I wrote off rebuilt alternators as junk until a guy at the parts counter in Reno explained the core charge

Cole Walker · 2026-09-15T15:00:05.971398+00:00

I always paid full price for new alternators on my beaters because I figured a $70 rebuilt from the chain store was just someone else's dead part with a fresh coat of paint. The guy at the counter in Reno told me the rebuilts come with a lifetime warranty and if it dies I just swap it at any store in the country, no receipt games, and that new ones fail too. So am I the only one who was paying double for peace of mind that was not even real?

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