Eli5 How come auto repair garages don’t keep spare car parts on site and have to order them?

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I’d understand them not keeping spares of larger parts at the garages due to space issues, but I’m confused they wouldn’t have something like spare O-rings around (one is stopping my car from getting fixed/tested and the garage told me there’s been a shipping delay).

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* There is a large network of auto parts specifically for repair shops.
* They can get most parts the same or next day.
* It’s actually pretty rare for a repair shop to have to wait longer than that for parts to arrive.
* The parts network has the space to store a huge amount of parts while the repair shop doesn’t.

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