You must frequest places that sell British parts.
Either that or the looks you get come them wondering
who "Morris" is and what you are going to do with
those parts. :)
--- Pat Kelly <lollipop@ricochet.net> wrote:
> We say it's a Morris. :) And get sympathetic looks.
> --Pat K
>
> James Creasy wrote:
> >
> > > > If you ask them for a part for a kit car, do
> they start running into
> > each
> > > > other, like a special sandwhich order at
> McDonald's?
> >
> > no, they get real quiet and hope that if they
> ignore you, you will leave
> > them alone. :P
> >
> > if you should find yourself in this position,
> never, EVER tell them what the
> > car is. i always say "91 mustang GT" or "91 tbird
> supercoupe", etc. life
> > is SO much easier this way.
> >
> > if you do tell them its a cobra, they might have
> heard of the mustang cobra,
> > but not the 60's roadster cobra. or they suddenly
> really dont want to deal
> > with you because it might be something out of the
> ordinary and they might
> > get sued.
> >
> > another place that was good: Lee's in alameda.
> its not a modest place, as
> > it says "World Famous" over the name the of the
> store. are auto shops
> > tourism draws?
> >
> > now, back to wiring!!
> >
> > -james
> >
> > Message -----
> > From: Darren Madams <darren@madams.com>
> > To: Rob Weinstock <weinstro@hotmail.com>
> > Cc: <black94pgt@pacbell.net>;
> <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 2:52 PM
> > Subject: Re: story, was Re: where to find battery
> cable?
> >
> > > Rob wrote:
> > > > If you ask them for a part for a kit car, do
> they start running into
> > each
> > > > other, like a special sandwhich order at
> McDonald's?
> > >
> > > Reminds me of the problems I had getting parts
> for my F440. Everytime
> > > I would break something I would take it into the
> parts store and ask
> > > if they had "something like this". Their
> response, "what model and
> > > year car is it from?" Always!!! I got so sick
> of explaining it to
> > > people that I finally let one Kragen clerk
> lookup a starter motor or
> > > something from a 1979 Red Devil... it wasn't in
> his computer... or in
> > > his books... imagine that.
> > >
> > > When I bent a tie rod on my kart, I went to OSH
> with the part because
> > > I knew they sold rod ends... well they had the
> ends but not the rods,
> > > so I asked the clueless individual standing in
> that section where the
> > > tie rods were... he said "the what?" I said
> "the things these rod
> > > ends screw into". He didn't know, but took me
> to ask the guy who had
> > > worked at OSH for 15 years (imagine that!) who
> promptly asked me
> > > "what is it from?"... when I replied "A racing
> go-kart" he promptly
> > > came back with "Well did you try a go-kart
> shop"... because there's
> > > so many of those in Concord that are open at
> 7:00 at night on a
> > > Saturday evening...
> > >
> > > Same goes for Home Depot... have you ever
> noticed all their aprons
> > > say "I can help in all deparments"... I've been
> there so many times
> > > for basic stuff (coolant y-splitters, rod ends,
> hex head bolts) and
> > > they're always completely useless... I feel like
> bringing a Sharpie
> > > marker and rewriting "I can't help in any
> department".
> > >
> > > Customer service ain't what it used to be!!!! :)
> Don't get me started
> > > on the cable company and the bank and Mickey
> D's.... :)
> > >
> > > --Darren
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