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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They keep some, but the problem is that there’s so many different parts for different models from different years that keeping everything on site is impossible. It just ends up being easier to order parts as needed in many cases.

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