Would you trust Autozone or O'Reillys?

[73TXRallye440]

I need to go get a good aftermarket water temp gauge-- would you trust either of these two stores to sell a quality product or would you order one online? I just dont want some low-grade cheap thing ill have to replace again soon.

[The70RT]

I need to go get a good aftermarket water temp gauge-- would you trust either of these two stores to sell a quality product or would you order one online? I just dont want some low-grade cheap thing ill have to replace again soon.

Did you go to the web sites to see what brand they sell?

[73TXRallye440]

I need to go get a good aftermarket water temp gauge-- would you trust either of these two stores to sell a quality product or would you order one online? I just dont want some low-grade cheap thing ill have to replace again soon.

Did you go to the web sites to see what brand they sell?

navigating it right now.

[Mean 318]

o o oriley's.....

[73TXRallye440]

well autozone's site is useless. they force you to enter your car's specs then tell you 'sorry we do not have any parts available for that car'

[73TXRallye440]

here is a good one at Oreillys--

http://www.oreillyauto.com/EW3/ProductDetail.do?id=1443437138&line=AUM&itemNumber=4337&perfVehicleSpecific=false&perfCategoryIndex=55&didSearchFor=Gauge&bid=1235316649348&cycleCount=1092&currentPage=0

[73TXRallye440]

oooh, i like this one more better---

http://www.oreillyauto.com/EW3/ProductDetail.do?id=1877852810&line=AUM&itemNumber=7155&perfVehicleSpecific=false&perfCategoryIndex=55&didSearchFor=Gauge&bid=1235316649348&cycleCount=1092&currentPage=0

[AKcharger]

Sure, why not? of course i'd limit my purchases to wiper baldes, starts that sort of thing

[RD]

why dont you gimme a holler.  i am a store manager in training for O'Reilly autoparts.

and yes, I would trust me wholeheartedly

[jaak]

AutoZone sells Autometer and Sunpro Gauges around here

Jason

[TruckDriver]

I don't like Autozone at all. I use Advance Auto for everything.

http://www.advanceautoparts.com/

[73TXRallye440]

why dont you gimme a holler.  i am a store manager in training for O'Reilly autoparts.

and yes, I would trust me wholeheartedly

awesome bud, congrats.

Tell me about those Equos (spelling?) gauges

[69charger2002]

around here O'reilly is #1, auto zone a distant 2nd, and advance, well we won't even go there. they rarely even have fuel filters in stock, i wouldn't go there if you paid ME
auto zone and o'reilly both have water temp gauges that are accurate and dependable. i've had some over 10 years. travis

[chargerkid01]

Never been to an Oreillys but we have autozone #1 Advanced #2 and napa #3.

[BROCK]

I suppose the numerical order in the lists is customer satisfaction rating! 

None of them can mess up aftermarket gauges, oil, air filters & the like. 
So, I just go for the best price.  Now remanufactured parts...I just try
to get a kit n do it myself.  It's a crapshoot with all of them.

[chargerkid01]

You are right the list on mine is how I prefer to go!!

[jdiesel33]

Seems to me in my limited experience, that O'Reilley's generally has a better selection and more knowledgable employees. 

[Foreman72]

anyone look @ pep boy's? 

any of these companies can probably order whatever part you want...i dunno...

[Finn]

Lol pep boys....

After the fun of stumping them with actual parts I needed (they didnt know what a universal joint was)wore off, I started making things up to see if they would actually go look for it (headlight fluid for example, and yes...they did).

[Foreman72]

i repeal my statement...

[Khyron]

o o oriley's.....

[Old Moparz]

I miss the small, independently owned, auto parts stores. 

There was one near where I lived in NJ that was great. The owner was behind the counter, & he had a machine shop in the back. His wife delivered the parts to the repair shops. Anytime I went there, I never got the wrong part for my car. Some places will give you the wrong crap 2 or 3 times. The guy was a real gear head & would stop working to talk about cars with me all the time. I had to make sure when I went there I wasn't in a rush or he'd talk my ear off & I'd be late. 

One day a large auto parts chain offered him a ton of money for his shop & he was gone. Of course the big chain store never opened a shop there, they only wanted to buy up the competition. 

[Troy]

O'Reilley's seems to be new here in Ohio but, so far, I've had great luck with them. They had a power brake booster when I got stranded in the 68 last year at Monster Mopar. I used to buy from Autozone regularly but I went to get a trans seal for the Cummins last week and, not only did the computer offer transmissions that were never available, there were 9 different seals and the guy behind the counter didn't know the difference between a seal and a bearing. I walked into the O'Reilley's next door and came out 5 minutes later with the seal I needed for $3 less.

Troy

[Chatt69chgr]

All the independent folks that ran stores here are gone.  Too bad.  Those folks knew what they were talking about.  As far as Oreillys, Autozone and Advance-----each sells some good parts.  You just have to see what brand they have first----and compare prices.  As far as Pep Boys is concerned:  they used to be real good but went down hill.  I have heard they are supposedly trying to build their parts business up again.  We will see.  I like to check Rock Auto online.  I have ordered a lot of stuff from them.  Not real convenient to have to send anything back though.  But there really is no one best place.

[moparstuart]

  We mainly use oreilly's here for my mechanical shop .  But we have commercial account with NAPA and Oriellys and Car quest.  Oriellys delivers and is the closest and fastest.  Napa is the best quality and most professional , but also the most expensive .  Car quest is the last resort  LOL