Choosing Between OEM And Standard Chester Car Auto Parts |
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Chris Morton
27 June 2009
When you car starts to give up the ghost you can be faced with many options. You can choose to scrap your car and visit a new car dealer. You might decide to approach a car rental company whilst you make your decision or even borrow a friend's car for the in between time.
You should always take care of your car in between services and car tuning can be done with some simple car auto parts from your local supplier.
However, you could bite the bullet and fix your failing car. It can be expensive to take your car to a repair shop so you might consider going to your local Chester car auto parts supplier first. Labour and parts can be expensive when fixing up your broken car so getting estimates and finding out the work that needs to be done is a good idea.
You will be forced to think about what repairs are needed or which car auto parts need to be purchased and there are pros and cons as to which parts to use.
OEM car auto parts
There are benefits to buying OEM or 'original equipment manufacturer' auto parts for your car. The parts you will purchase from your Chester auto parts supplier will be specifically for your car model and make and will come from the original manufacturers.
This option makes it far more likely that the car auto part you have chosen will actually work once fitted. Also when buying OEM auto parts the manufacturers usually provide a warranty so that if the part should fail in an unreasonable length of time then your car auto part will be exchanged for new.
Buying OEM car auto parts can be much more expensive than purchasing less specific parts from your local Chester car auto parts supplier with the difference being up to three-fold. Spending this extra money can put people off when they are trying to keep costs down and keep their car running.
Other car auto parts
You could opt for the cheaper option and ask your local Chester car auto parts supplier for suitable parts that have been made by another company. These are sometimes referred to as 'after-market' car auto parts where they have been made for your make and model of car but not by the same manufacturer who actually built your car originally.
One benefit of choosing this option is that often you can just walk into your local Chester car auto parts supplier and buy the part you need straight away. Many of these parts are mass made and some much more readily available. In respect of this they are also often far cheaper than sourcing OEM car auto parts.
A down-side of buying 'after-market' car auto parts is that it can be a false economy as once you get the parts home and fit them they are more likely not to work. Then you may end up purchasing the OEM parts that you dismissed in the first place or worse still having to take your car to a Chester mechanic.
Really it is up to you what you decide to do if your car starts to fail. If you choose to fix it yourself you should think carefully which type of parts you want to purchase before visiting your local Chester car auto parts supplier.