The NAPA in my town is in a new building and already expanding with a pole building behind the main one. They are the best in town. 1970 340 swinger. sublime 1967 barracuda fastback BB 55 Plymouth Project

Re: What’s the future for local auto parts stores in your area ? [Re: 6PakBee] #2753009 03/18/20 04:59 AM 03/18/20 04:59 AM
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2boltmain master 2 Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,847 Holland MI Ottawa	Originally Posted by 6PakBee I try to support my local NAPA as much as possible. I don't want to have to drive 75 miles to get a fan belt. That having been said, I sat down with Rockauto and NAPAOnline one night and just compared prices for the exact same material for a typical overhaul for an RB, rings/bearings/gaskets/oil pump/timing chain. NAPA was anywhere from 50% to 100% higher than Rockauto. The only thing close was the gasket set and that was 20% higher. The owner, who is no dummy, and I talked about this and he expressed his fear that NAPA is going to turn into nothing but an outlet for lubricants and car care products. I gave him the list I had worked up, he submitted it to the district office, and the response (which took three months to arrive) was basically that the higher NAPA pricing was due to the "increased value that a NAPA customer receives". I can't believe that corporate NAPA is this clueless but I can come to no other conclusion. What is boils down to is that RA is a drop shipper. By not having to own brick and mortar stores- pay employees, pay utilities, property tax, insurance etc etc the online retailer can be SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper. Ive seen some members here asking if they can go to Rock Auto and pick up their parts to avoid shipping. I believe any address for Rock Auto would be a building with a handful of human employees and a mega big server that handles all the online orders. I use them often but I also use local stores too. I maintain 4 cars and when I need the parts now the local stores get my business. Keep old mopars alive.

Re: What’s the future for local auto parts stores in your area ? [Re: 2boltmain] #2753066 03/18/20 09:42 AM 03/18/20 09:42 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,985 North Dakota 6PakBee I Live Here
6PakBee I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,985 North Dakota	Originally Posted by 2boltmain What is boils down to is that RA is a drop shipper. By not having to own brick and mortar stores- pay employees, pay utilities, property tax, insurance etc etc the online retailer can be SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper. Ive seen some members here asking if they can go to Rock Auto and pick up their parts to avoid shipping. I believe any address for Rock Auto would be a building with a handful of human employees and a mega big server that handles all the online orders. I use them often but I also use local stores too. I maintain 4 cars and when I need the parts now the local stores get my business. The comments about Rockauto are true. But I am having difficulty believing that NAPA needs a 100% markup (double) over Rockauto's price to pay for employees, taxes, etc. keeping in mind Rockauto is making money at their pricing structure. Does NAPA need a Nascar team? Or sponsor a host of other teams? It's all overhead that someone has to pay for. "We live in a time when intelligent people are being silenced so that stupid people won't be offended".

Re: What’s the future for local auto parts stores in your area ? [Re: 6PakBee] #2753152 03/18/20 01:04 PM 03/18/20 01:04 PM
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formula_s master F Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,005 North Pole,New York	The comments about Rockauto are true. But I am having difficulty believing that NAPA needs a 100% markup (double) over Rockauto's price to pay for employees, taxes, etc. keeping in mind Rockauto is making money at their pricing structure. Does NAPA need a Nascar team? Or sponsor a host of other teams? It's all overhead that someone has to pay for. [/quote] Just look at the stick figure grade school animated Rock Auto TV commercials. No actors, No announcers, No set,No props,No unions needed. Best deal I ever had from Rock was 2000-05 Neon lower control arms,AZ and Advance they were 99.99 each side. Rock Auto was $ 37 each side , same p/n in Dorman. How do they do it??

Re: What’s the future for local auto parts stores in your area ? [Re: formula_s] #2753289 03/18/20 08:24 PM 03/18/20 08:24 PM
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rbkt65 super stock R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 893 illinois	i retired from an independent napa chain. mother napa kind of dictates where the pricing will be on certain things. the store manager can sell at or below cost to "buy" a sale to a good customer. but mother napa does not help them out. only time mn helps is during farm sale on filters and stuff like that 2 times a year. then they balk at that from time to time. the 2 posters above are correct about the way ra works. in a big building with a BIG server, handling thousands of calls an hour.

Re: What’s the future for local auto parts stores in your area ? [Re: rbkt65] #2753370 03/19/20 06:54 AM 03/19/20 06:54 AM
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Sniper master S Joined: May 2019 Posts: 6,584 nowhere	Generally speaking I go to two parts stores and shop online for my parts. I go to Napa for my parts in most cases. I go to Autozone to dump my used oil and on rare occasion I will get a part from them if it it's aft 1 on Saturday or on Sunday, NAPA is closed then. In a lot of cases Napa doesn't list a part for my 51, so I go online and find it. Usually I shop RA,, Amazon and Ebay to see what the best price is and get it there. Since they all now charge sales tax I look at shipping too. I have found, generally, that Amazon's "free shipping" prices are as much or usually more than RA's shipping added prices. Some times Ebay wins. Been looking at twin Weber IDA based EFI throttle bodies for a build and Ebay is way cheaper for the same item compared to Amazon.

