My local Advance Auto has also helped me out at many different times. It's
defiantly worth checking out first.
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: Sam Gentry <hsgentry@cfw.com>
To: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: Spitfire parts at regular auto stores
>
> 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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