Re: [vent] watercooled newbie vs "experienced" carpart salesperson. (long)

["Craig Williams" <roccolister@hotmail.com>]

Dude,

That is sooo funny. I've had to deal with so many complete IDIOTS at car
parts stores. I've gotten to the point to know one person who isn't stupid,
learn his schedule and ONLY talk to him. When I've been in a hurry for a
part, and I know he's not there, I say to myself, "No biggie, this is a
'normal' part and anyone can handle it." Nope. Total f-ing idiots work at
car parts chain stores.

It makes me really appreciate Mike and Kristen Potter.

-- --Craig Williams
1981 Scirocco S 2008cc 16V (As seen in 01-2001 Sport Compact Car)
1991 Passat Wagon 2.0 16V (For the Wife & baby)
2000 Saab Viggen (20 psi, Turbo charged monster)
Northern California, USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Snow <danws69@earthlink.net>
To: 'koabi brooks' <koabi@lazyslacker.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 1:54 PM
Subject: RE: [vent] watercooled newbie vs "experienced" carpart salesperson.
(long)


> good for you!
> I do the same thing when a business pisses me off....I walk out. AND I
never
> go back there again. It can be a bitch sometimes, but that's the beauty of
> our system!
>
> Dan
> '87 16v 'Rocco
> '81 Rabbit Sport Truck
> '00 Jetta
> Tam-pa, FL
> http://home.earthlink.net/~danws69/index.html
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of koabi brooks
> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 04:11
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: [vent] watercooled newbie vs "experienced" carpart salesperson.
> (long)
>
>
> lemme just get something off my chest.  i encourage you not to read :)
>
> On wednesday i went to a nameless parts store (BAP*cough*) to buy gaskets
> for the 2.0 16v with 1.8 head.  i got intake, exhaust, and valve cover
> gaskets.  they looked odd to me right away (im new at this though, what do
i
> know), but since i would have to pick up an order on friday (seals for
block
> and such), i figured i could return the stuff if it was wrong when i went
> back to pickup the order.  i take a look at the stuff once i get
home...sure
> enough, everything is way too small.  I didnt look carefully, but didnt
seem
> like i needed to.  ok, ill go return it on friday, not a huge deal.
> today when i go to pickup my order, i express my concern that they may
have
> ordered me 8v stuff like they did with the other gaskets.  The guy looks
up
> gaskets for a 88 scirocco ( i told him 16v) and pulls out some more
gaskets.
> Amazingly enough, they are EXACTLY the same as the ones i was given the
1st
> time.  i tell the guy those arent right, and he checks some more, and says
> those are the right ones.  Maybe i was wrong, im not an expert by any
> longshot, afterall.  i give up finally, go back home, and do some serious
> comparing, and i also see if the block gasket and seals set that i ordered
> is right (it was!).  I return to the parts store again, this time i bring
> the intake manifold, the exhaust manifold, the old valve cover gasket, and
> the oilpan gasket (btw i was told that the oilpan gasket would come with
the
> set for the bottom end, but it did not).
> I bring everything in, and set it on the counter.  the guy says "oh those
> are 2.0 liter parts."  "Nope, these are stock scirocco 1.8 liter 16v
parts,"
> i tell him.  "oh really?" he says, then proceeds to check things on his
> computer (he looks up the stuff under passat this time).  He comes back
with
> a intake manifold gasket that fits!  he then tells me, "see these are 2.0
> liter parts.  The stuff we gave you before would work on a 1.8 liter 16v"
i
> tell him "these are stock scirocco 1.8l 16v parts.  I can bring my car
next
> time and show you they are the same."  the guy replies, "i dont need to
look
> at your car because i know what ill see."  implying that im a complete
moron
> and hes so certain that hes right that he doesnt need to waste his time
just
> to verify is alleged correctness.  i try to explain again these parts are
> from a scirocco 16v 1.8 liter and i tell him i could bring in more intake
> manifolds if it would help him (and i mention how the 2.0 intake manifolds
> usually have the TB attach on the opposite side...see im learning!) but
the
> gasket is the same for either.  he starts going off about how he has 6
years
> experience and he was trained PROFESSIONALLY (oooo!).  i tell him, "i have
6
> months experience, non-professionally, and i can tell you that youre
wrong."
> Finally the guy leaves the issue alone and goes to find parts, finds me
the
> exhaust gaskets, an intake gasket, but not the rest.  I tell him to keep
his
> stuff, and i left.
> I hope i can get what i need tomorrow (from some place else) and get this
> badboy in the car finally!  Thanks to Peter for getting me the mounts
> quickly.  Thanks to Tom for listening to me whine.
>
> scirocco newbie,
> koabi
>
>
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