Dave H M wrote:
...They are guaranteed for life so what is the deal...
So long as you're never more than 20 minutes from an O'Reilly's... who has the part in stock when you break down...
In my line of work, I often find myself well beyond that safe radius... and often with clients in the car.
The trip in the OP was to a town about half-way to some of the distances I run to. And definitely no O'Reilly's around. Fortunately no clients in the car... this time.
Now if the car was carbureted... with a magneto...
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