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Team,
As all of us own cars and bikes and love them with our heart and soul, lets share our views on usage of OEM or Aftermarket spares for our rides.
We all know, at the end of the day car is a machine and needs to be maintained as per need. So, to keep them in good shape, should we always buy OEM or even good quality, reliable after market spares are good too?
Reason I ask you all is that at times the spares are not readily available with ASC but can be secured from after market. Hence, do you all feel After market spares are at-par with OEM spares?
Second reason is the price, no-doubt that quality comes at a price but do you feel auto-brands in India charge a much higher premium on spares than after-market?
Lastly, A small question, do you buy the spares yourself prior to getting your car repaired at an FNG? Do you make sure of the quality of after-market spares?
I am sure many of you may have replaced some spares with a aftermarket alternative so please share your views on that too.
Lets get your views about the usage of spares i.e OEM or After-market.
Regards
Akash.
PS: The thread is not about after-market car accessories. It is specifically for mechanical/ technical spares of cars and bikes.
As all of us own cars and bikes and love them with our heart and soul, lets share our views on usage of OEM or Aftermarket spares for our rides.
We all know, at the end of the day car is a machine and needs to be maintained as per need. So, to keep them in good shape, should we always buy OEM or even good quality, reliable after market spares are good too?
Reason I ask you all is that at times the spares are not readily available with ASC but can be secured from after market. Hence, do you all feel After market spares are at-par with OEM spares?
Second reason is the price, no-doubt that quality comes at a price but do you feel auto-brands in India charge a much higher premium on spares than after-market?
Lastly, A small question, do you buy the spares yourself prior to getting your car repaired at an FNG? Do you make sure of the quality of after-market spares?
I am sure many of you may have replaced some spares with a aftermarket alternative so please share your views on that too.
Lets get your views about the usage of spares i.e OEM or After-market.
Regards
Akash.
PS: The thread is not about after-market car accessories. It is specifically for mechanical/ technical spares of cars and bikes.
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