I was a regular poster on FocusFanatics and FocalJet for a while. I first met Steve while I was in the Focus world as he has an SVT Focus. I then convinced him to become a vendor on ExplorerForum. I haven't had to order any hard to find OEM parts in a while, so I've been out of touch with Tousley. I had no idea they were now AutoNation. I saw someone post something about AutoNation the other day and I noticed they were also in White Bear Lake. I just figured they were a competitor of Tousley.
With that being said, I am in favor of supporting our already established EBPF vendors as long as the prices are reasonable. It's nothing against Steve/Tousley/AutoNation, but I'd like to give Fred Bean Parts a chance to prove themselves. However, a little more forum presence/activity wouldn't hurt. I think their last post was several months ago.