i brought my car in today to replace an alternator, and the shop is going to charge me 500....100 for labor and 400 for parts.
They said they were ordering a bosch alternator.
so i went outside thinking no way, called up autozone, and gave them my car make, model, year, etc.
They ended up with a duralast alternator for 180 bucks. Very nice, especially with the included lifetime warranty.
My question is this, on a 2003 jetta, will the duralast work with it? it sounded like the mecahnic was set on bosch, and said we needed that. And also, how is duralast as a brand? are they solid respectable parts? or will they break on me a lot.
My guess is that duralast is autozones brand of refurbished parts, and that the guy at the shop just wanted me to buy his expensive brand for his profit.
really need help quick guys, today is my only day.
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