Motor Spares
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Motor spares in South Africa is divided up into three basic categories in the supply chain, namely; new motor spares, aftermarket spares and used spares. Whatever motor vehicle you drive, you will need to have certain mechanical and aesthetic parts replaced from time to time. Motor spares are easily accessible because of the enormous amount of competition in the market and contributing to the fact that there are three avenues to pursue when looking for spares and vehicle accessories.
If you drive a new car you probably have a warranty or motor plan in place and if your motor plan has run out it would be advisable to pay for an extended warranty for a vehicle that is more than four or five years old. When a vehicle is covered by motor plan, this gives the owner of the vehicle fringe benefits such as towing and recovery services together with mechanical repairs at discounted rates and very often at no charge whatsoever. Most garages and workshops that facilitate these motor plans are compelled to fit new parts to your motor vehicle.
Motor vehicle dealerships are suppliers of original manufacturers parts that are usually fitted to vehicles under motor plan. Sometimes aftermarket parts are fitted through approved suppliers which sells new aftermarket motor spares and accessories to anyone wanting to purchase their spares. It is very unlikely to find OEM (original equipment manufacturers) spares sold in your local motor spares shop down town, but you will however be able to purchase motor spares for your particular make of motor vehicle from the local motor spares supplier who sells pirate brands. These shops stock the ‘copy cat’ version of the original vehicle manufacturers parts, and these spares are referred to as ‘pirate spares’ or ‘aftermarket motor spares’.
Your third option to consider when buying replacement motor spares is to make a few calls to the local auto and commercial scrap yards or salvage yards in your area. These are the places where you park outside and make your way into an untidy mess of vehicle parts lying around that have been stripped off vehicles that have been either discontinued from road use for various reasons or whereby the vehicles have been involved in road accidents and scrapped and dismantled for their valuable spare parts and accessories.
Salvaged motor spares are often available at approximately half the price of a new OEM part or aftermarket part, and are therefore attractive to most people if they are readily available. It is often difficult to find good used spares from reliable and honest motor vehicle scrap yard suppliers.
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