Monro Muffler ( MNRO) "now joins that group of O'Reilly Automotive ( ORLY) and AutoZone ( AZO)," said Jim Cramer on Friday's "Stop Trading!" segment on CNBC.

He said that people are realizing that "this is where you go when you want to keep your car longer.

Monro was recently up $1.23, or 4.9%, at $26.49, and Cramer advised viewers to wait and not buy the stock on its recent spike. In general, though, he likes the stock.

"No offense to AutoZone," he said, "but I think this is a better play."
At the time of publication, Cramer had no positions in stocks mentioned.

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