I was in an O’Reilly’s when a woman came in to ask a question. She had a 2016 Honda, and the collision alarm was going off continuously. She had done what was suggested in the owner’s manual and Googled the problem, to no avail. The clerks started researching and the list of stuff to replace was very long. For the most part, cars built in the last seven to ten years are not intended to be “owned.” They are intended to be “leased.” After the lease, the cost of repair will often exceed the value of the car. It’s a new business model intended to generate churn by forcing people to spend on a new lease every three years.
Local Auto Zone idiot told my elderly neighbor that Fram was no loner making the oil filter for his 350 Chevy truck.
I was furious when he told me-—they sold him an inferior brand that I wouldn’t use on a lawnmower.
I asked him what the Fram number was-—He old me.
Told him to follow me into my garage. Opened a box & handed him a new Fram filter—the correct one. MY 454 1 ton 1976 Chevy truck uses the same filter—and I keep spares on hand.
Less then $8, IIRC.
I had all I could do to convince him that Chevy is still making 350 engines & the filters have NOT changed.