I'd have to say it's between Autozone, and Advance Auto, for me. I live in a small town, about 8000 pop., and we have an Autozone, Oreillys, and a NAPA. The closest Advance Auto is 25 miles away.
Last week, I decided to do a brake job on my 93 Silverado. I already had the brake shoes. I needed new rotors, new brake cylinders, all new hardware, some brake cleaner, and some brake fluid. I looked up everything on Advance Auto's site, added it to my cart, and used the coupon codes, to knock almost 40% off. I printed out my list, with the prices, and took it to Autozone, to see if they would price-match it. The said that if the warranties were the same, that they would. Some of the parts were even different brands. Anyways, I walked out with everything, for less than a hundred bucks! Some of the stuff was less than half of full price! I even got a few credits towards my Rewards card. They have always been helpful whenever I go in there.
O'reillys on the other hand is a different story. Young kids, that don't know shart. High prices. Lot's of OOS stuff. I've heard, "We'll have it, on Tuesday, when the truck comes.", too many times. The only thing I buy in there, is Lubegard Red. It's the only place around here that carries it. I try to stay out of there.
NAPA. Mostly older gentlemen working in there. They DO kow there stuff. Sometimes they come across a little arrogant, or blow you off. They mostly like to cater to the auto repair shops. NAPA has been around here waaay before the big box stores came to town. They're the original "hometown" store, and I try to use them. I do buy my batteries there.
Like I said, Advance Auto is 25 miles away. I do use them, primarily because of the 40% coupons, and there sales. I do like there employees. They don't always have, what I think should be common, in stock. But since I got Autozone to PM, I'm going to keep doing business at Autozone.
Last week, I decided to do a brake job on my 93 Silverado. I already had the brake shoes. I needed new rotors, new brake cylinders, all new hardware, some brake cleaner, and some brake fluid. I looked up everything on Advance Auto's site, added it to my cart, and used the coupon codes, to knock almost 40% off. I printed out my list, with the prices, and took it to Autozone, to see if they would price-match it. The said that if the warranties were the same, that they would. Some of the parts were even different brands. Anyways, I walked out with everything, for less than a hundred bucks! Some of the stuff was less than half of full price! I even got a few credits towards my Rewards card. They have always been helpful whenever I go in there.
O'reillys on the other hand is a different story. Young kids, that don't know shart. High prices. Lot's of OOS stuff. I've heard, "We'll have it, on Tuesday, when the truck comes.", too many times. The only thing I buy in there, is Lubegard Red. It's the only place around here that carries it. I try to stay out of there.
NAPA. Mostly older gentlemen working in there. They DO kow there stuff. Sometimes they come across a little arrogant, or blow you off. They mostly like to cater to the auto repair shops. NAPA has been around here waaay before the big box stores came to town. They're the original "hometown" store, and I try to use them. I do buy my batteries there.
Like I said, Advance Auto is 25 miles away. I do use them, primarily because of the 40% coupons, and there sales. I do like there employees. They don't always have, what I think should be common, in stock. But since I got Autozone to PM, I'm going to keep doing business at Autozone.
