Did any of you get lucky with Advance Auto?

[MaD]

I don't think my advance store even had 10k worth of ranger parts in stock.

I'd like to see the $10k shopping list...

Not everything I got but here's a bulk. I filled my car almost 3 times.

 

[Uncle Gump]

Dang... I think the one near me is still liquidating. I'll have to swing by tomorrow...

 

[MaD]

Dang... I think the one near me is still liquidating. I'll have to swing by tomorrow...

One of the stores is selling everything (except the batteries) for $1.

 

[MaD]

Dang... I think the one near me is still liquidating. I'll have to swing by tomorrow...

 

[superj]

I got gallons and gallons of oil and filters for 40 bucks. Mobil1

 

[SenorNoob]

I haven't heard anything about it anywhere near here. I wish I had. I'd at least stock up on oil and filters...

 

[Eddo Rogue]

My buddy mentioned it...but I never have luck with those things....the good stuff will be gone and/or they wont have anything that fits any of my thing.

I don't really have room for it anyways, not organized space at least...Its got to the point I have brand new stuff getting eaten into thew abyss of crap, only to be discovered later during a fed up w/ the mess cleanout.

Buying stuff I dont need immediately but might someday has made me a borderline hoarder. Really trying to purge and declutter these days.

 

[scotts90ranger]

I got some stuff there, probably spent $300 or so but got way more worth than that but there weren't really any stores close to me, closest one was 15 miles or so from work in the not short direction (not away just added that much to my drive home) and it was packed when I could get there after work... I didn't make out near as well as some of my friends...

 

[JohnnyO]

The one in my town closed up. I didn't know they were having issues. It wasn't even there that long. Yet another case of opening an Advance Auto a block away from an Auto Zone.

 

[racsan]

heck we have a o’reilys right next to a autozone. advance is a few blocks from there. Not sure if ours is going tits up or not. Might have to check on that.

 

[JoshT]

Stores around here are still going strong. I've got 8 within a 30 minute drive from where I live. It should be noted that from where I live, damn near everything is a 30 minute drive.

That said, I did sorta luck out at the store near work last week. Between my Ranger, the F-250, and dad's collection I had about 10 gallons of oil to dump, probably last Wednesday. I haven;t bought anything at this store in a while because it isn;t the most convenient when I need stuff, but it was the closest to get the oil dumped. While there I checked out the clearance rack as I often do, never know what you;re going to find.

Two key replacement cases for the late '98-'11 (?) Ranger/Explorer/Truckkeyless entry fobs. One complete replacement remote for the same. One complete replacement remote for Kia/Hyundai with programming dongle. Don't recall the model range listed on the last, but it looks identical to my 2010 Forte's fob and will work as a replacement case if nothing else. Below are AA normal prices.

Ranger Case = $20/ea x2
Ranger Fob = $44/ea
Kia Fob = $114/ea

I wasn't there to buy, but spotted the Ranger cases on the way back to dump oil. Figured it was a fluke that they ended up on the clearance rack, but only takes a few minuted to check, so I dug through grabbed all that I could use and walked to the counter. Scans the first, doesn't say anything. Repeats for the other three. Then says Free, Free, Free, and Free. So I said Sold! Almost felt guilty about walking out and not actually buying anything. Almost.

Don't need the Kia one yet, but glad to have a spare for down the road.

Our Ranger cases are curently ok, but some of them are over 20 years old. They're on borrowed time IMO.

I intend to try to salvage the RKE system out of my V8 donor Explorer and see if I can retrofit it into my F-250. It has power door locks, but didn't come with RKE. I want RKE, but do not want a complete aftermarket alarm system, or the cheap remote door lock kits available around. I'd also like to have a Ford truck style remote. (The square three button type, not the flip key.) Problem is that the donor explorer did not have a key fob with it at purchase. It's a Limited so the system is installed, but I wasn;t thinking about using it for anything at the time so didn't care. The replacement fob will give me something to work with there if I can make the system work standalone, if it proves out I can buy another for the spare key set.

 

[ChristianA]

Yes!