metalmonkey47 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 (edited) So I was working at Autozone tonight, and this young couple comes in and tells me they have a problem with their car. My first instinct is to ask what kind of car it is, so i do and they respond that it is a 1991 Acura Integra. Cool, no biggie right? The guy told me he's been working on cars for a few years and this has him stumped. I ask what the issue is, and they tell me they made it halfway home and noticed a weird sound of air rushing and when they accelerate hard and let off the gas, theres a strange whirring sound under the hood. He said it was running okay and was even going pretty fast for a car with some kind of "issue." I walked outside with the dude while the girl walked down the "ricer" isle to look at "performance" accessories. Naturally, at this point I began to get suspicious of their knowledge of cars. The guy seemed kinda dumb and used terminology that is only used by the most ignorant of my customers. Said something that I could only equate to him telling me the air filter box was leaking? WTF... so he opened the hood and... Ebay turbo kit. I spent 20 minuets explaining to him why it wasn't a problem. And still, he didn't seem to believe that was it. Sent him accross the street to talk to the guys at the local shop. Good fucking riddance. Edited February 2, 2011 by metalmonkey47 Quote Link to comment
nismo dr Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 You did it wrong, you probably could have sold him half the store! 1 Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 You did it wrong, you probably could have sold him half the store! LOL no he was too annoying for me to even make an attempt at it. Besides, I did my part. Made the store about $1500 in two transactions one day after another. My boss was like WHOAA Quote Link to comment
ariascarlos1990 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 wait what? Quote Link to comment
dedrick Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 I still don't understand why they had a problem with your car. Quote Link to comment
djlotus Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 I still don't understand why they had a problem with your car. lol, thinkin the same thing Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 I still don't understand why they had a problem with your car. lol, thinkin the same thing Sorry, I was typing quick and didn't notice I put that. Corrected it. Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 lol so wait, he was complaining about it making a noise? but it was the noise of the turbo spooling? Quote Link to comment
Eazy-z Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 correct skib. Quote Link to comment
bredatto510 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 shoulda told him the problem was the ebay turbo pulled out the books and sold him a garrett or something haha Quote Link to comment
KA620KC Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 BAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH Yes I deal with the exact SAME people. However it goes both ways, I work for Oreilly's and we had some redneck idiot come in and tell us he had to take his Holly carb off of his F250 with a 390 cause it was breaking his transmission mounts!! LOL!! :blink: Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 fuckin wow :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Yep, I'm sure I've started a few rant threads from my NAPA experiences. It reminds me of "Mallrats" where Ben Afleck is beating up Brodie in the mall basement. "What about the customer is always right? Let me tell you something, the customer is ALWAYS AN ASSHOLE!" :D The worst part is the worse the economy gets, the worse it is for parts jockeys. Because every moron trying to save a few bucks who doesn't know what he's doing comes in and proceeds to fuck his shit up and blame your parts. Not quite that bad but a guy came in yesterday with a blue metallic ebay steering wheel wanting a hub adapter. I neglected to ask, why would you want a hub adapter to put that rice piece of shit on your car? Sent him down to Snows/Car Toys and got him the fuck out of the store. Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 ollz MetalMonkey = you need to start a "chronicles of auto-zone" thread ,,, and ,,,,,,,,,, HRH = you need to start a "chronicles of NAPA" thread ,,, :lol: Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 LOL DTP, I will be starting one soon. It will be titled "Get in the zone" I might also add, a dumbass spun a rod bearing in our parking lot today, proceeded to rev it until it was banging like a hooker, sat around for about 30 minuets with it idling, put some lucas in it, revved it some more, wondered why it wasn't working right, then drove home in a hail of smoke. And this whole time he had 5 Autozone employees telling him to turn it off and get a tow. Either that or baby it home and help for the best. Fucking jackass. Quote Link to comment
INDY510 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 . This dumbass came in yesterday and asked, "can I fit 225/35/18 tires on my 510?" and we all looked at him like.... .. :huh: Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 . This dumbass came in yesterday and asked, "can I fit 225/35/18 tires on my 510?" and we all looked at him like.... .. :huh: That is intense yo! Quote Link to comment
Shagy Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 . This dumbass came in yesterday and asked, "can I fit 225/35/18 tires on my 510?" and we all looked at him like.... .. :huh: refer him to the "hella flush" thread.... Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 I will try to put this nicely and im not talking about Metalmonkey BUT..in my dealing with autozone not all the knuckleheads are on this side of the counter Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 I will try to put this nicely and im not talking about Metalmonkey BUT..in my dealing with autozone not all the knuckleheads are on this side of the counter i have to agree with this the people at my local autozone complete morons Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 1/100 parts store dudes know their shit/actually care and props to them. the other 99? getting their IQ from the same box of rocks most of the customers are :mellow: 1 Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Its true. Some of the people there are just your average entry level employee who applies for a job anywhere. Although some are like Skib and know something about Nissans. When they ask what a "Datsun" is, I have to remember that a 1983 Datsun is older than they are by about 10 years. Quote Link to comment
dennis Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 All the people working at my local Vatozone are all idiots. I bought a battery from them and returned it a few weeks later because right after you charged it the voltage started to drop. They charged it and said the charge took and it was fine. I said bullshit hook up a meter to that pig and watch the voltage drop. He did and then gave me a new battery. Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Its true. Some of the people there are just your average entry level employee who applies for a job anywhere. Although some are like Skib and know something about Nissans. When they ask what a "Datsun" is, I have to remember that a 1983 Datsun is older than they are by about 10 years. lolz iv never worked at a parts store.... but i sure wouldnt mind a spot there atm Quote Link to comment
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