Thread: Is Super Cheap Really....?

I flit between SCA Autobarn and Repco - find what I want and then track down the best price. Comparing quality is not all that easy though. I don't think just because it has cheap in the name it is cheap - any more than say Woolworths branding itself "the fresh food people" make's their stuff "fresh".


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I bought some rtv silicon from super cheap $33 dollars. Equivalent from repco was $11. PS for tools I goto tradetools Bunnings tool section is a joke.

Originally Posted by p38arover

I have no doubt Bunnings (and Masters) have products packed especially for them. It makes it very hard to find another shop that can beat their price and get thus get an extra 10% off.

im 100% certain of this.

i use autobarn, repco and SCA for things depending on whos got the best deal.
its just like any store.
you have your quality brands and the house brands, with the house brands lower quality.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

rather than install sliding drawers I purchased a dual drawer set from them.....the lower set fits EXACTLY between the D2 wheel arches and gives me a huge amount of vertical space when I go away.....the top 5drawer section is in my man cave. I remove the drawer chest when I get home . A fit man can lift it in by himself.

Any chance of a picture?

supercheap, autobarn and similar stores as far as I can tell are full of glitz, bull**** and dazzle. The crap they sell can be just as easily purchased from your sunday market (eg: audio, car covers, trailer lights, fog lights). They are actually quite expensive for all this type of stuff.

You need to find a proper auto parts store. I usually go to this place:

Sebastopol Discount Auto Parts - Car Accessories - Sebastopol, VIC - Yellow Pages?

The guy that owns it is a crazy old bastard. I've had him threaten to beat me up and been thrown from his store in the past ( ) 'cos I wanted to return working LED lights that were ****. Where else can you walk into and find old trade stuff though. He often has a big box of ball joints, bushes and gaskets sitting infront of the counter. All the obsolete old parts they haven't sold over the decades. You'll have fun figuring out where they fit though

seeya,
shane L.