I have a NAPA a few blocks from me that I have been to many times. Pretty useless as far as stocking many parts for my Vanagons unless the same parts happen to fit other vehicles. If I am going to order VW parts I prefer to order from a real Vanagon vendor, such as VanCafe, BusDepot, GoWesty. Those are small businesses deserving of my support. As for my local NAPA, not so much. I don't know who owns it but perhaps one of the many people there who have told me no, but they can order what I need. Sometimes I let them but not for Vanagon parts. Mark Don Hanson wrote: > I've been having good luck with NAPA autoparts batteries. In fact, I > have found NAPA stores to be an excellent source for many Vanagon parts...I > run their application of Monroe shocks, for example... > > I have found that almost every town, no matter how small, will have a NAPA > store, almost all locally owned and run...Unlike the big Chain autoparts > stores, these NAPA outlets are high quality businesses. Most of the > mechanics in the surrounding area will call the NAPA store for parts, for > example...and the guys behind the counter are often the actual owner of the > store.............. > |
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