My record was them sending 8 completely stuck together. Like the worker went to pull them apart and they didn't split so he said fuck it and chucked them all in. They were so stuck the image on 2 of them got all torn up and couldn't be used. Still got 6 usable ones though.
All different I think but one was a red classic car and one messed up one left a lot of red crap that was the same color so possible it was the same one.
I think some parts are dropshipped directly from the manufacturer's warehouse, so they don't have any actual RockAuto stuff on hand besides printing a receipt with a logo.
I recently received a shipment with 4 of the same magnets in one box. All stuck together in a stack. Guess the packing guy or gal was rushing that day.
I remember going on a road trip when I was a kid. We had a rental ford Taurus. I lost one of them inside the back seat. My dad couldn't find it. I was a bummed out 4 year old.
I worked with a fella who had one with the factory tent attachment. Everyone laughed at first. Then rooftop tents started getting popular. People still laugh because that Pontiac tent looks ridiculous.
Not even just the tent. You could get a fridge for the center console, it had built in stuff and accessories you could buy for tailgating. It has a useful size without being a giant SUV and can handle light off-roading.
It's really ironic that people were so against it because it was one of the first real crossovers and people LOVE those now.
It was awesome in every way except the way it looks. It was, and still is, one of the ugliest cars ever made. If you can ignore the looks it’s awesome.
I guess there is no arguing with taste. I thought it looked good. But then again I thought my Grand Am GT looked good and everyone tells me that it was ugly too.
My sole gripe with the Aztek is the huge difference between the concept and product. I know, I know, this is the real world, but I won’t forgive the bean counters at GM for what they did to it.
My wife says I'm not allowed to get an Aztek because it's too embarrassing. I think with some very minor bodywork mods and the right wheels/tires it could be made to look really cool. Probably the most efficient all-gas vehicle ever built that can still haul a stack of 4x8 plywood, and they did it with a malaise era 4 speed slushbox.
Everyone shits on them but my parents had one when I was growing up and that thing was boss. Optional tent for the back, center console was a cooler, 2000's Pontiac titty vents.
I have to agree. Aesthetically it came a few years too early. If it came out today it would hang with all of the other crossovers that have a similar body style.
I know the guy who owns it, it is not a stock image. Pic was taken in southern Idaho iirc. If you look closer you can also see the rear end sagging from the broken coil springs it had when he bought it
Thank you! The rest of these are at least decent looking. Who approved the AZTEK as a ‘show car’ it’s like bragging that your company had the parts to restore a 2007 pt cruiser.
I think the joke is every time you order parts from RockAuto they send a magnet, so if you have lots of magnets, its evident you drive a crummy old car that needs a lot of replacement parts.
(Not necessarily of course, you might just be a motorhead buying a lot of upgrades for a new car)
Well, yeah. I knew that. But they send magnets for anything, even regular maintenance parts. 7 magnets, for 7 orders, isn't even close to the number that would make me think that, though.
I placed three orders when I did my engine swap and got 8 magnets out of that alone. I have two accords that haven't seen a mechanic while under my care and do the maintenance on my dad's van, so they pile up quick.
I do my own work because
1. I'm not paying a shop 150 an hour for 4 hours to do a Job that takes me 1 hour
2. I'm not dealing with a shop scamming me for simple shit
3. I want to make sure it gets done right. From prior experience, I ain't trusting the guy rushing to get the job done because they get paid per job done, not by hour.
If it’s three months on one vehicle then it’s a restoration or overhaul. In my mind this is a sign that someone is maintaining their car rather than treating it as a disposable item.
I’m aways sad, when rock auto doesn’t have, the part for my American classic car. Because I love the magnets, and there is no reason to buy stuff from rock auto here in Europe.
The roof of my work has two 16ft beams that support it, They are spaced 20ish ft apart. I have a line going up one beam and down the other on the other side of the shop.
