I hear that. If I don't have time to order stuff I go to my local
parts place which used to be a british leyland dealer. Atleast that
is what my dad tells me, I'm too young to remember, but everytime I go
there and I say I have a triumph they call Joe up to the counter, very
knowledgeable.
Tom
---Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com> wrote:
>
> My.02,
> Most of the major chains of discount auto parts have the all seeing
and
> all knowing CPU.
> You don't have to know squatt about cars to work at these places, all
> you need to know is how to hit the keyboard.
> There is a comercial on TV from a major national chain talking about
how
> the counter person knows everything about cars. I will admit that
there
> might be one of those guys in each store but only ONE. The others are
> just clerks.
> I have had poor to fair service from these stores by standing back and
> listening to the ciunter people talk, the go to the one that seems
half
> way intelligent. For real parts people go to a NAPA or the oldest
auto
> parts house in your town. Those folks Know what they are selling.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Colhard, Chuck [mailto:ColhardC@cadmus.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 05, 1999 7:12 AM
> To: 'Rick Gregory'; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Cc: '"Crash" Hine'; 'Casey'; 'Chris Colhard'; 'Dot and Charlie';
'James
> and John'
> Subject: RE: Idiot Parts Guys (kind lengthy, sorry)
>
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> Rick:
>
> My girlfriend's 17 year old son believes that certain members of our
> society
> need to have a big red "I" tattooed on their forehead, in order to
warn
> other folks that they are encountering an idiot/moron. Sounds like
your
> parts buddy should be first in line!! Good luck getting the Spit going
> this
> weekend.
>
> Chuck and Nigel (71 Spit) Atlanta
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Gregory [mailto:rick_gregory@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 1999 7:32 PM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Idiot Parts Guys (kinda lengthy, sorry)
>
>
> Hi All!
>
> I don't mean to vent but I just got back from my neighborhood Discount
> Auto Store and I just have to share this. I swear everything you about
> to read is totally the truth, this is not made up! It is not even
> exaggerated. It just happened minutes ago.
>
> Sometimes I cringe these days when I try to find Triumph parts
> locally. This exemplifies why. (I guess it could be argued I brought
> this on myself by going there)
>
> Several days ago I purchased a distributor cap and rotor for my '77
> spit 1500. This weekend I'm planning on trying to start my newly
> rebuilt engine so I decided to pick-up a new set of points/condenser.
> Discount had the cap and rotor, sounds to reason they would probably
> have the points, right?
>
> I walk back to the counter. "May I help you"... "yes, I'd like a
> points/condenser assembly for a '77 triumph". "Okay sir, who makes
> your Triumph?", I'm asked. (I already know I'm in trouble). "Triumph
> is the manufacturer", I replied. "No Really. I'm not that stupid...who
> makes your Triumph?"
>
> I swear those were his exact words! ... Guess what I'm thinking.....
> <"OH YES YOU ARE!"> -- I tell him again, "Triumph is the maker, they
> stopped making cars in the early 80s" ... He absolutely refused to
> believe me. Finally, patience running thin, I reach across the damn
> keyboard myself, hit the DOWN ARROW key and scroll down to the T's and
> select "Triumph". His eyes almost bulged out.
>
> "Ok Wow I guess your right". "What model?" he asked. I said "'77
> Spitfire 1500. Lucas Distributor". He selected "Spitfire" on his
> screen then it happened again... "Is that with electronic ignition?"
> he asked ... <?>
>
> "Now, what did I say I wanted? I said I wanted a set of points and a
> condensor". Afterwards he rolled his eyes and told me "We don't carry
> points for the Locus Distributor".
>
> Now annoyed, I corrected him one final time: "A locus is a bug that
> looks like a grasshopper and eats crops. Lucas makes the
> distributer... llluuuucccaaasss think 'Luke Skywalker'". He then left
> the counter to work the cashier up front as other customers were
> getting restless in line.
>
> I still don't know if he even knows what points are. And all this
> hassle for nothing.
>
> And we are not talking about some 18 year old kid here either. This
> guy had to be in his mid-30's. Now I'm 29 and I heard of Triumph long
> before I ever started my restoration project. And I don't work in the
> automotive field, I just dabble for fun. Why is a guy like this behind
> the counter?
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> --Rick
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