I even had to go through that at the VW dealer when I was trying to find a new oil fill cap for one of my diesel Volvos ( they have VW diesel engines ). The clown asks for model/ year and I try to tell him, just pick any mid 80's water cooled engine, and the guy just sat there and insisted that he needed the exact model/year to find one, after which I blurted. "for cryin' out loud, just go back and grab an oil cap, they're all the same" ...still didn't register...ended up mail ordering one.
-----------Robert Alex Chamberlain wrote: > On 7/4/07, tom savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> One thing that always bugs me about such parts places is the need for >> "year, make, and model" before anything can be done; it always seemed to >> me that a professional should be able to pull a part off the shelf if >> given the part number. >> > > Exactly! You'd think that given the number of DIYers who are into > swapping engines and making other such serious modifications to cars > that they'd be more flexible. I used to have a '71 Dart with a > built-up mongrel of a motor installed by the PO... I got tired pretty > quickly of saying over and over to the counterperson "Just pick any > early-70s Chrysler car with a V-8 on the computer, go and get the part > off the shelf, and I'll see if it looks right." > > The most recent frustration was trying to find caps for the A/C > service fittings in my Isuzu (R-12 system with GM-style fittings). > Nothing was in the computer, but only the one guy over age 30 at NAPA > could understand that A/C systems are sufficiently standardized that > there might be a stock somewhere in the back of the store of generic > A/C repair parts he could dig through for me. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
