John;
I was at the VTR site and you're right, the model year Fiesta wasn't mentioned.
The author was Tom Gentry. You might try his email address-
tgentr@wgc.woodward.com
And Greg you said it! Most of these parts house staffers today couldn't find
their arse with a flashlight and both hands. I refuse to get poor service at a
reduced price and won't go to Auto Zone, Advance, Parts America, etc. for parts
even for my 'murican beaters.
Gregory Petrolati wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Apr 1998, John Duhart wrote:
> >
> > I went to PepBoys yesterday and the guy got all pissed off that I
> didn't know which year car. (how dare I expect him to help me!)
> Another parts store said it looked like it would come out of a 91-93
> Ford Fiesta. Is this correct?
>
> John,
>
> You've hit on a pet peeve of mine... Since I have few minutes
> I'll wax eloquent on this subject. Pep Boys y'say? (sigh) I can
> remember when Pep Boys was the place to go when you need "X" and the
> guys who worked there, if they didn't have what you were looking for,
> would check around for something that would do the same function as
> what you came in for. I remember on a busy saturday, the manager (his
> staff occupied with other customers) showed my dad, the neophyte
> mechanic, how to rebuild the carburetor on our old Rambler American.
>
> He didn't have to take the time. but he did. He did manage to sell
> my dad a cheap socket set and wrenches during the process. After
> that, my dad would never go anywhere else... neither would I.
>
> Auto Zone is my enemy... I only go there for things like... oil, or
> gear lube... Or if I ever have a need for those little smelly
> cardboard pine trees you hang off your mirror. Never for something
> that requires the staff to actually think. I went in once for spark
> plugs for my TR4... There was no listing for a TR4 in the computer...
> Therefore, it did not exist.
>
> Quotes like "Who makes that car?" "I can't find any listing for
> it." were heard. He didn't have anything in stock, couldn't order
> anything, `had no way of cross referencing it... I was SOL.
>
> Ya know I wouldn't have been surprised at all if he said "Ya want
> fries with that?" when he checked out the case of Mobile 1 I bought.
>
> Greg Petrolati
>
> gpetrola@prairienet.org 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
> "That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
> Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois
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