I have routinely went to those joints for Toyota parts for SILs 4runner and some stuff for my pickup unless it’s Cummins related…then it’s Gino’s Garage. Anything MB was 99% obtained online. Jabba, Rusty, among others. I have been getting brave and utilizing the Large Wimmen for many automotive things lately, having healed from of spate of incorrect parts from them.
I was sad when my NAPA closed down because I had come to adore those tweakers. AZBob Sent from my iPad > On Mar 12, 2022, at 3:35 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Advance is the same here. Brain dead workers. Autozone only slightly better > but depends who is working that day. > > NAPA is pretty good. Smart counter people who don't look like meth addicts. A > little more expensive for most things but I typically shop there anyway. I > note that most of the indy shops around here get their parts from NAPA also. > > > > >> On Sat, Mar 12, 2022, at 4:46 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: >> Chain autoparts stores are the final haven for people to stupid to work >> at the grocery store. >> >> I consider Advance to have the absolute dumbest clerks. Autozone is a >> minor step up but the one nearest me has pretty well hit bottom. >> >> I'll never forgive Advance for buying Car Quest. My local Car Quest was >> great, it got turned into an Advance, they ran out anybody with a brain >> and it closed within a couple months. >> >> We've still got a local "Federated Auto Parts" which is more expensive >> than the chains but has guys that actually know a thing or two. >> >> -Curt >> >> On Friday, March 11, 2022, 07:39:48 PM EST, dan penoff.com via >> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> >> Drove the SL500 today to take Mrs. Dan to a doctor’s appointment. Car >> hasn’t been out much in the past couple of years, so I’ve kept it on a >> battery minder and driven it occasionally. >> >> We pull out of the garage and it’s clearly not happy, idling rough. I >> figure it won’t hurt to get it out and wind it up a bit to blow out the >> cobwebs. The doctor’s office is only a few miles away, so by the time >> we get there it’s still idling rough and has now thrown a CEL. I drop >> her off and head back to the ranch to get the trusty S210 wagon that >> has never failed me. >> >> When I got back to the house I put it on the DAS and ran a full set of >> diagnostics. Bad coil on #2 cylinder. OK, no biggie, I’ll order one up >> from Advanced with a promo code and have it sorted in short order. I >> order a coil online from Advanced Auto using their application >> information. Got one in stock at my favorite store, so I order it for >> pickup. >> >> I went down after work to pick it up. The coil looked right but the >> boot was weird, too long and had an angle in it (M119 COP boots are >> straight.) So I brought it home and sure enough, I pull the old one out >> and it’s nothing like what they sold me. Grr. >> >> I take it back, and when I’m returning it I point out to the woman >> behind the counter that their application information says it’s a >> direct fit and it’s clearly not (I have the original coil there with me >> as well.) She proceeds to tell me that if I order online I risk not >> getting the right part because online ordering isn’t accurate when it >> comes to application information. ????? So I’m thinking, challenge >> accepted. >> >> “So if online ordering application information isn’t reliable, are you >> saying that you’re looking at something different in the store?” >> >> “Well, no, that’s not what I meant.” >> >> “So what is the source of truth for the proper application if online >> ordering is questionable?” >> >> “I’m saying that online ordering isn’t reliable.” >> >> “It’s not? Does corporate know about this?” >> >> “I’m saying that I see a lot of mistakes on parts ordered online.” >> >> “So from that you have deducted that online ordering isn’t accurate or >> reliable? Could you please look up the part for me here and possibly >> find me the right thing?” >> >> “That’s the part it calls out.” >> >> “And it says “direct fit”. This is clearly not a direct fit.” >> >> “I’ve refunded your money. Thank you.” Hands me the receipt and walks away. >> >> >> Holy mother of pearl. I don’t think I’ve encountered a level of >> incompetency that significant, ever. For what it’s worth, I checked the >> competitors like Auto Zone and O’Reilly’s and they all sell the (wrong) >> coil and boot combination for the M119. Now the coil appears to be >> correct, but the boot is clearly wrong, but I’m not paying $70 for a >> coil and boot only to toss the boot aside and use the old one. >> >> I ordered the correct Bosch coil and boot on the Island of Large Wimmen >> for $70. It will be here Sunday. >> >> -D >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
