RockAuto: Economy vs Daily Driver vs Premium Parts

^ I can only half agree. There are very few things I would buy in the economy sections on RA, while there is a "little" overlap between the daily driver and premium, and there are some things in premium that are just prettier parts, dressed up to look nice while not functionally much different.

You are guaranteed to get stung with junk parts sooner rather than later if you buy much from their economy tier of parts. While the premium brands do mark up prices a bit based on vanity, there's still a certain cost for a quality part and playing games of category then dismissing reality, won't get you a good part for a dirt cheap price. Low end is cheaper for a reason.
 
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The AC Delco "Advantage" line is economy stuff. Pretty much a typical cheap white box china part in a AC Delco package with a 1 year warranty.
The AC Delco "Professional" line is a higher end aftermarket part, usually pretty good quality.
 
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