AutoZone didn't have the brake pads or two of the common gaskets I needed but lemon scented air freshener,fake stick-on chrome plated side vents and neon colored wiper blade covers,check.
I am now forever banned from my local Autozone,can't say I'm too upset.
I am now forever banned from my local Autozone,can't say I'm too upset.
* Must keep “Mr.Hyde“ under control....Must keep Mr. Hyde under control...Must keep......
It used to be that the cheap cheesy junk was “Made in Japan” back in the 60-70’s.
Now anything from Meat, Liquor, and cars of Japanese origins are sought after.
When I was selling Consumer Electronics, Korea was the cheap junk..usually building no-name alternative TV’s, and VCR’s to the Japanese as entry level alternatives...
And again, Now Korea is building a pretty damn formidable luxury brand alternative to Lexus. “ Equus”
Its not uncommon to see countries of origin on almost anything sold in the US including Taiwan R.O.C, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, South Africa, and Mexico.
And all of that boils down to labor cost’s...Even BMW is building in Mexico..and that plant is state of the art.
And that means being in America you have the luxury When choosing anything you decide to purchase..
And that means selection..And using the one single life rule your daddies thought you..
If it’s too good to be true....it usually isn’t.
Let’s take Radiators for example.
if somebody limits themselves to shopping in an AP store, or a Brand specific specialty retailer like LMR,...you can expect two things:
1. You will pay more for less.
2. Your purchase options are limited.
Conversely..I keep saying, Summit is the go-to. That or jegs.
Summit lists 119 radiator choices for a 1990 Fox Mustang, ranging from 2500.00 for a full on Be Cool brand show quality combo, to a lowly Summit brand Chinese made universal fit unit that is right at 200 bucks.
When you purchase from these guys as I have done for 30 years now, You develop a significant purchase history, that yields outstanding customer service. With that, problems don’t exist. Buy something cheap ( like I do), and find it to be defective, they send out a new one and issue a call tag for the fcked up piece, get the second one there, and find it to have the same defect, They upgrade you at their expense. That was my experience with the red car 7-8 years ago, when the cheap Chinese radiator I had in it developed a leak coming back from MW in 2012. The radiator I purchased as a replacement was bent. It literally looked like a banana. The second was was the same. Back then, I was paying like 165.00 for the cheap ones. After the second, they upgraded me to a 300.00 Howe..picked up the banana, and shipped the new one out for free.
Stop torturing yourselves....Buy aftermarket car parts from an aftermarket supplier that dominates in choice, selection, price, and customer service.
It used to be that the cheap cheesy junk was “Made in Japan” back in the 60-70’s.
Now anything from Meat, Liquor, and cars of Japanese origins are sought after.
When I was selling Consumer Electronics, Korea was the cheap junk..usually building no-name alternative TV’s, and VCR’s to the Japanese as entry level alternatives...
And again, Now Korea is building a pretty damn formidable luxury brand alternative to Lexus. “ Equus”
Its not uncommon to see countries of origin on almost anything sold in the US including Taiwan R.O.C, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, South Africa, and Mexico.
And all of that boils down to labor cost’s...Even BMW is building in Mexico..and that plant is state of the art.
And that means being in America you have the luxury When choosing anything you decide to purchase..
And that means selection..And using the one single life rule your daddies thought you..
If it’s too good to be true....it usually isn’t.
Let’s take Radiators for example.
if somebody limits themselves to shopping in an AP store, or a Brand specific specialty retailer like LMR,...you can expect two things:
1. You will pay more for less.
2. Your purchase options are limited.
Conversely..I keep saying, Summit is the go-to. That or jegs.
Summit lists 119 radiator choices for a 1990 Fox Mustang, ranging from 2500.00 for a full on Be Cool brand show quality combo, to a lowly Summit brand Chinese made universal fit unit that is right at 200 bucks.
When you purchase from these guys as I have done for 30 years now, You develop a significant purchase history, that yields outstanding customer service. With that, problems don’t exist. Buy something cheap ( like I do), and find it to be defective, they send out a new one and issue a call tag for the fcked up piece, get the second one there, and find it to have the same defect, They upgrade you at their expense. That was my experience with the red car 7-8 years ago, when the cheap Chinese radiator I had in it developed a leak coming back from MW in 2012. The radiator I purchased as a replacement was bent. It literally looked like a banana. The second was was the same. Back then, I was paying like 165.00 for the cheap ones. After the second, they upgraded me to a 300.00 Howe..picked up the banana, and shipped the new one out for free.
Stop torturing yourselves....Buy aftermarket car parts from an aftermarket supplier that dominates in choice, selection, price, and customer service.
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Not a knock against LMR, but they could stock more parts then they currently do. For the most part, they stock a house brand part (SVE) and then 1 or 2 additional options. When you look at places like summit or kegs or the distributor themselves, there are far more parts out there available for selection. LMR just seems to be the Amazon prime of the mustang modding industry. Free shipping over a dollar amount, discount codes, and VERY good customer service make it an easy first stop when looking for parts
And i guess I’ll just stop talking...
Summit shows 63 radiator choices for an SN 95 Mustang
Just a tad north of “3”....about 60..
You forgot Afco, Dewitts, Mishimoto..Lifetime warranty = it don’t matter where is was built.
& Frostbite..That makes 7..every freakin one of them NOT chinese.
That’s also pure conjecture Kurt.
To say that a Mishimoto radiator fails, or will fail across the board every year, and then bolster that Trump-ism by adding in the cost of synthetic antifreeze it cost to fill them in order justify keeping your ancient OEM radiator, is like saying all 737max planes crash.
( when you and i know they’ve been flying for years before the 2 that did)
And that still doesn’t change the fact that there are more than 3 radiators available for an SN95.
In#3 I reported my LMR SVE radiator died after one year and replaced it with a Champion four row.Well guess what? It just failed in exactly the same manner,only seven months old .But it has a lifetime warranty.
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