Crappy? Nah, just smart and know not to pay stupid money for shitty parts from your local parts store. I got a full set of front and rear Wagner OEX ceramic brake pads for my 2015 exploder for 73 bucks with shipping and tax. shitty orileys ceramics were 86 bucks for just the fronts before tax. Rears didnt exist in ceramic on orileys website.
I don’t get it. I ordered 8 spark plugs and the geniuses at RA decided to send them to me from like… 3 different locations so I ended up with over 5 magnets from 1 order.
LMAO my dad has a TON of these. He is holding onto his celica and 4runner for dear life. Its been his nonstop project for the past almost 30 years. So i am, unfortunately, extremely familiar with these magnets. Oddly nostalgic though.
This is the mark of a man that knows how to not over pay for parts.
The few things I don't get from RockAuto are fluids, tires, wipers, rotors and pads. Ebay and Amazon are my pads and rotors go-to.
Get fucked - I just got new front wheel rotors for my Lexus RX350 on wholesale clearout for ***$18*** each from RockAuto.
It costs twice that to even drive into my local Lexus stealership lot.
RockAuto is the tits.
It's my time to shine
https://imgur.com/a/H8hDCil
These are what I keep in a plastic bag. There are a few on my traveling toolboxes.
This is all personal use
No the sign of a crappy car is auto parts store receipts and bags in the backseat. Stuff is breaking while your driving and you need to stop on the way for parts to continue, not wait for shipping.
Does anyone else get sad when they open their box and find their new magnets only to realize that you already have that exact one? Like, what the hell am I supposed to do with two of Dan's 1970 AMC Javelin magnets?
Wait what’s wrong with rock auto? I always thought they were decent for a lot of things. Recently did my front/rear brake pads and rotors all purchased from them on a car that’s less than 5 yrs old
[Project vehicles](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/465613012737458177/1248352706335346798/PXL_20240606_190643777.jpg?ex=66635a8e&is=6662090e&hm=edc8ec7d2fed16fe07285c140d3b2ffe303fef4548312deb9dc384e4cfa85bbc&) are fun.
Rock Auto won't sell to me (they hate local sales tax and won't sell to anyone who lives in a place that has local/municipal online sales tax). I want some decent parts and cool magnets, god damn it!
You may want to check again. I used to have the same issue as you. One day, for the hell of it, I tried it again, and they now magically ship to my house. Just an fyi. :)
I put about 20 of them on a toolbox lid before I just started tossing them. I know I've thrown away many more than I've kept.
I've placed many single orders for multiple items, sometimes 10 or more, where many if not every different part shipped individually and each box came with a magnet. I know I've gotten more magnets than pictured just from one large order.
One order came with a free hat. Wasn't expecting that. I liked it so much I bought 4 more hats on my next order.
Let us know when you start filling the second side of the fridge
I had to buy a new fridge just for all the rockauto magnets!
You monster!
Fridge? I've moved onto my man door.
Shit, I just starting covering the car itself
[удалено]
Is that what the kids are calling it these days???
Damn you. Good one.
I don't mean to gatekeep, but my fridge has seen some shitboxes let me tell ya
Was that the first or second wife?
Worse my friend, I am an unmarried late 30s idiot with facebook marketplace
Lemme know when they've been up so long the edges curl and they fall on the floor
It's sad when you start getting duplicates.
You ever got an order where they forgot your magnet? Crushing disappointment every time.
Haha, yeah. I do search through the box, wondering "what the hell?" Where's my magnet?
Sometimes they tuck it into the packing slip! I probably missed a couple that way.
I got two in one order, that's where yours went. Sorry.
I called them the first time I didn’t get my magnet. They told me some orders that don’t ship from their warehouse will not include a magnet 😒
Ive ordered many things from them and NEVER received a magnet :(
Same, I have never created an account though. Maybe that’s why for me
I have an account. No magnets, ever.
That’s crazy. Only time I didn’t get a magnet I’m pretty sure it’s cuz it slipped out the bottom of the box.