Re: What’s the future for local auto parts stores in your area ? [Re: Sniper] #2753749 03/20/20 09:22 AM 03/20/20 09:22 AM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 30,632 Florida STAYcation IcorkSOAK OP Financed his waterbed
IcorkSOAK OP Financed his waterbed Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 30,632 Florida STAYcation	Wow ... lots of interesting input .... My recent experiences have been on eBay.... shipping charges are as plain as day. I tried surfing RA .... my experience was cloudy

Re: What’s the future for local auto parts stores in your area ? [Re: IcorkSOAK] #2753773 03/20/20 10:13 AM 03/20/20 10:13 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 20,506 north of coder moparx "Butt Crack Bob"
moparx "Butt Crack Bob" Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 20,506 north of coder	parts geek has been advertising on tv lately. i did a little surfing there. it seems anyone needs to spend some time in a bunch of places to see what exactly is out there, at what cost, what quality, and then factor in delivery time and cost before making the decision that works best for you.

Re: What’s the future for local auto parts stores in your area ? [Re: 6PakBee] #2753793 03/20/20 11:00 AM 03/20/20 11:00 AM
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PLATINUM6BBL master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,427 PA	Originally Posted by 6PakBee I try to support my local NAPA as much as possible. I don't want to have to drive 75 miles to get a fan belt. That having been said, I sat down with Rockauto and NAPAOnline one night and just compared prices for the exact same material for a typical overhaul for an RB, rings/bearings/gaskets/oil pump/timing chain. NAPA was anywhere from 50% to 100% higher than Rockauto. The only thing close was the gasket set and that was 20% higher. The owner, who is no dummy, and I talked about this and he expressed his fear that NAPA is going to turn into nothing but an outlet for lubricants and car care products. I gave him the list I had worked up, he submitted it to the district office, and the response (which took three months to arrive) was basically that the higher NAPA pricing was due to the "increased value that a NAPA customer receives". I can't believe that corporate NAPA is this clueless but I can come to no other conclusion. my local NAPA store has been on point price wise with RA on some of the last big $$ purchases I've made. Within a $1 or 2 and in 1 case cheaper. 1969-1/2 A12 LOH Road Runner A4 w/ M6S 13.34 at 104 PSMCDR 9/06 in Mopar Action 8/07 12.95 at 105.94 F.A.S.T. 11/06

Re: What’s the future for local auto parts stores in your area ? [Re: PLATINUM6BBL] #2753808 03/20/20 11:50 AM 03/20/20 11:50 AM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 30,632 Florida STAYcation IcorkSOAK OP Financed his waterbed
IcorkSOAK OP Financed his waterbed Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 30,632 Florida STAYcation	Me personally... I would pay quite a bit more buying parts from a local brick and mortar AND keeping the money locally BUTTTTT...... There is a breaking point. Two recent quick examples ..... that cable hose clamp pliers- local - 30$ plus tax — ebay - 9$ delivered to my door. Carrotvan front wheel bearings —- NAPA local - 75$ each .... ebay - 50$ FOR THE PAIR - lifetime warranty. Guess where I went ??!!

Re: What’s the future for local auto parts stores in your area ? [Re: IcorkSOAK] #2753813 03/20/20 12:05 PM 03/20/20 12:05 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,450 Eagle, Idaho Neil The Doctor is in.
Neil The Doctor is in. Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,450 Eagle, Idaho	The future is to chase the old guys out and replace them with kidz who can run the register, but have the worse time imaginable finding parts for you. If it ain't in the computer then forget about them finding it. I wish the monitors were double sided so I could see what they are looking at. I suspect I could point out the part if I could see them scroll right past it.... Parts stocked will be geared towards replacing the whole item vs tearing into things yourself. Forget buying gaskets, o-rings, to service something yourself.

Re: What’s the future for local auto parts stores in your area ? [Re: IcorkSOAK] #2754017 03/21/20 12:17 AM 03/21/20 12:17 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,259 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,259 Oregon	We have a NAPA here in town that I rarely ever go into and I build cars on almost a full time basis. I order stuff from Summit several times a week. I'd love to have a local store where I could buy stuff but the folks at NAPA are just too big of a pain to deal with. They carry crappy parts and the counter staff turns over so often that they never seem to know anything.

Re: What’s the future for local auto parts stores in your area ? [Re: AndyF] #2754019 03/21/20 12:24 AM 03/21/20 12:24 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,259 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,259 Oregon	I will say that my buddy lives in a farm town and his NAPA store is pretty good. They have counter guys there who are real mechanics. But where I live the counter guys can't find an oil filter for a big block Mopar unless I tell them the year, make and model. If I tell them big block Mopar they just have a blank look on their face. The same exact look the cat gives me when I talk to it.

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