Once upon a time, if you needed ‘genuine’ manufacturers parts, you went to the local main dealer, found the stores/ parts department, where a parts-man would ask you what you wanted and then assuming what you wanted wasn’t massively unusual, (or just massive), he would disappear into a labyrinth of shelves behind the counter and emerge a minute or two later with the part(s) you wanted. And if they didn’t have it in stock? Well, something that was preventing a vehicle from being used – called a VOR or Vehicle Off Road part – would generally be ordered for next-day delivery.
That, though, stopped long
