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What website is the cheapest to buy car parts?

I would appreciate a link, whoever gives the best site will get the 10 points BTW, my car is a 2002 PT Cruiser

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1. rockauto.com.....advanceauto.com...autozone.com
2. www.autopartswarehouse.com , is a good one,but be careful,many times you can purchase the part in a local store for the same price. I find doing a lot of comparison,is the best way.Some on line stores charge shipping,for under $50.00.The other thing to remember is that some parts stores buy certain parts at a better price,and they will have the best price. I have been buying auto parts every day for 35 years. Research is the key. For example say you needed a fuel pump for a Ford.The auto parts store may sell an Airtex pump for $300, but this part may be what is called a re box. Airtex doesn't manufacture this pump,so they buy it from Ford, and put it in their box,and mark it up. You think you got the best price,but if you had called Ford,you would find that the pump is $150.That is just one example: from Pepboys to Advance their may be 50% difference in price.So do your home work, if the part is more than $100, and it also helps if you have a sales tax number, and make them think that it's for resale.
3. There unfortunately is no one stop shopping on the internet. Depends on what you're looking for. The best site I can recommend is a forum for other PT Cruiser enthusiast. http://www.ptlovers.com/forum/index.php there you can get advise for not only what is the cheapest ,but the best parts from people that have used them.