Advance Auto Parts

A run-​of-​the-​mill auto store, this one is a step above some of the others, because the staff is actually trained and experienced. Do not go to the Auto Zone just south of here; save yourself the hassle and go to Advance Auto. I’ve gone here many times, often for battery/​alternator testing when I was trying to fix problems. They are very quick to do these free services. One guy even went out in the miserable rain to test my car, and he said it was «absolutely no problem.» He disconnected and cleaned the very corroded terminal too. They never pressure you to buy products or trick you into getting things you don’t really need. They have a tool chest of supplies you can borrow if you need to make repairs yourself in the parking lot.
When my wife bought her car from a used lot, the battery was bad. Rather than drive back to the place we bought it (unsure if they would fix it), we went here to buy a new battery after the guy who tested it said it was «almost completely shot.» The battery he was going to sell us was a standard $ 119.00 battery, and we had the debit card ready to get it. However, he noticed that her battery, a Duralast brand, was a product from Auto Zone and that the battery was less than two years old (still under full warranty despite us not being the original buyer). He told us to take it back to Auto Zone and try to sucker them into replacing it, and that’s exactly what we did. That guy at Advance Auto saved us $ 119.00. I know it wasn’t money out of his pocket, but it was still an extremely nice gesture.