#eurocarparts — Public Fediverse posts
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#Retail / #purchasing dilemma (may be a UK-specific thing?) - folk on here say "support small independent businesses", but particularly for #motoring related items/services, not only do they have higher prices and lower stock / customer service capabilities , you search for info on the owners and many turn out to be Reform activists.
OTOH pick middle sized chains (in #automotive there's pretty much a duopoly between #LKQ / #EuroCarParts and #GSF ) and they have a diverse staff - many women in frontline roles driving vans for deliveries, and lots of #BritishAsian and other ethnic minority workers in positions of senior management....
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#Retail / #purchasing dilemma (may be a UK-specific thing?) - folk on here say "support small independent businesses", but particularly for #motoring related items/services, not only do they have higher prices and lower stock / customer service capabilities , you search for info on the owners and many turn out to be Reform activists.
OTOH pick middle sized chains (in #automotive there's pretty much a duopoly between #LKQ / #EuroCarParts and #GSF ) and they have a diverse staff - many women in frontline roles driving vans for deliveries, and lots of #BritishAsian and other ethnic minority workers in positions of senior management....
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#Retail / #purchasing dilemma (may be a UK-specific thing?) - folk on here say "support small independent businesses", but particularly for #motoring related items/services, not only do they have higher prices and lower stock / customer service capabilities , you search for info on the owners and many turn out to be Reform activists.
OTOH pick middle sized chains (in #automotive there's pretty much a duopoly between #LKQ / #EuroCarParts and #GSF ) and they have a diverse staff - many women in frontline roles driving vans for deliveries, and lots of #BritishAsian and other ethnic minority workers in positions of senior management....
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#Retail / #purchasing dilemma (may be a UK-specific thing?) - folk on here say "support small independent businesses", but particularly for #motoring related items/services, not only do they have higher prices and lower stock / customer service capabilities , you search for info on the owners and many turn out to be Reform activists.
OTOH pick middle sized chains (in #automotive there's pretty much a duopoly between #LKQ / #EuroCarParts and #GSF ) and they have a diverse staff - many women in frontline roles driving vans for deliveries, and lots of #BritishAsian and other ethnic minority workers in positions of senior management....
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#Retail / #purchasing dilemma (may be a UK-specific thing?) - folk on here say "support small independent businesses", but particularly for #motoring related items/services, not only do they have higher prices and lower stock / customer service capabilities , you search for info on the owners and many turn out to be Reform activists.
OTOH pick middle sized chains (in #automotive there's pretty much a duopoly between #LKQ / #EuroCarParts and #GSF ) and they have a diverse staff - many women in frontline roles driving vans for deliveries, and lots of #BritishAsian and other ethnic minority workers in positions of senior management....
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Decided to go for 6 month #oil change (recommended for #EA888 - oil is worked hard in this engine; regularly goes over 100° C, car had previously been driven short distances around #London by lads at dealer before it was sold to me)
Got up early to visit #GSF and #EuroCarParts to collect oil, filter, vacuum oil extractor, 32mm socket for #oilfilter both from #Sealey and used #Laser tools 3/8" ratchet I'd recently got for wheel bearing job.
Was quite easy to extract oil through dipstick tube (5,7 litres of it!)
Old filter was from Crosland (Euro Car Parts own brand), goodness knows where oil was from! Date code Dec 2024, so at least car *had* been serviced that year..
Replaced with #MANN filter and #Castrol Edge LL oil (made to VW standard)
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Decided to go for 6 month #oil change (recommended for #EA888 - oil is worked hard in this engine; regularly goes over 100° C, car had previously been driven short distances around #London by lads at dealer before it was sold to me)
Got up early to visit #GSF and #EuroCarParts to collect oil, filter, vacuum oil extractor, 32mm socket for #oilfilter both from #Sealey and used #Laser tools 3/8" ratchet I'd recently got for wheel bearing job.
Was quite easy to extract oil through dipstick tube (5,7 litres of it!)
Old filter was from Crosland (Euro Car Parts own brand), goodness knows where oil was from! Date code Dec 2024, so at least car *had* been serviced that year..
