O'Reilly Will Always Be Kragen, But They Rule

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 01/02/2018 at 17:32 • Filed to: None

1

16

I was cleaning out my man cave and I found two jugs of antifreeze that I bought years ago, and they were still sealed, and they gave me cash for them without batting an eyelash. $32.75... They have my loyalty. They also let you purchase tools and return them when you are finished with them...

AestheticsInMotion > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/02/2018 at 17:41

0

I rented a tool to try getting my steering wheel hub off. Despite the fact that the tool wasn’t designed for steering wheel hub removal, when it broke outside the store the lady insisted that I didn’t pay for it, and then proceeded to give me two more tools to try. Eventually got that damn hub off, returned the two tools and in the end was charged $0.

Urambo Tauro > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/02/2018 at 17:42

1

In my neck of the woods, they used to be called Murray’s. My favorite thing was that if you called ahead, they would set your parts aside ready for pickup AND give you a 10% discount. I don’t know if that was a chain-wide thing, or just a sweet deal from my local store, but the offer went away after they started to turn into O’Reillys.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/02/2018 at 18:11

1

my insurance paid out when the missus accidentally fireworked next doors car (cracked the windshield and melted plastic board thing the wipers are mounted to) dunno if i won em over with my charming story or if they just dont give a fuck... but either way..they paid for it when their policy said they dont have too... and for that.. im never switching

razorbeamteam > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/02/2018 at 18:32

0

The manager of the O-O-O’Reilly’s in some random part of south Florida went out of his way to get two 5 gallon gas cans set aside for my brother when he was evacuating Hurricane Irma. Only charged him for one, and he said it ended up being the difference between him abandoning his car and hitch hiking, vs. arriving safely in Pennsecola.

Now we’re customers for lyfe.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/02/2018 at 18:43

0

Unfortunately, here in Maine, OReilly’s seems to not have the best reputation, amongst me and my family. They used to be VIP shops, which had reasonably maintenance at reasonable prices.

If we need parts we usually go to NAPA, AutoZone, or AAP. I’ve ordered most of my parts online through 1A... except for my FR brake caliper, and my alternator (which I don’t know why, but my car just eats alternators for the most part...)

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > AestheticsInMotion 01/02/2018 at 19:17

0

Thumbs up.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/02/2018 at 22:13

0

They were previously known as Checker Auto Parts in my area.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 01/03/2018 at 09:47

0

Mainiack, eh? That’s an interesting state, geographically.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/04/2018 at 01:27

1

Miles upon miles of trees. It’s kind of scary to think you could go 20, 30 miles without ever seeing a single sign of civilization.

Maine effectively has a radial gradient from the NH border - the farther away you go, the older and more rural things get. Adjust density along I-95 up until about Bangor or Orono, then just forget about everything past that up until about Presque Isle.

Downeast Maine is a place I haven’t been to in a long time, but the last time I was there, it was a time capsule back to the late 90s.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 01/04/2018 at 09:06

0

I think of Maine as a sort of Florida in that it was originally wild and unpeopled when the nation was settled. And inhospitable. Fortunately for Maine, the jackasses all moved to Florida, though perhaps Maine claimed it’s share; I couldn’t say, but someone did coin the term “Floridiot.”

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/04/2018 at 11:58

0

Nah, some of them moved to Massachusetts. Did you know that Maine was once part of Massachusetts?

During the major storm a while back which knocked out power for most of the state, I decided to peek around Twitter and see what people were saying. Many of the electricians I could find that came up to assist mentioned something about Maine having “the nicest people I’ve met.”

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 01/04/2018 at 12:01

0

Others moved to Cleveland. And North Carolina.

Now that I’ve become a Californian, no place I’ve found compares compellingly, even with much inherent California suckness.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/04/2018 at 12:02

0

A lot of the Californians I’ve ended up talking to don’t even know that Maine’s a state. When I tell them where it is, it’s like “how do you even live tho”

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 01/04/2018 at 12:49

0

They’ll get over it. Maybe I’ll move to Maine when I retire. Territory worth exploring, says I. Snow, yes, but lots of salt?

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/04/2018 at 22:15

0

Depends on where you go. My town dumps lots of sand and very little salt on back roads, and plows horribly. Nearby towns plow a lot better and use salt more liberally.

In short, winterize your car by undercoating it and giving it a good wax before it starts dropping below freezing.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 01/04/2018 at 22:26

0

One nice thing about living out west is no rustbuckets.