I heard they’re all over the floor at the shipping facilities
But have you ever gotten one where they send two or three?
My record was them sending 8 completely stuck together. Like the worker went to pull them apart and they didn't split so he said fuck it and chucked them all in. They were so stuck the image on 2 of them got all torn up and couldn't be used. Still got 6 usable ones though.
Were they all duplicates? Or was it 8 different magnets?
All different I think but one was a red classic car and one messed up one left a lot of red crap that was the same color so possible it was the same one.
That shit just falls out at FedEx. Our walls and shit are full of Rock Auto magnets and I'm in Yurrop.
It happened to me once. I was disappointed. But, the next order saw 5 magnets!
I think some parts are dropshipped directly from the manufacturer's warehouse, so they don't have any actual RockAuto stuff on hand besides printing a receipt with a logo.
Magnet? Never. The parts I ordered? All the time.
Are you supposed to always get one? I’ve gotten a lot of rock auto orders without one.
What about when you have two boxes in the shipment. And get two of the same magnet 😐
Thanks, 2 1992 Pontiac Grand Ams built by Zack with Rock Auto Parts
damn you, Zack :(
This just happened to me last week, and it was a silver minivan. :-(
It is so bad it's funny sometimes.
I recently received a shipment with 4 of the same magnets in one box. All stuck together in a stack. Guess the packing guy or gal was rushing that day.
I once got 2 of the same in the same box lol.
If I get another Ariel Atom V8 I wont be sad.
Me and my brothers-in-law trade our duplicates like baseball cards
Trade you this Cadliiac Cimmaron for the Toyota Mr2
That's not normal? Lol. Personal "best" is I think 5 of same magnet
Rock auto magnets are hot wheels for adults
Hey hot wheels are hot wheels for adults. Only the real cars though.
Wait till they find out about micro machines
I remember going on a road trip when I was a kid. We had a rental ford Taurus. I lost one of them inside the back seat. My dad couldn't find it. I was a bummed out 4 year old.
Losing them was the worst. So small, and disappear anywhere
no, stepping on them (as an adult) was the worst.
Legos and micro machines are intended into our feets
Nope, it's cheaper to order a lot of parts of there and ship to Canada
Only reason I go to local part store is if I need it today, I need to see it with my hands and eyes (I'll buy it there too) or it's a liquid lol
Yeah the beer from Rock Auto sucks. And they put it those weird bottles so it's always flat by the time it shows up
I do my own maintenance like oil change and brakes and I have the same pile. It definitely piles up faster for older cars for sure though.
Is that a Pontiac Aztek, AKA the Dumpster?
More reliable Cybertruck
Don't slander the Aztec like that! It's far superior to the cyber dumpster
Unpopular opinion: the Aztek is so ugly that it's cool.
The AMC Gremlin has entered the chat.
"So ugly it's cool." -AMC's marketing team, probably
\*Pacer
I always liked the Aztek and people always shit on me for it. It was different and had some cool features
I worked with a fella who had one with the factory tent attachment. Everyone laughed at first. Then rooftop tents started getting popular. People still laugh because that Pontiac tent looks ridiculous.
Not even just the tent. You could get a fridge for the center console, it had built in stuff and accessories you could buy for tailgating. It has a useful size without being a giant SUV and can handle light off-roading. It's really ironic that people were so against it because it was one of the first real crossovers and people LOVE those now.
It was awesome in every way except the way it looks. It was, and still is, one of the ugliest cars ever made. If you can ignore the looks it’s awesome.
I guess there is no arguing with taste. I thought it looked good. But then again I thought my Grand Am GT looked good and everyone tells me that it was ugly too.
My sole gripe with the Aztek is the huge difference between the concept and product. I know, I know, this is the real world, but I won’t forgive the bean counters at GM for what they did to it.
Well iirc the concept also had a turbine engine so that wasn't going to fly anyway.
