Quote Originally Posted by Jonathan View Post
You can't go wrong buying them from someone helping you solve the problem
I say this on a day where they announce lay-offs of 1,500 or so workers from Sears Canada, Future Shop and Best Buy. What I am getting it is the way a lot of us do our window shopping in the brick and mortar store in your neighborhood, but then after finding out which one we want to buy, go find it on the Internet for cheaper.

The dollars and cents might make sense, but it can't come as a surprise when the local place in town closes up. I have a couple pharmacists in my family and that industry sees the same thing. Go get your health advice from the local store with the guy who communicates well, but then turn around and take your business to the corporation type store because their dispensing fee is $2 less. Hard to keep a float if that extra effort you put in doesn't equate to people buying stuff from you.

I for one began using Dave and Julee because it was the closest vendor I knew of to where I live here in Canada. I continue to buy basically all my parts there because I value the time and effort they put into helping me. We all know who the forum members are on here that log in at all hours helping us with our cars. Their usernames don't often say CanadianTire or AutoSource or RockAuto.

I happen to buy a lot of my stuff from Midwest, but if you are getting a lot of advice and help from Josh, or Grady, or John, or Houston, or wherever, then I would encourage you to keep buying your parts from "your guy" if the difference in price is marginal. The businesses dedicated to DeLoreans don't have the luxury of selling ladders, or shop vacs, or generic GM light bulbs like some of these other places do. I buy as much as I can from them that goes into the DeLorean to try and do my part to keep them doing their thing.