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Offline rallyechall

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Rock Auto
« on: June 17, 2008 - 03:59:35 PM »
Has anyone used Rock Auto? Do you recommend buying from them?




Offline Scatterbrain

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Re: Rock Auto
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2008 - 04:26:40 PM »
I must say I have been more than impressed by their service.  I was a little hesitant my first purchase, but they have come through several times.  I bought my Chally's Radiator from them, they were the cheapest at $120 with 5% discount on top of that.  I also ordered my Mother-in-law's PT Cruiser's fan, radiator, cylinder head bolts, spark plug cables, belts and gaskets.  The Rad and fan were a direct bolt in (that drama was chronicled on a post awhile back) with no problems what so ever.  They were also the only place that had a brake master cylinder for my Dad's Ford Fairlane.  The other great plus is no matter what I order, I get it in 3 days with the regular shipping options.  The one time they didn't have a part I needed I got a phone call with an explanation and if I wanted to hold up my order.  Overall, I'd recommend them.

Offline MEK-Dangerfield

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Re: Rock Auto
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2008 - 04:28:06 PM »
No and No, so I guess that doesn't help.  :lol:

I know their prices seem sane though.   :grinyes:


  Mike

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Offline rusty dodge

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Re: Rock Auto
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2008 - 08:03:40 PM »
I've used them for several item. Everything was good.

Offline 70_challenger

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Re: Rock Auto
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2008 - 12:18:17 AM »
Yes, I've used them.  No, I wouldn't do it again, nor recommend them.

I placed a big order to do the front end of my Challenger (calipers, rotors, wheel bearings, dust seals, master cylinder...).  They accepted the order, then emailed me to say that the calipers were not available, but I could send mine for rebuild, or wait for new ones (with no guarantee about accepting my cores).  I got one new one (an original K-H style), and then I sourced the other locally.  Rock Auto ended up being more expensive than my local Murray's Auto.

But the biggest problem was shipping.  They just threw the parts into whatever boxes they could find, with NO packing material.  My bearings and dust seals were thrown into a Lucas Oil box, and my caliper and master cylinder were thrown into a Valvoline box.  The rotors were each tossed into different types of boxes.  Again, there was NO packing material in ANY of the boxes...NONE.  Needless to say, the parts arrived here a mess.  One rotor had broken the box and was laying on my front porch, and the other rotor had smashed another box, destroying the dust seals.  The master cylinder was all scratched up, the booster was dented, and there was cardboard 'dust' all through it, from the box it had chewed up.

I contacted RA, and was told to send pictures of the damage, which I did immediately (including one picture showing the destroyed boxes on my porch, before I even touched them).  After several rounds of phone calls and emails, RA decided that there was not sufficient 'proof' that the parts were damaged in shipment.  So they told me I could ship them back...AT MY EXPENSE, and they would 'determine whether they thought the parts were damaged in shipment'.  Of course, I showed the pictures to the shipper (UPS, I think), and they wouldn't help, because the parts were 'not packaged properly'.

I went several more rounds with their 'customer service' group, and finally decided they were not going to stand behind their ridiculous shipping methods.  For what it would have cost me to ship the damaged parts back, I was able to replace them at a local store.  From that point, I decided to support my local auto parts stores, and forget the 'low price' I saw online.  Lesson learned.   :2cents:

-Tom

Offline 500Stroker

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Re: Rock Auto
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2008 - 02:54:41 AM »
Always a good experience.  Fast shipping and great prices.  Just gotta watch the shipping prices.  If it comes back looking high It's cause it is shipping from more than one location.  This only happens once in a while.
« Last Edit: June 19, 2008 - 02:57:47 AM by 500Stroker »

Offline Katfish

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Re: Rock Auto
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2008 - 05:42:29 AM »
I've used them for several item. Everything was good.

 :iagree:  Same here

Offline gkring

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Re: Rock Auto
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2008 - 11:21:06 AM »
Excellent prices, hard to beat even with buddy contacts in the local stores. Sometimes when shipping from multiple warehouses it can get out of hand, but with tax at 8.25% in Texas buying online really makes sense when the shipping expense is less than the tax. On top of that the prices are often 10-15% better than the local parts houses, they have great pictures, and often have closeout sales.
Greg
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Offline txchallenger

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Re: Rock Auto
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2008 - 01:17:24 PM »
I just ordered a Spectra fuel tank for a '72 challenger along with the sending unit from them. Great prices (best I've found so far) we will see if they arrive in good condition and in a reasonable amount of time.
I also ordered a repair manual and a part guide for the chally from them. :-\