How Much Time Did That Take?

Part of my job as National Sales Manager for Autopartstomorrow.com is to continuously find and post relevent data to our blogs, Facebook and Twitter accounts. It works sort of like a programming director at a network who needs to place (sell) advertising space for shows that will highlight the programming but not conflict with it (Think feminine hygiene products on an MMA title bout broadcast?).

I have shared a few techniques for how I manage this task as quickly and efficiently as possible, but I still get a hard time from the guys around here for "surfing the internet" all day. When I run across videos such as this one, or some of the infamous world record dominoes stacking videos, I feel it is my duty to point out how inefficient the world really is. If you want dynamic, noteworthy, exciting, new and different... it is just going to take some time.

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P.S. You didn't really buy that did you? My boss certainly didn't ... HA!

Car Restoration Culture

This past weekend I attended a drive in car show at a local Home Depot and then the next day went to a Memorial Day parade that also included dozens of older classic vehicles, starting with a Wells Fargo horse drawn wagon! I find myself more drawn to the one of a kind modified vehicles. The imagination and art that goes into those cars, even the Rat Rods, continues to amaze me. At some point you run out of the specialty big block, numbers matching meticulous restorations and you begin with the "put it together with what you can get" cars. I for one am thankful for the retromod and Rat Rod movements because they are saving some of the amazing metal sculptures of the past. There is no telling what you may see next!!

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How Does a Car Differential Work?

Commonly called the "Rear End" in cars with rear wheel drive, this video does a great job of explaining the basics of how this complicated mechanism works.

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Custom Lamborghini

Do yourself a favor and visit this unbelievable website about a crazy man who custom fabricated this entire Vehicle from scratch! It is not a kit car or a restoration, it is a hand built, from the ground up, masterpiece. The most amazing part is that he built it in his basement, which had no outside entrance. I won't tell the whole story here, but I think you will enjoy his story.

The Bull in the Basement

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P.S. This is a Lamborghini that we actually have auto parts for! It might even pass my total cost of ownership algorithm...

Does Beauty Automatically Mean More $

I was having a discussion the other day with a fellow car guy and we brought up the obvious correlation between beautiful style and a high price tag. Case in point, check out the new Bugatti 16C Galibier in the pictures. I don't know the price tag, but I expect it will be out of most of our range. While I somewhat understand the why, I also believe that there is a huge opportunity there for someone who could set aside their greed for the pursuit of volume. Ford figured out how to do it in the 60's when they released the Pony sized Mustang. I might add here that their success has carried that company now for decades.

I see the Korean manufacturers are now utilizing that same formula with the new offerings from KIA and Hyundai. Their new base model vehicles do not look basic at all. Combine that concept with the 40 MPG number that they seem to be hitting with many of their cars and I think we are seeing the groundwork being laid for a long and successful future. Domestic manufacturers are doing a good job, but they need to take notice of this trend and show us an econo-box that elicits the kind of love and loyalty that the Mustang did in the 60's.

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"I Didn't Get My Confirmation Number?"

We get this question a few times a day from confused auto parts customers that call in to check on their order. We certainly understand that it could be a concern, especially if your vehicle is broken down. Although we don't want to claim 100% up time, it is very rare that our system has an issue that might cause a problem with the confirmation e-mail. In almost every case that we have researched, we have been able to track down our e-mail in the customers e-mail spam filter.

Many security software systems are set to filter out any unknown e-mail addresses that send mail with an embedded link. Since our message is trying to give you a research tool automatically after you place your order, it contains a link and may be caught by the process. Please check your Junk E-mail folder first, then feel free to call us and we will be glad to research it with you. We want to make your auto parts buying experience as smooth as possible.

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Why we don't carry EVERYTHING?!

I posted a few days ago about why we don't do special orders for auto parts here at Autopartstomorrow.com. Along that same line of thinking is the process by which we select the parts that we offer for wholesale purchases online.

When a customer is in need of auto parts (GM parts, Ford parts, Mercedes parts, etc.) they would love to be able to log in and immediately find all of the parts they need, at wholesale pricing and delivered next day. That is actually the experience we would like to offer at Autopartstomorrow.com, but it gets a little complicated when you begin to consider the scale of what it would take to stock all of those parts. So what happens most of the time with auto parts stores is they do tons of research on which parts need to be replaced the most, on which vehicles, in what areas... and then put as many of those parts as possible into stock in the areas as close to the customer with that car as possible.

So, as an example, we are much more likely to have brake pads for a 2003 Chevy Malibu than the glove compartment latch for this Lamborghini. Even on that 2003 Chevy Malibu we need to make decisions; we carry 4 different brake manufacturers and most pieces will be available, but we do not carry any of the body pieces or window glass. When you step back and really begin to think of the 10's of thousands of auto parts on every vehicle year, make and model still on the road it would take a parts warehouse the size of Texas.

So, companies specialize to a degree. What we do at Autopartstomorrow.com is focus on late model (1990-2010) service parts (tune-up, brake job, electrical repair, high failure rate wear items, etc.) for the most prevalent cars on the road in the Eastern United States. We stock those parts in warehouses from Southern GA to Northern PA, so that we can get them to you the very next day. Then we make sure our prices are the lowest that can be found so you can repair your vehicle with the very least out of pocket expense possible. We may not have every part for every car, but we will probably have almost everything you need for your car and get it to you fast and cheap every time. It seems to be working as we continue to double in size every few months. We pledge to continue to increase our inventory and keep our price low, so that you will keep coming back and tell ALL of your friends!!

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