I've been underwhelmed by the price competitiveness of the pure on-line
parts places that have popped up. I get much better advice, service and
prices from the guys who have been doing this by mail-order before the
WWW was a glimmer in Al Gore's eye. Their experience and advice alone
has saved me thousands in unnecessary repairs in the last year alone.
Rex Burkheimer wrote:
>
> I am curious about members of the list who buy parts online.
>
> Who do you use most often?
> Do you use them all the time or do you shop around?
> Have you used CarParts.com?
> Any others, such as iCarz?
>
> Does anyone have any experience with the professional-side services, such as
> Autovia or PartsXchange?
>
> What determines whether you buy an item online or locally?
>
> It has been our observation that this business has tapered off from it's
> initial level.
> Is this because buyers have ordered, and then been less than thrilled with
> the whole process?
>
> We are a fulfillment partner for several of these, and eventually probably
> all of them.
> This is just an aside from our core business.
> We are trying to evaluate the future of e-commerce as we plan our next few
> years.
>
> Any experiences and opinions would be most welcome.
>
> Rex Burkheimer
> Parts Plus Marketing Director
> WM Automotive Whse., Fort Worth TX
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Budde <super_racenut@hotmail.com>
> To: 94-96 IGBA <94-96@b-body.net>; <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 7:19 AM
> Subject: Foggy car, resolution.
>
> >
> > Thanks to all. After about a dozen messages telling me that my heater
> core
> > was bad I pulled it and there on the edge was a tell-tale green line of
> > corrosion. The new one is on order from wrenchead.com.
> > Steve Budde
> > mailto:super_racenut@hotmail.com
> > NSSCC #48 AutoX EM
> > IGBA #100
> > 9C1# 1984-1
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