[Aredubjay]

<<And it isn't just tires and it isn't just oil filters. I don't want the whole world slamming me here but the bottom line is these companies are in it for the money and painting one name on it vs. another isn't a guarantee of a quality component.>>

That's hitting the proverbial nail on the head. I get so sick of corporate buzzwords, "Empowerment" (where you're empowered to do what you want as long as it's what the exec. mgmt. wants), "Total Quality Management" (Like they're REALLY concerned about quality if it costs an extra penny per piece to "manage" it.) "Total Customer Satisfaction" (I ain't goin' into that one). Yep, the only gurantee is that there are no gurantees. Caveat emptor!