when i got my belt for my truck at autozone ..a buddy of mine worked there and knew what i had so he had another guy get it for me but i asked for a belt for a 2000 chevy half ton with an ls1 6.0..he was dumbfounded..looked for 10 mins before asking for help and the guy he asked said theres no such thing..while my buddy at the end of the desk is laughing his *** off..me too..but i tell him just get a belt for a 2001 camaro

 

sounds bout like out local parts stores. u could ask for some teflon tape and they would ask what year, make and model. i had a good one while back. i asked the kid at the counter for a fuel filter for my Lightning. he told me 70 bucks. i told him i said fuel filter not pump son, he said but thats what comp says. i just left there and went to ford place for 10 bucks and got me one. Only decent place we got for a parts house is napa and most of them have been there for years and know what they are talkin bout.

 

I just love it when I ask them for something simple like a light bulb and they want to know if it is a 4x4...lol

What the hell difference does it make they all take the same light bulbs just pick one.

 

Just today I was in O'Rielly and it took the dude 15 minutes to get me a freakin' differental cover gasket for a FRONT DANA 60 axle. This was after he brought me two different gaskets for two completely different REAR axles, and after he brought me a gasket for a completetly different part. Next time, I will get mean.

 

Eh, I managed a few Advance Auto Parts stores for a few years....from the day I started there I knew more thn everyone else, and when I left as a store manager I still did...would I make good $$ being a mechanic?? NOPE! I am horrible at turning the wrenches, and would prefer to let someone else do the work for me MOST of the time!

Being good at parts does NOT make you a good mechanic

 

No it doesn't, and not everyone wants to turn wrenches. But from what Ive seen, most that know their *** from a hole in the ground enjoy turning wrenches and could make a better living as a mechanic. Not all though

 

yeah i cant stand the idiots that work there. i argued w/ some guy for atleast 3min bout the year of my truck. he said that it was not a 99 that it had to be a 98. as if i dont know what year my truck is. he even tried showing me the sticker on the side of my door panel which said manufactured in 98 and i was like naw **** bro they came out around september of 98 but its a 99 and i jus left to another auto parts store. couldn't believe they hired that guy