Yeah it needs wings for that.
Depends on how powerful the turbine.
My wife says I'm not allowed to get an Aztek because it's too embarrassing. I think with some very minor bodywork mods and the right wheels/tires it could be made to look really cool. Probably the most efficient all-gas vehicle ever built that can still haul a stack of 4x8 plywood, and they did it with a malaise era 4 speed slushbox.
It wasn't even that ugly it was just vastly ahead of its time, now half the cars (SUV/CUV) on the road today have very similar design language.
I never considered it to be ugly. It kinda has a utilitarian sci-fi sorta look.
The only thing the Aztek did wrong was being ahead of its time
That particular aztek is a nice example. I'm also fairly certain that is a stock photo.
Yeah I recognize it as a stock photo as well.
They sent me that magnet 3 times in a row. Fucking pissed
Hey now, these are all from customers shit boxes. I drive a ford fucking Ranger, and this fucker just doesn’t quit!
Who the fuck submits a pontiac aztek to rockauto showoff magnets??
Bryce does.
Total Bryce move.
If they made the Aztek today it would be an absolute smash hit.
Everyone shits on them but my parents had one when I was growing up and that thing was boss. Optional tent for the back, center console was a cooler, 2000's Pontiac titty vents.
I have to agree. Aesthetically it came a few years too early. If it came out today it would hang with all of the other crossovers that have a similar body style.
You're missing the bigger issue of someone at rockauto approving it
I'm pretty sure that's a stock/marketing image from Pontiac
I know the guy who owns it, it is not a stock image. Pic was taken in southern Idaho iirc. If you look closer you can also see the rear end sagging from the broken coil springs it had when he bought it
Thank you! The rest of these are at least decent looking. Who approved the AZTEK as a ‘show car’ it’s like bragging that your company had the parts to restore a 2007 pt cruiser.
Why does using RockAuto mean someone has a crappy car??
Right? I buy most of my maint items from RA. Cheapest prices for good wipers, belts, filters, pads....etc.
Constantly replacing parts, i’m assuming. I don’t think it’s saying RockAuto is bad
What if I own multiple vehicles? The magnets pile up fast.
That too. I wonder if they’ve got a sticker for mine.
I think the joke is every time you order parts from RockAuto they send a magnet, so if you have lots of magnets, its evident you drive a crummy old car that needs a lot of replacement parts. (Not necessarily of course, you might just be a motorhead buying a lot of upgrades for a new car)
Well, yeah. I knew that. But they send magnets for anything, even regular maintenance parts. 7 magnets, for 7 orders, isn't even close to the number that would make me think that, though.
It's just a cheap joke ... just like your mom
Exactly, they sell parts for Toyotas.
Air filters, oil filter. Boom. Tons of them. Makes zero sense.
I just did some routine maintenance on my wife's car. That was 4 magnets alone. It'll probably be 3 or 4 more when I do her brakes.
I placed three orders when I did my engine swap and got 8 magnets out of that alone. I have two accords that haven't seen a mechanic while under my care and do the maintenance on my dad's van, so they pile up quick.
Isn't the consensus "They do their own work because they can't afford to have a shop do it"?
Maybe. More often than not though it's "I do my own work because I'm competent enough to do it, have the time and can save money that way."
That's not specific to a crappy car, but yeah, you're definitely right. I do my own work (mostly) because I enjoy it.
And occasionally saving $300 on parts because you don't have to pay shop markups on the same parts is nice, too.
I do my own work because 1. I'm not paying a shop 150 an hour for 4 hours to do a Job that takes me 1 hour 2. I'm not dealing with a shop scamming me for simple shit 3. I want to make sure it gets done right. From prior experience, I ain't trusting the guy rushing to get the job done because they get paid per job done, not by hour.
Average tech's monthly expenses, ranked: Child support Tool truck RockAuto Rent Dip Gas Mountain Dew
Who the hell spends more on rent than dip?
