RustyRatRod said

I would.....now. Used to be NAPA was a good step or four higher than the rest, but now corporate America has ruined even them, so I say shop around for PERSONNEL. It's the people that make the difference now. Used to be you didn't have to look for good parts people. now they are rare.

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• I agree that personnel makes the difference. Really good crew at the O'reilly's I go to. It's 45 minutes away, but what isn't where I live :D
• But, I think WE, the consumers, are responsible for the junk we get. For years we price checked, and ran to the 14.99 instead of the 22.99 part. Then, everyone had to stock the "cheapies" to keep customers from going elsewhere. And NOT just auto parts. Does Montgomery Wards, Sears & Roebuck, and such places that offered product and services ring a bell? But we went to Walmart, Kmart, etc. for our 11.99 mixer instead of 18.99. Now we don't like what we've created.