parts
Parts are tricky, I have tried to keep my money local. And got burned hard from a local speed shop over 7K worth, and I bought fenders locally from a large company (did save on shipping) and got toasted from them also. So it can be tricky. I think the problem is power and greed and that attitude is all the country. I agree that most companies cannot afford to treat customers unfairly, thats why this forum has "HP", it can state problems and hopefully help people out, by sharing information.
So I will be honest I look around, make calls, try to evaluate the company or the seller, do my homework and I in turn am very honest with people that buy from me......ITS THE RIGHT THING TO DO !!!!!!!!!!
So lets do the right thing....JMO
Be Safe this year