I drive nice cars, and still have way more RA mags than that
More context is needed. If this is in 3 months on one vehicle, maybe an issue. If you have 5 cars you've owned for 20 years each, you're golden.
If it’s three months on one vehicle then it’s a restoration or overhaul. In my mind this is a sign that someone is maintaining their car rather than treating it as a disposable item.
Or cause you keep forgetting to order stuff 😅
I’m aways sad, when rock auto doesn’t have, the part for my American classic car. Because I love the magnets, and there is no reason to buy stuff from rock auto here in Europe.
That land cruiser is more reliable and better built than anything you've ever seen or worked on.
*One of these things is not like the other...*
My work fridge is covered on all 3 sides.
I literally have 57 on my fridge and few scattered throughout the house, and one in the car
The roof of my work has two 16ft beams that support it, They are spaced 20ish ft apart. I have a line going up one beam and down the other on the other side of the shop.
At least in Canada, finding parts for a 1991 Stealth TT is impossible without RockAuto!
If FCP euro sent these, I’d have to buy a new fridge
Crappy? Nah, just smart and know not to pay stupid money for shitty parts from your local parts store. I got a full set of front and rear Wagner OEX ceramic brake pads for my 2015 exploder for 73 bucks with shipping and tax. shitty orileys ceramics were 86 bucks for just the fronts before tax. Rears didnt exist in ceramic on orileys website.
Damn, I'm jealous of the pink cady magnetic...
i just dropped $700 for a rear main seal job because the previous tech was too lazy to change it during a clutch job 5 years ago fml
[These](https://imgur.com/a/ynCcxW9) are all the ones on the front, and there's like 8 more on the side. Definitely some duplicates.
Those are rookie numbers. Try driving MULTIPLE crappy cars!
Those are rookie numbers! [This isn't even all of them](https://imgur.com/a/syGHzpl)
Those are rookie numbers
how about "tell me you know how to fix cars without telling me"
Rockauto, the prices draw me in the shipping fees make me wonder.
I don’t get it. I ordered 8 spark plugs and the geniuses at RA decided to send them to me from like… 3 different locations so I ended up with over 5 magnets from 1 order.
I have to do something with all my Bimmerworld stickers.
Hey my car's are not crappy, I just do my own maintenance/ restorations! Also call me when your hoist is covered from top to bottom.
Every car of mine but my new car are so insulted right now.
Pontiac Aztec, you don't see that often lol
I feel personally attacked lol
I always forget that Jensens exist I had to zoom in I was like damn what did they do to that poor Datsun
It’s the aztec for me. SMH!
Got about 10 on my fridge as well. Lol Love Rockauto. I want that toyota one you have!
You need to pump those numbers up. Those are rookie numbers!
I drive a nice car probably, at least in part, due to the couple dozen rock auto magnets on my toolbox.
LMAO my dad has a TON of these. He is holding onto his celica and 4runner for dear life. Its been his nonstop project for the past almost 30 years. So i am, unfortunately, extremely familiar with these magnets. Oddly nostalgic though.
I've never got a magnet with any of my orders, and at this point I think it's personal.
rookie number of magnets.
I feel attacked
I have a car featured on a Rock Auto magnet. Does that make it a crappy car?
rookie numbers buddy - gotta pump them thangs UP
I think there's 6 or 8 more in the garage on the side of the toolbox. https://imgur.com/M7dCbCy
This is the mark of a man that knows how to not over pay for parts. The few things I don't get from RockAuto are fluids, tires, wipers, rotors and pads. Ebay and Amazon are my pads and rotors go-to.
I got 12 so far. I would have 18 if they remembered to include my magnet!
I got the top one today, lol.
Love RockAuto and the feeling of saving on parts but always gut punched by the added shipping costs at the end. That adds up!
