Rant mode ON! I just went through this on Saturday at Autozone as well. The oil cap seal on my Volvo disintegrated into chunks of hardened rubber. This is just a flat ring of rubber. Not even particularly fussy as to exact size. $.75 from Volvo, but not on a Saturday evening when I NEEDED the car on Sunday. So I am trying to impress upon the counter monkey that I don't necessarily need an "oil cap seal for a 90 Volvo 740 16V" I just need ANYTHING of roughly the correct size and shape. A gas cap, a radiator cap, anything that had a circle of gasket material close to the right size. Do you THINK I could actually get him off his @ss and go look on the shelves right behind him for something similar? I would have gladly bought an entire gas cap for $20. Finally I had the brains to ask if they had sheet gasket material - $1.95 later and I was on my way.
Luckily, I live 1 mile from the regional NAPA distribution center which has GREAT counter guys, but they had closed by the time I needed the seal. Autozone was the only place in town still open. VERY frustrating.... Kevin Rhodes At 11:26 06/18/2003 -0400, Fred Thomas wrote: >Just came back from "Auto Zone" trying to compare electric fuel pumps and >pressure regulators, I asked for a universal F/P & P/R, the counter person >said "What Type Car" does this fit, sir I only want a "Universal", well I need >a make/model car in order to get a application that it will fit, O/K I want it >for a "Universal", well we do not have a listing for a Universal, what other >car takes this pump, well try a Triumph, naw they're made by M/G and I know we >don't make M/G pumps, well thanks anyway. Is it only me or do others get >agitated when the "golden" words "What Type Car" always seem to come out of >the counter person. "FT" /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
