Re: Hey Neal, hey Neal!!! nuts?(no lug nuts)

[wally breer <wbreer@xxxxxxx>]

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Hi
        It apears to be the staff and not the store that makes a difference,
the NAPA store
here is freakin useless, the Last time I was in there I was gonna buy all of
the parts for the disc brake conversion  (rotors,calipers,hoses,pin
kits,bearings,seals,masters) for both my car (63 Dodge) and my son's car (64
Dodge) . So I wander in with my list in hand, I had everthing identified
with EIS part numbers ,the counter putz looks my list over and asks whose
part numbers they were ,so I tell him and he says "who is EIS", I 'm a bit
surprised as EIS is almost older than dirt and he says they don't carry
EIS,so I says I don't give a hoot who he gets the parts from, if its Wagner
or Bendix cross 'em over and get 'em no sweat. Well he sort of pages through
(and this is right in front of me!) his cross reference book in a sort of
uninterested manner and calls out to his other counter putz if he ever
crossed over anything from EIS,the other guy says no,he never heard of EIS .
The guy just looks up at me and says he can't get any of it. Well ' I just
about flip, I says "you never even tried", and I mention if the EIS numbers
are to hard for him he should try by  application...blank stare from him, I
tell 'em that about $600 bucks worth of parts sales are about to walk out
the door (me) ,no real concern shown on his part , I'm at the door now and
say "Last chance" still no real response out of the idiot so I leave,never
to return!
Another independant outfit called "Hood" autoparts offered an enthusiastic
response and had everthing within a day without any excuses! So for me the
local NAPA has become invisible! Just thought I'd share!

  Wally
  63 Dodge

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Watters" <tomwatters@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>; <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 11:50 PM
Subject: RE: Hey Neal, hey Neal!!! nuts?(no lug nuts)



I wont even go into the autozone in my town.  I try Checkers first, as
they have a couple of mopar guys that know their stuff.  Carquest is
close, then NAPA.  Both have knowlegeabe parts guys and can find some of
the harder to find less standard parts.  Advanced is last try cuz they
are all the way acrossed town near NAPA.

Every time I've gone to autozone in the last few years, they dont have
what I need.  One very masculine counter-gal told me, I should get rid of
my gas guzzler and it wasnt worth the money to even special order the
part.  That was one of the last straw's.  Now, if I want to get a 6"
fart-pipe to put on my dart, they have about 20  different ones to choose
from...


On Wed, 12 May 2004 15:18:49 -0700, "Robert neal zimmerman"
<northwestweirdo@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:

> > I kind of like Autozone. They often have stuff there on the shelf that
iwould have to wait a day or two to get elsewhere.
>    I also like their lifetime warranty on stuff, thats so cool, I have a
>    starter for my 318 poly ,and  a water pump,; plus a water pump for my
>    dodge work truck. They dont cost anymore than anywhere else and I dont
>    have to ever worry about BUYING one again, its all taken care of.
>    Gonna see if that would apply to a MP crate hemi if I got one through
>    them!
>
>     The place I cant stand is Schucks, worst place I have ever been,
>     maybe thats just the one here in town, but they should call themself
>     Sucks. SLOW,   apathetic and unknowledgable, kind of like me.
>
>    Neal ZImmerman, Eugene oregon
>
> --
Tom
65 Dart GT 'vert
68 Plymouth 'vert
Longmont, CO

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