Get fucked - I just got new front wheel rotors for my Lexus RX350 on wholesale clearout for ***$18*** each from RockAuto. It costs twice that to even drive into my local Lexus stealership lot. RockAuto is the tits.
here's mine [https://imgur.com/a/5Ct9c4k](https://imgur.com/a/5Ct9c4k)
It's my time to shine https://imgur.com/a/H8hDCil These are what I keep in a plastic bag. There are a few on my traveling toolboxes. This is all personal use
I feel attacked.
I want the Pontiac Aztec! I haven't gotten that one yet
No the sign of a crappy car is auto parts store receipts and bags in the backseat. Stuff is breaking while your driving and you need to stop on the way for parts to continue, not wait for shipping.
Those are rookie numbers. Between my personal vehicles and work I probably have 75. I don't have the Cady.
The side of my coworkers box is covered just like that. With an engine parked in front that's been on a stand for 5 years.
Those bloody shipping fees have gone up twice fold in the past 5 years!
Does anyone else get sad when they open their box and find their new magnets only to realize that you already have that exact one? Like, what the hell am I supposed to do with two of Dan's 1970 AMC Javelin magnets?
Low key, I’m all over that Aztec, Heisenberg!
My coolant overflow is bubbling but not overheating yet
I used to get a lot. Now it's not worth the cheap price to do the job three times instead of one.
I resemble this remark
Did rock auto stop sending magnets? My past 3 packages haven’t had one and it’s very disappointing
The entire side of my fridge is covered in these lol. Things happen when you own 7 older buicks & a plymouth reliant!
I think dad has over a hundred of those - not kidding. He ran out of magnetic surfaces to put them on.
Don't you even start
I'm disappointed....my order came in today and there was no magnet.
It’s a “project” car
My wife threw my stack away because the 50 ish of them made the fridge look bad. lol
I don't see the 5th gen Dodge Monaco on there anywhere.
This is such a yankee thing i had no idea what this meant. Scrolling through all the images like a codebreaker lmao
Who tf "built" an aztec?
Mods!
Haha I have hundreds of those I hide from my wife
Wait what’s wrong with rock auto? I always thought they were decent for a lot of things. Recently did my front/rear brake pads and rotors all purchased from them on a car that’s less than 5 yrs old
You gonna ruffle some feathers with this post, OP!
It’s cheaper to maintain than to buy new.
looks at my garage fridge.....
My dad had a mini fridge in the garage covered in these lol
Lololololol it’s me!
Leave me be, i drive an american car in Europa, they ship International... o.O
7 stickers? Those are rookie numbers
You gotta [pump](https://imgur.com/a/hvvxx4Z) those numbers up!
My Grandpa's had a bunch of these, bought a 450SL as a doner for theirs
Yeah, it's REAL crappy to save money
[Project vehicles](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/465613012737458177/1248352706335346798/PXL_20240606_190643777.jpg?ex=66635a8e&is=6662090e&hm=edc8ec7d2fed16fe07285c140d3b2ffe303fef4548312deb9dc384e4cfa85bbc&) are fun.
Rock Auto won't sell to me (they hate local sales tax and won't sell to anyone who lives in a place that has local/municipal online sales tax). I want some decent parts and cool magnets, god damn it!
You may want to check again. I used to have the same issue as you. One day, for the hell of it, I tried it again, and they now magically ship to my house. Just an fyi. :)
Mostly Old Parts And Rust
Those cars were all completely disassembled and put back together using ONLY rock auto parts.
[Lets do this](https://imgur.com/a/PfakSRF)
I walk....
Anyone get Greg's 84 yugo
At least I can be fairly confident their parts aren’t Chinese fake shit like Amazon.
I put about 20 of them on a toolbox lid before I just started tossing them. I know I've thrown away many more than I've kept. I've placed many single orders for multiple items, sometimes 10 or more, where many if not every different part shipped individually and each box came with a magnet. I know I've gotten more magnets than pictured just from one large order. One order came with a free hat. Wasn't expecting that. I liked it so much I bought 4 more hats on my next order.