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Hi Everyone,
This is my first post here on ETCG.com. I was just looking for other DIY’ers opinions on the cheapest websites to go to order cheap car parts or just your favorite sites to visit for car parts. I’ll share one of mine and that is http://www.rockauto.com, their prices are cheap but shipping is expensive at times.
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Allot of people like rock auto, I’ve yet to use it, but It looks like a great place to get official motorcraft parts.
I personally get allot of re-manufactured parts off of ebay, like my A/C pumps and alternators. When I go to replace my suspension I’m going to try rockauto…
Rock Auto is alright. The parts are cheap enough, but their shipping system is complicated and expensive. They have several warehouses and charge a separate shipping fee for each one. Lets say you order a set of brake pads, some plugs, and wiper blades. Each of those items may be shipped from a separate warehouse and a what was $60 in parts may now be $95 after shipping costs are applied.
I have placed countless orders with them but I’m mindful of which warehouse they are coming from so there are no additional shipping costs. Sometimes it’s cheaper to select a more expensive part just because it’s coming from the same warehouse as the rest of the order. They have only screwed up an order once, and there was one instance where the shipped the correct part number but it was the incorrect part for my car.
I only work on German cars so i often use AutohausAZ.com – Any order over $50 gets free ground shipping. They carry some parts for domestics and japs as well.
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