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Re: Spitfire parts at regular auto stores

To: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>, spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Spitfire parts at regular auto stores
From: Sam Gentry <hsgentry@cfw.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2000 20:02:28 -0400
Actually, Advance Auto has a lot of parts in their computer.  They don't 
even ask who makes Triumph when I go in.  I recently replaced a brake 
caliper with a reconditioned unit for about $40 and they didn't even want 
the core.  I always try the local stores first.

Sam

At 07:09 PM 9/7/2000 -0400, Nolan Penney wrote:

>I'm just going to bring it up again that quite a few Spitfire parts are
>already cross referenced in in the books at parts stores.  I've been
>quite surprised several times at what I could get at places like Pep
>Boys and such, not to mention outfits like NAPA.
>
>So, don't think you can only get things from british car companies like
>Vicky Brit and such.  True, a Triumph Spitfire probably won't be in
>their computer system, but get a decent parts counter person who can
>figure out how to flip the pages of the catalogs in their rack, and
>you'll find a whole lot of Spitfire parts, at discount chain prices.


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