My .02 on Moog, Kanter

["B & T Roddick" <1roscoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Not a darn thing wrong with NAPA, bought from them, worked for them.  Like
most parts stores, they have 2-3 levels of quality (and price) in their
parts.  The "cheap" stuff is ok for a beater that you don't plan to keep
long or want to spend a lot repairing.  I always opt for the mid and high
grade items.

Regardless of quality level, they stand behind their parts.  The countermen,
99% of the time know what the heck they are doing and won't just sell you a
part to make a quota.  Yes it's retail, anyone who works in retail knows
about quotas and the pressures behind them.  NAPA (at least where I have
been) does not screw the customer to make quota.

Remember too, there are NAPA owned stores, and there are privately owned
"Jobber" stores that sell NAPA (among others) parts and carry a NAPA sign.
Usually, if it just says NAPA it's a "company" store, if it says  "John
Smith's" or "Mayberry NAPA", it's probably a "jobber".

Bill & Tami Roddick
Port Orchard, WA
1964 Imperial Crown 4 DR HT
1972 'Cuda 340 (Tami's Toy)
1988 Cherokee Laredo
1995 Concorde




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill H." <gojoe283@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Multiple recipients of MoPar" <mml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: My .02 on Moog, Kanter


>                                          B"H
>
> Napa?  No good?!?!?  I thought Auto Zone was junk and
> Napa was good stuff.  Auto Zone is famous in my book
> for selling you the wrong parts at a fraction of what
> you expect to buy them for...cuz they're the worst
> junk you can find.
>
> If NAPA is no good, then who IS good?...Bill H.