But for my 1999 Oldsmobile even the ones on Amazon are probably authentic.
Do you trust spark plugs from Amazon to be authentic ?
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But for my 1999 Oldsmobile even the ones on Amazon are probably authentic.
I would, but I've got the 3400 and the plugs in the back are hard to get to.Just buy Champion plugs and be done with it. I kid I kid..................
I was mainly kidding about junky Champion plugs which I do not recommend!
They worked fine in my 1995 Escort for a long time. Like 80K miles.
Every engine I have put Champions in since 1975 did not run well. Back to NGK or Bosch and all was well.
I would depending on seller, but it's a good idea to be well versed in the signs of counterfeit ones. I typically just go RA or authorized seller depending on my needs.
I don't drive foreign makes. I think that's the difference.
This is almost certainly true. The scary part is, the company does not necessarily need to do anything wrong to end up in a situation where they are selling counterfeit products.
And I don't think it's limited to only Amazon. Rock Auto, Walmart, Napa, Advance Auto, etc. Basically any retailer that accepts returns will not be able to spot these very convincing fake parts and return them to their inventory.
An honest company would at least label the item as returned item, open box, and offer a discount on it. I remember Best Buy used to do this a long time ago in store.
I've seen that for open box items, but I believe that unused/unopened goes right back on the shelf.
A guy making minimum wage looks at a cleverly resealed box for 2 seconds and re-stocks it to meet his re-stocking quota.