How to Buy a Air Filter in 3 Easy Steps
I've got a confession to make. I don't like shopping for car
parts. In fact, I always see it as an unnecessary expense that
should magically fix itself. Guess what? Cars need air filters
every 30,000 miles or so. I'm not a mechanic so I don't have a
way to sell you an air filter over the web, but I can save you
some bucks on either replacing or cleaning your air filter when
the time comes. I've done the research so you don't have to.
1)Compare offers online. Since you are most likely reading this
over the web, you can certainly take a look through the various
auto part retailing websites. Just enter you car make and model
and you should be all set to get an air filter delivered to your
house in a matter of days. Online retailers generally don't pay
for expensive real estate like other businesses do, so you might
be able to get a good deal on one.
2)The junk yard. While you might think you are above visiting a
junk yard, are you above saving a lot of money? Probably not. A
quick stop in at the local junk yard might save you a lot of
money compared to a new air filter. And, even better, this ties
directly into point #1. A friend of my, Robert, needed an auto
part so he looked online and found a junk yard. The junk yard
shipped him a part that was almost new and he couldn't have been
happier. Just cause an air filter is used, doesn't mean it's
very used!
3)Consider not buying an air filter and saving all of your
money. Clean it. Yes, air filters can be cleaned. In fact, if
you clean your air filter, you can pretty much forget points #1
and 2. Clean out your air filter the right way and save all the
money that you were planning on spending on a new or used air
filter. However, cleaning your air filter isn't as easy as you
might think it is. Find out how to do it once, and do it
correctly.