Replaced with #MANN filter and #Castrol Edge LL oil (made to VW standard)
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Decided to go for 6 month #oil change (recommended for #EA888 - oil is worked hard in this engine; regularly goes over 100° C, car had previously been driven short distances around #London by lads at dealer before it was sold to me)
Got up early to visit #GSF and #EuroCarParts to collect oil, filter, vacuum oil extractor, 32mm socket for #oilfilter both from #Sealey and used #Laser tools 3/8" ratchet I'd recently got for wheel bearing job.
Was quite easy to extract oil through dipstick tube (5,7 litres of it!)
Old filter was from Crosland (Euro Car Parts own brand), goodness knows where oil was from! Date code Dec 2024, so at least car *had* been serviced that year..
Replaced with #MANN filter and #Castrol Edge LL oil (made to VW standard)
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Decided to go for 6 month #oil change (recommended for #EA888 - oil is worked hard in this engine; regularly goes over 100° C, car had previously been driven short distances around #London by lads at dealer before it was sold to me)
Got up early to visit #GSF and #EuroCarParts to collect oil, filter, vacuum oil extractor, 32mm socket for #oilfilter both from #Sealey and used #Laser tools 3/8" ratchet I'd recently got for wheel bearing job.
Was quite easy to extract oil through dipstick tube (5,7 litres of it!)
Old filter was from Crosland (Euro Car Parts own brand), goodness knows where oil was from! Date code Dec 2024, so at least car *had* been serviced that year..
Replaced with #MANN filter and #Castrol Edge LL oil (made to VW standard)
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Decided to go for 6 month #oil change (recommended for #EA888 - oil is worked hard in this engine; regularly goes over 100° C, car had previously been driven short distances around #London by lads at dealer before it was sold to me)
Got up early to visit #GSF and #EuroCarParts to collect oil, filter, vacuum oil extractor, 32mm socket for #oilfilter both from #Sealey and used #Laser tools 3/8" ratchet I'd recently got for wheel bearing job.
Was quite easy to extract oil through dipstick tube (5,7 litres of it!)
Old filter was from Crosland (Euro Car Parts own brand), goodness knows where oil was from! Date code Dec 2024, so at least car *had* been serviced that year..
Replaced with #MANN filter and #Castrol Edge LL oil (made to VW standard)
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it appears to be #EuroCarParts and #GSF (both owned by USA #LKQ group) that are leaking data to #Facebook about me working on more than one car (I'm not sure what they gain from doing so, as FB is equally likely to suggest ads for one of their competitors)
https://themarkup.org/blacklight?url=eurocarparts.co.uk&device=mobile&location=us-ca&force=false
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it appears to be #EuroCarParts and #GSF (both owned by USA #LKQ group) that are leaking data to #Facebook about me working on more than one car (I'm not sure what they gain from doing so, as FB is equally likely to suggest ads for one of their competitors)
https://themarkup.org/blacklight?url=eurocarparts.co.uk&device=mobile&location=us-ca&force=false
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it appears to be #EuroCarParts and #GSF (both owned by USA #LKQ group) that are leaking data to #Facebook about me working on more than one car (I'm not sure what they gain from doing so, as FB is equally likely to suggest ads for one of their competitors)
https://themarkup.org/blacklight?url=eurocarparts.co.uk&device=mobile&location=us-ca&force=false
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it appears to be #EuroCarParts and #GSF (both owned by USA #LKQ group) that are leaking data to #Facebook about me working on more than one car (I'm not sure what they gain from doing so, as FB is equally likely to suggest ads for one of their competitors)
https://themarkup.org/blacklight?url=eurocarparts.co.uk&device=mobile&location=us-ca&force=false
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it appears to be #EuroCarParts and #GSF (both owned by USA #LKQ group) that are leaking data to #Facebook about me working on more than one car (I'm not sure what they gain from doing so, as FB is equally likely to suggest ads for one of their competitors)
https://themarkup.org/blacklight?url=eurocarparts.co.uk&device=mobile&location=us-ca&force=false