So search away, and see what you come up with. You won't run into very many problems with relative size or byte size if you stick to searching for manufacturer catalogs and Geo content, but you don't want to miss out on the other 95 percent of the content in the 3D Warehouse. Among the most common issues with content downloaded from the Warehouse is the size of the file, both in terms of the object's relative size in the model, and also the byte size of the file.
As such, the precision and care with which the components have been created varies widely. The models on the 3D Warehouse are created by experts and novices alike.