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Old 03-05-09, 01:45 PM
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Is it me or did autoparts stores raise NGK plug prices?
I remember I used to buy them for about $8 a piece and now they're over $17!!!

WTF

WHo carries them for cheap?
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Old 03-05-09, 01:49 PM
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they only costs me $5 each up here...
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just bought mines for 5.99 a plug, hasnt changed
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Really!??? Damn send some down LOL

No I really couldn't believe when the chick at Autozone was like, "They're around $16 bucks, wait that cant be right... oh wait! Yeah that's the price".

Fucken ay man I tell ya!
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just bought mines for 5.99 a plug, hasnt changed
Autozone??
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They quoted me on 26$ per pair of Leading or Trailing.. So I said man wtf.
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well dont forget they charge per plug you need they might have been saying thats the price if you need x amount
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maybe their computer lists them by the total amount needed for the car and not individual?

what are the recommended ngks for a jspec tII s5 motor? same as NA?
you guys run coppers right?


or the price of them went up because of the copper?
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maybe their computer lists them by the total amount needed for the car and not individual?

what are the recommended ngks for a jspec tII s5 motor? same as NA?
you guys run coppers right?


or the price of them went up because of the copper?
I was told per plug

Turbo and NA are the same 7s and 9s
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I got the same quote from Autozone and Kragen. Over 14 bucks a plug. I went to napa and just got a set of cheap autolites for now. They cost me 5 bucks each.
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whats the part number they quoted u on, mine are for an fb, not a big diff
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oh ya, forgot u guys have the flat plugs, i still have the 4 prong plugs, ya those ******* are expensive. i use 2329 ngk
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Are you sure they're not giving you the price for platinums? a quick trip to kragen.com shows the regular plugs are $6, and the platinums are $13. Sales strategy at a parts place (and something we were taught to do at Best Buy) is to offer the more expensive option, and only tell about the cheaper one if you are going to lose the sale.
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the only real difference between the leading and trailing plugs is that two are platinum and two are not. i run all 9's in my motor..screw the 7's. i even know the plug part number by heart.

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i go to the mazda dealer,and they are $14 there,the spark plugs at kragen or autozone usually suck,even tho they are ngk's.they look different from the plugs i have bought at the dealer.
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just go to kragen i got some 2 weeks ago for 5.99 they are the same damn plugs .
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you lie
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tell those ****** that this is the price online, always works for me
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I got quoted on what :AA: said 7EQ and 9EQ so weird that we're all getting different prices. I guess the dealer would be the best way to go but it's so much more convenient to try Autozone since I have on the corner of my street
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just print out that page and take it to them. they have to honor it
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yeah, they should price match.
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sweet! i will def do that!
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Also, check those mom and pop stores. They sell plugs for generally cheaper because they have older stock w/ the older pricing.
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your welcome ******
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i work at a dealership so i get wholesale pricing =)
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i work at a dealership so i get wholesale pricing =)
you should buy in bulk and sell here LOL
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