Starter motors and alternators - which to buy?

Your post is not clear..
If you take your car to a dealership, they will normally select dealer OEm
parts, and you will pay through the nose for them.. AND they may not be as
good as, nor any better than, what you could have bought at your friendly
local auto parts house.

If you go to an independent, he will normally choose a part from a supplier
(NAPA, for example) which he has found to be reliable, and which is not
likely to cause him an expensive return under warranty.

You have no guarantee, unless you discuss it with the shop before the work
starts.

OEM parts are not necessarily the best that exist. And aftermarket can be
either
good or bad. You have to KNOW what you are getting.






> wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> Here is an ignorant question I'm hoping there is an easy answer to:
> who makes the decisions when it comes to which brand of starter motor
> or alternator?
>
> Is it the auto electrician himself? Do they have preferred suppliers
> and are they incentivised to stick with them?
>
> Do consumers have any say in which brand they should choose from?
>
> Stu

> wrote in message
...
> What does FLAPS mean?
> cuhulin
Could mean a lot of things.. F***ing lousy ass parts suppliers, but it
doesnt.

It means friendly local auto parts suppliers, Chupadinha.

On May 15, 8:16*pm, "HLS" > wrote:
> Your post is not clear..
> If you take your car to a dealership, they will normally select dealer OEm
> parts, and you will pay through the nose for them.. AND they may not be as
> good as, nor any better than, *what you could have bought at your friendly
> local auto parts house.
>
> If you go to an independent, he will normally choose a part from a supplier
> (NAPA, for example) which he has found to be reliable, and which is not
> likely to cause him an expensive return under warranty.
>
> You have no guarantee, unless you discuss it with the shop before the work
> starts.
>
> OEM parts are not necessarily the best that exist. *And aftermarket can be
> either
> good or bad. *You have to KNOW what you are getting.
>
> > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > Hi,
>
> > Here is an ignorant question I'm hoping there is an easy answer to:
> > who makes the decisions when it comes to which brand of starter motor
> > or alternator?
>
> > Is it the auto electrician himself? Do they have preferred suppliers
> > and are they incentivised to stick with them?
>
> > Do consumers have any say in which brand they should choose from?
>
> > Stu

A lot of dealers are now putting aftermarket parts on as well to be
competitive.

Thanks for all your responses. Really informative.

Stu