We’re thrilled to announce that we just added RockAuto.com to our catalog.  For those of you who buy a lot of parts online, you’re probably familiar with Rock Auto.  These guys have some really great pricing on domestic and import parts with fantastic customer service and quick shipping.

PS….here’s a coupon for 5% off:  Enter code 69374A5972E1 in the ‘How Did You Hear about Us’ box during the checkout process

You may have noticed a new-and-improved design on FrugalMechanic.com.    We didn’t go too crazy on the colors, just some nice subtle color and UI changes that we hope will make it easier for our visitors to navigate the site and find the parts that they’re looking for.   As always, please let us know if you have any feedback (contact@frugalmechanic.com).

If you read our recent post 245,304,018 Engine/Part Combinations you’d know we’re up to our eyeballs in data here at Frugal Mechanic.

We recently crunched some numbers on some common replacement auto parts (oxygen sensor, brake pad set, brake disc, air filter, spark plug, oil filter) and calculated the average retail prices across all automakers.   Porsche and Jaguar topped the list, while Yugo and Geo came it at the bottom.

We also looked at the cost for specific cars as well.  The 2008 Mercedes ML550 and the 2000 Porsche 911 came it at the top.    But here at Frugal Mechanic, we’re more interested in which cars are at the bottom of the list rather than the top.   If you really want to save some money, you should be driving a 1990 Chevy Celebrity or a 1991 Chevy Beretta (side note: I actually owned a Chevy Beretta in high school).

You can read the full report here: http://frugalmechanic.com/press/best_and_worst_cars_to_maintain/

]]> http://frugalmechanic.com/blog/2010/03/23/want-to-save-money-on-auto-parts-drive-a-chevy-celebrity/feed/ 0 http://frugalmechanic.com/blog/2010/02/03/the-customer-is-always-right-but-what-do-you-want/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-customer-is-always-right-but-what-do-you-want http://frugalmechanic.com/blog/2010/02/03/the-customer-is-always-right-but-what-do-you-want/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:42:55 +0000 eric http://frugalmechanic.com/blog/?p=103 Monday we quietly rolled out a new feature on FrugalMechanic…A Feedback tab!

Our users are important to us, and we want to hear your feedback/suggestions/problems.  Click the tab, tell us stuff.

We’re Listening!

Today,  we’re  pleased to announce our expansion to include some brick and mortar stores by adding O’Reilly Auto Parts to our auto part search engine.

Additionally, consumers have the ability to shop for parts, purchase online and then pickup instore at nearly 3,500 stores.  These stores include all of O’Reilly Auto Part, Checker Auto Parts, Schuck’s Auto Supply, Kragen Auto Parts and Murray’s Discount Auto Stores.

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