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You are driving your pride and joy through the parking lot on a Saturday and people are admiring your car as they should; you have just detailed the whole vehicle and it's looking its best. Then you step on the brakes, a couple of people look at you in disgust and the smaller children are covering their ears and whining to their parents as your low brake pad indication squealers are rubbing on the brake rotors. It's time for a brake job, and you don't let anyone touch your car so you are going to do it yourself. You have a couple of options. You could drive to the closest dealership and get OEM pads; this will typically cost you an arm and a leg. You could drive to the local auto parts place and save a bit of money on an aftermarket set of brake pads that will likely work just as well. Another option is buying from an online auto parts store.

The online format of business has several advantages, the first is location. The warehousing for an online car parts store does not need to be located in prime real estate. It does not have to be easily accessible to highly populated areas because it does not require the convenience of location to do the majority of its business. A franchised retail outlet on the other hand does. And that convenience comes at a price which is essentially passed along to the consumer.

There are a variety of online sites that specialize in replacement parts. Although each company is unique on its own there are three main formats that are easily identifiable in the realm of replacement car parts. The most common is the company that tries to stock just about every part available. They carry all sorts of brands, give you a variety of options and can usually still beat the prices of anything locally. The simple fact that the company providing the auto part has to stock another company's car part is a reason for a price mark-up. And this is the same basic idea for some of the specialized auto part sites. Let's take Volkswagen for example. There are some car parts sites that are run by VW enthusiasts and they specialize in the parts that are available for Volkswagens, this way they can cater to a targeted audience.

There are certain companies that only sell their own brand of auto parts. This means they do not have a retail markup that includes a markup to cover distribution of the parts from the manufacturer to one company and then to another. This lets the company that only sells its own auto parts offer them for much cheaper and still make enough of a profit level to remain in business. A company like this will specialize in the car parts that have the most crossover applications, i.e. the same part fits several vehicles, and the most commonly replaced auto parts. These are car parts like brake parts, hub bearings, struts, strut assemblies, and other frequently changed maintenance parts. A good example of a company like this is Prime Choice Auto Parts.

Shane White has over 30 years' hands on experience in the Car Repair and Aftermarket Auto Parts industry. As a fully licensed mechanic Shane ran a successful garage for over 10 years. Over the past 9 years Shane has focused on the managerial side of the Auto Repair and Replacement Auto Parts industry. Currently Shane is Vice President Operations with Prime Choice Auto Parts a Factory Direct to consumer, online store, specializing in High Quality - High Value Aftermarket Car Parts like Hub Bearing Assemblies, Complete Strut Assemblies, Brake Parts, Car Starter Motors and Alternators for all makes and models.

Buy Strut Assembly, Strut Assembly, Brake Pads from PRime Choice Auto Parts

Gm and Uaw Waiting for Strike Deadline

General Motors -- as the target for the strike that the United Auto Workers union had been preparing said that both parties are going to agree on a new contract. For automotive analysts, a short term walk-out will not be a severe financial burden to the company but will eventually affect the launching of some significant vehicles next year.

“We are fully committed to working with the UAW to develop solutions together to address the competitive challenges facing General Motors,” said Dan Flores, GM spokesman.

“We remain focused on reaching a tentative agreement as soon as possible.” he added in his statement.

Some union officials confirmed that they are waiting for a call from Detroit at about 10 p.m. EDT to whether go on with the strike or stay in their respective jobs.

Recently, the UAW had chosen GM as the lead company of the three Detroit-based automakers. The union will negotiate with the lead company in behalf of the other two. With what GM and the UAW have agreed into, Ford and Chrysler LLC will be pressed to accept the same terms. The two other companies have already extended their contracts with the UAW indefinitely. Negotiations are still going on and the contract extension can be canceled with three days prior notice.

If properly decided by its officials and members, UAW can strike GM after the midnight deadline. Another option would be that both parties can still negotiate and use the terms of the old contract to cover the workers. According to Jim Graham, UAW Local 1112 president in Lordstown Ohio, his local union was only waiting for a go-signal form the union to strike at Friday midnight.

“We are already set. Everything’s in motion,” Graham said.

According to Ward’s AutoInfoBank, presently, GM has a 65-day supply of vehicles by the end of August compared to the 67-day supply average for the U.S. based auto manufacturers. For Paul Taylor, the chief economist for the National Automobile Dealers Association, a 60-day supply is already ideal, however, with GM’s supply, it is an indication that it is not prepared for a strike.

“I see some posturing to let them know a strike is still a tool that can be used, but it’s like bleeding both patients in the negotiations with leeches,” Taylor said. “It would bleed both sides to death.”

GM was doing really good in controlling its inventory this year said Catherine Madden, an auto manufacturing analyst in Global Insight. For her, a strike would definitely damage the production and sales of the 2008 vehicles significantly GM’s Chevrolet Malibu sedan.

“We’re forecasting a very bleak year for 2008, with no growth,” she said. “A strike could push things in deeper and exacerbate what’s already going to be a difficult year.”

American based automakers are facing a really serious labor problem. No reports had been made that its closest Global competitors, the Japanese auto manufacturers like Toyota, Honda (produces cars with original Honda brake pad) and Suzuki are facing a similar fiasco.

About the Author

Anthony Fontanelle is a 35-year-old automotive buff who grew up in the Windy City. He does freelance work for an automotive magazine when he is not busy customizing cars in his shop.

Should I buy this car?

It's a 1995 Asuna Sunrunner 2 door convertible hard-top small SUV. Essentially the same thing as a Suzuki Sidekick or a Chevrolet Tracker. Suzuki parts can be used.
Asking price: $3000 Canadian dollars.
Nothing to be done on car. 178 000 km.
Brand new front brakes (discs plus pads)
Brand new oil pan plus gasket
Brand new font axels
Brand new caliper on driver side front wheel.
Car has been test-driven, the drive feels/sounds good. 4 wheel drive works.

What do you think of the price? Is it a good buy? Car experts only please.

NO this car has a wholesale value of $875 and a retail value of a little over $1500 Canadian (for a Suzuki Sidekick, since I could not find the Asuna... I know that cars are badged differently and that a Chevy Corsica in the US is labeled as a Pontiac Tempest in Canada) The 178,000Km is fairly good and relatively low for how old the vehicle is but putting that information into a value calculator just means that you are not taking a further hit on the value of the vehicle on "high milage".You would be paying for 2 of these elsewhere...

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