#2918836 - 08/16/08 10:25 AM
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ResisterGo
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I loathe AutoZone. Especially the one near my current place. It's all a bunch of Mexicans who don't speaky eeengleesh good, and they act pissed off to see a gringo in their store trying to buy something. Every time I go in there, I can count on getting attitude from one of the jackasses behind the counter, and I don't even bother asking for help anymore. Last time I did that was when I needed a CEL code read, so I went in and asked. Jorge (actually his name) took 5 minutes fucking around cutting out "SALE!" tags behind the desk before slowly wandering out to my truck. Then, as he's leaning in to connect the reader, he fires up a cigarette. In my truck. I called him out on it, took the tool, read it myself, handed it back, and left. Jerk.
Fuck Vatozone. NAPA FTMFW.
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#2918847 - 08/16/08 10:40 AM
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ResisterGo
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Loc: Buffalo NY
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where i used to live they weren't that bad. i would walk in and ask to borrow the reader, they'd hand it to me and i'd bring it back when i was done.
i'd go in the back and set up my own rotors to get them turned, test my own battery or alternator, etc. i was in there a lot doing side work for people and when we had our shop.
this place doesn't suck because they don't know me and i don't know them, it sucks because they hire the people whataburger wouldn't hire.
Yeah, I can buy that... ours is much the same. NAPA seems to hire guys that know what the hell they're talking about. I've been to a bunch of them in a bunch of different towns, and they've all had employees that know their stuff, and are reasonably helpful and friendly. Plus, I've found their prices to be very competitive to the "discount" stores, like AZ.
On the flip side, AutoZone seems to hire a bunch of semi-retarded high school dropouts who think that their red shirt signifies that they're the baddest motherfucker to ever turn a wrench (even though half of them have probably never even changed their own oil). And their attitudes seem to reflect that.
To be fair, the AutoZone in my hometown is nowhere near as bad as the one here. Most of the guys there are a bunch of monkeys too, but at least they're reasonably friendly and TRY to help you out. The one here is ghetto as shit. Hell, they even hire armed security guards to stand by the doors.
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#2918922 - 08/16/08 11:24 AM
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Serendipitous
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Lucky me, I ended up w/ one of the new GM products that suffers from not so excellent build quality.
There's a joke in there somewhere.
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#2918946 - 08/16/08 11:33 AM
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Serendipitous
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They have to make a buck somehow.
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#2920070 - 08/16/08 09:46 PM
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theLoon
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Last time I was at Autozone, the manager threatened to call the cops, kicked me out of the store, and swore he'd call the cops if he ever saw me on "his property" again
The backstory? Well, after receiving the usual ultra-knowledgeable service for which they're renowned, I was at the checkout and the guy who was "helping" me was mumbling under his breath behind the register. I wasn't sure if he was asking me a question, so I asked "what?". He looked at me like I'd just farted in his Yoo Hoo, and started mumbling again. So I ask in a slightly louder voice, "dude, what are you mumbling about?". At that point, the manager comes screaming around the corner and starts laying into me. I've got no idea what the hell just happened, so I started backing out of the store, he was shaking his cordless phone at me and threatening to call the cops for the third time by the time I was able to get the fuck out of there. Them people crazy.
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#2925524 - 08/18/08 01:31 PM
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w1kk3d
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Registered: 09/22/03
Posts: 527
Loc: Milwaukee, WI
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One time I needed BPR7ES (NGK) plugs for the DSM, ASAP. Advance/Vatozone do not stock them here, so I went to Napa, where I ended up paying almost $30 for 4 of them  they were like $7.28 each... compared to like $1.89 at the other two.
Napa ftw otherwise :P
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#2926316 - 08/18/08 04:41 PM
Re: Adventures in Autozone...
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jimmyg41
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I loathe AutoZone. Especially the one near my current place. It's all a bunch of Mexicans who don't speaky eeengleesh good, and they act pissed off to see a gringo in their store trying to buy something. Every time I go in there, I can count on getting attitude from one of the jackasses behind the counter, and I don't even bother asking for help anymore. Last time I did that was when I needed a CEL code read, so I went in and asked. Jorge (actually his name) took 5 minutes fucking around cutting out "SALE!" tags behind the desk before slowly wandering out to my truck. Then, as he's leaning in to connect the reader, he fires up a cigarette. In my truck. I called him out on it, took the tool, read it myself, handed it back, and left. Jerk.
Fuck Vatozone. NAPA FTMFW.
There's Mexicans in Buffalo!?!?!
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#2926943 - 08/18/08 08:02 PM
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CommonGutterTrash
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you have to be careful when you buy NGK's
a lot of places try to sell you V-powers, which are like 3x the price.
