I have always been a Rock Auto fan. Especially buying parts for higher end cars like BMW, Lexus and Mercedes you see a huge difference. One of the guys on AO clued me in to Parts King about 3 years ago. I have now bought quite a few parts off of them. In many cases they are competitive with RA and no waiting on delivery, though RA usually only takes 2 or 3 days even with the lowest price shipping. Other thing I like about RA is there is NEVER an upcharge from Fedex or UPS if they come that way.
It really does pay to shop around for parts prices; When I was buying new Moog front end parts for my Dodge truck, RA was less than half what PK wanted for the same Moog parts, however when I was replacing the tire sensors on my Lexus I checked RA and PK. Just for chuckles I checked Lexus. I ended up buying OEM Lexus, installed by Lexus in the West End, for LESS than just the parts cost for RA or PK.
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