I bought a $79 starter off Advance Auto's website. It worked fine for about 3 months then just completely died one day. Not even a peep out of it. I tried the hammer trick, screwed with the cables, etc. It was just dead. So I learned my lesson and replaced it with a Bosch.

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'81 300CD - 180K, cannot be killed by any conventional means
'99 Ford Escort - good MPG