Shop around
- Don’t go to the nearest auto parts store and pay a great deal of money for parts. Call around to different stores and ask for prices, you would be surprised at the amount of variation there is from one parts store to another.
Try to get a discount
- You don’t necessarily have to pay the full retail price that is quoted to you. Some parts stores allow their employees to give customers discounts. The most common way to save money is to ask a parts store clerk whether the store will match the competitor’s price. Clerks may be able to give discounts at their discretion. In addition to giving you advice an how to diagnose and fix a problem.
- When you first speak to a parts sales representative tell him/her what is happening
with your car, and ask them what they think the problem is. You might learn that
something else is wrong with your vehicle and it would save yourself a lot of time,
aggravation and money.
- If you need an expensive part, you might consider getting it from a junkyard. Many
vehicles scrapped after accidents have very little damage. Junkyards usually sell
the parts for a much cheaper price than what new parts are being sold for.
- You will not be able to get all the parts you want from a junkyard. Water pumps,
timing chain/belt sets, and, many other items are best bought new. You can get
brake drums, a drive shaft, a radiator, exterior and interior trim parts, keys and locks,
and many other parts from a junkyard.
- Ask a parts sales representative, if there is a least expensive brand after you have
gotten the price quote. In many stores, employees are required to “push” certain
brands, and may not tell you about a lowered price item unless you ask.
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