I try to stay away from the places.
JNZtuning.com + Eeuroparts.com FTW!
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#2927279 - 08/18/08 09:58 PM
Re: Adventures in Autozone...
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ResisterGo
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Registered: 12/07/04
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Loc: Buffalo NY
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I loathe AutoZone. Especially the one near my current place. It's all a bunch of Mexicans who don't speaky eeengleesh good, and they act pissed off to see a gringo in their store trying to buy something. Every time I go in there, I can count on getting attitude from one of the jackasses behind the counter, and I don't even bother asking for help anymore. Last time I did that was when I needed a CEL code read, so I went in and asked. Jorge (actually his name) took 5 minutes fucking around cutting out "SALE!" tags behind the desk before slowly wandering out to my truck. Then, as he's leaning in to connect the reader, he fires up a cigarette. In my truck. I called him out on it, took the tool, read it myself, handed it back, and left. Jerk.
Fuck Vatozone. NAPA FTMFW. There's Mexicans in Buffalo!?!?!
There are like 30. 5 of them work at VatoZone, and the other 25 hang out wasting space and their lives in the VatoZone.
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#2929323 - 08/19/08 02:05 PM
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david
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I absolutely hate Autozone/Advance. I work at a trucking company, and sometimes one of the mechanics will need a piece of hose so I'll run up to Advance to get it. It usually goes something like this.
"I need a piece of 1/2 inch diameter heater hose 3 feet long."
"What kind of vehicle is it for?"
"Its for a truck."
"What kind of truck?"
This is where I get pissed...
"A 2005 International 9200i."
"I don't see that in the computer."
"I know you don't, could you just go cut me my damn hose please."
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#2935544 - 08/20/08 08:31 PM
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david
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Lol, my friends dad had to do that for his bobcat. It just had a standard alternator that you would find on a 350 from like 1977 to 1995, but they wouldn't get him the part unless he told them what vehicle it was for.
Then the fuckers wouldn't warranty it because it was used on an "off road vehicle."
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#2942587 - 08/22/08 11:44 AM
Re: Adventures in Autozone...
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Nealoc187
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I love this type of shit - well I love reading about it.
I use autozone for most parts because their rewards card thing is actually pretty good, $20 off when you make 5 purchases of $20 or more ain't bad. when I'm looking for something out in the store I usually just tell them I'm fine and don't need any help.
the best is when you go to a dealership though and you have a part from another car on your car and the parts guy wants a vin # so he can look it up. then you have to go into the whole explanation of the fact that the part you're trying to replace didn't come on your car, so giving them your vin # won't do anything. then you tell them that you know you can look things up without a vin # because you have their parts program on your computer at home and you look things up without ever putting a vin # in. then they tell you that you can't use a 300ZX MAF on your maxima because they're a different part # and you say "no, you can if you know what you're doing, trust me. I've been driving the car like this for 3 years now."
I love when that happens.
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#2944011 - 08/22/08 05:23 PM
Re: Adventures in Autozone...
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CommonGutterTrash
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Registered: 09/16/02
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Loc: Boston MA
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pffft
swapped wrx?
I remember calling riverside mitsubishi because I needed an emergency water-pump replacement. "I need a water-pump in my 1991 eclipse".
"okay. "Turbo or non?" "Turbo." "AWD?" "sure." "is it, or is it not?" "it's FWD." "+-
alright. we can get the part tomorrow, bring it on in"
"alright... there's a catch"
"a catch?"
"yeah.. it's in a 1996 Galant"
"what?! those are different motors, you know"
"I know, I put a 91 motor in it. there's plenty of room, and you can treat it just like a 91 eclipse"
blah blah blah...
They did end up doing it, and all the techs were amazed by it.
I bet any of them would have done it for free if they weren't @ a dealership.
otherwise, the autozone/advance PITA is with the saab and Eclipse
they ask AWD/FWD for shit like spark plugs and thermostats.
and for the saab, they ask HOT/LPT for everything, and it's the same motor. completely.
moh well.
better safe than sorry.
Edited by g96nt (08/22/08 05:34 PM)
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#2944050 - 08/22/08 05:33 PM
Re: Adventures in Autozone...
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CommonGutterTrash
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#2944379 - 08/22/08 07:47 PM
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65_289
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Registered: 04/19/01
Posts: 4052
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I usually go to O'Reilly for my stuff. My swapped 65 Mustang always provided much frustration when looking for parts.
"I need some Champion spark plugs model XXX"
"What's this for?"
"65 Mustang"
"Oh, those plugs are for a 302"
"Yeah, it has a 302"
"No, they only had a 289 or the I6"
"Sigh"
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