I'm Through With AutoZone! <long rant>
02-08-2005, 11:30 AM
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I'm Through With AutoZone! <long rant>
Well fellow Jeep people, I am through with AutoZone! First they wanted
$214+ for a radiator (that was another thread). I ended up finding one
at another 'local' parts store for $131.00. I needed a new bottom hose,
so the guy looks it up in the computer, mumbles a little and brings me a
hose. I tell him it doesn't look the same. He states "Well that's what
it calls for". Well I don't care what his computer 'called' for, it was
the wrong friggen hose! I finally managed to get it to work after
cutting about a foot off of it and making a small slice on the side to
make it fit on the water pump. Put a new water pump on. That was ok. Put
in a new thermostat. It looked a tad different, but I thought 'hey, it's
aftermarket, I'll put the little 'dimple' towards the hose". Wrong
answer! Temp gauge didn't move and I had no heat whatsoever! So AutoZone
dude says, 'we don't have the right one for it'. Hence, I say "No @#%$"!
So I call NAPA, they hooked me right up with what I needed, and even
helped out on a couple of other things. I use to only get my 'tune-up'
stuff there ie., plugs, wires, etc., but now NAPA is my parts store!
Sorry for the rant, but man I feel a lot better! Dan
$214+ for a radiator (that was another thread). I ended up finding one
at another 'local' parts store for $131.00. I needed a new bottom hose,
so the guy looks it up in the computer, mumbles a little and brings me a
hose. I tell him it doesn't look the same. He states "Well that's what
it calls for". Well I don't care what his computer 'called' for, it was
the wrong friggen hose! I finally managed to get it to work after
cutting about a foot off of it and making a small slice on the side to
make it fit on the water pump. Put a new water pump on. That was ok. Put
in a new thermostat. It looked a tad different, but I thought 'hey, it's
aftermarket, I'll put the little 'dimple' towards the hose". Wrong
answer! Temp gauge didn't move and I had no heat whatsoever! So AutoZone
dude says, 'we don't have the right one for it'. Hence, I say "No @#%$"!
So I call NAPA, they hooked me right up with what I needed, and even
helped out on a couple of other things. I use to only get my 'tune-up'
stuff there ie., plugs, wires, etc., but now NAPA is my parts store!
Sorry for the rant, but man I feel a lot better! Dan
02-08-2005, 03:18 PM
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Re: I'm Through With AutoZone! <long rant>
Ahhhhh... I for one don't just buy parts because the computer says" its the
part number needed", if it doesn't match what I have I look else where (even
turn and ask here). Secondly, in your other thread myself and others told
you to shop around for the rad, you can't blame autozone because their price
wasn't a cheap, could be that their rad is better (hence the higher price)
Snow... 'the smart ones always blame others for their mistakes, cause their
too stupid to look in the mirror' - JJ Noah.
"Daniel Paisley" <dmpazlee@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:19031-4208E90E-163@storefull-3116.bay.webtv.net...
> Well fellow Jeep people, I am through with AutoZone! First they wanted
> $214+ for a radiator (that was another thread). I ended up finding one
> at another 'local' parts store for $131.00. I needed a new bottom hose,
> so the guy looks it up in the computer, mumbles a little and brings me a
> hose. I tell him it doesn't look the same. He states "Well that's what
> it calls for". Well I don't care what his computer 'called' for, it was
> the wrong friggen hose! I finally managed to get it to work after
> cutting about a foot off of it and making a small slice on the side to
> make it fit on the water pump. Put a new water pump on. That was ok. Put
> in a new thermostat. It looked a tad different, but I thought 'hey, it's
> aftermarket, I'll put the little 'dimple' towards the hose". Wrong
> answer! Temp gauge didn't move and I had no heat whatsoever! So AutoZone
> dude says, 'we don't have the right one for it'. Hence, I say "No @#%$"!
> So I call NAPA, they hooked me right up with what I needed, and even
> helped out on a couple of other things. I use to only get my 'tune-up'
> stuff there ie., plugs, wires, etc., but now NAPA is my parts store!
> Sorry for the rant, but man I feel a lot better! Dan
>
part number needed", if it doesn't match what I have I look else where (even
turn and ask here). Secondly, in your other thread myself and others told
you to shop around for the rad, you can't blame autozone because their price
wasn't a cheap, could be that their rad is better (hence the higher price)
Snow... 'the smart ones always blame others for their mistakes, cause their
too stupid to look in the mirror' - JJ Noah.
"Daniel Paisley" <dmpazlee@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:19031-4208E90E-163@storefull-3116.bay.webtv.net...
> Well fellow Jeep people, I am through with AutoZone! First they wanted
> $214+ for a radiator (that was another thread). I ended up finding one
> at another 'local' parts store for $131.00. I needed a new bottom hose,
> so the guy looks it up in the computer, mumbles a little and brings me a
> hose. I tell him it doesn't look the same. He states "Well that's what
> it calls for". Well I don't care what his computer 'called' for, it was
> the wrong friggen hose! I finally managed to get it to work after
> cutting about a foot off of it and making a small slice on the side to
> make it fit on the water pump. Put a new water pump on. That was ok. Put
> in a new thermostat. It looked a tad different, but I thought 'hey, it's
> aftermarket, I'll put the little 'dimple' towards the hose". Wrong
> answer! Temp gauge didn't move and I had no heat whatsoever! So AutoZone
> dude says, 'we don't have the right one for it'. Hence, I say "No @#%$"!
> So I call NAPA, they hooked me right up with what I needed, and even
> helped out on a couple of other things. I use to only get my 'tune-up'
> stuff there ie., plugs, wires, etc., but now NAPA is my parts store!
> Sorry for the rant, but man I feel a lot better! Dan
>
02-08-2005, 03:18 PM
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Re: I'm Through With AutoZone! <long rant>
Ahhhhh... I for one don't just buy parts because the computer says" its the
part number needed", if it doesn't match what I have I look else where (even
turn and ask here). Secondly, in your other thread myself and others told
you to shop around for the rad, you can't blame autozone because their price
wasn't a cheap, could be that their rad is better (hence the higher price)
Snow... 'the smart ones always blame others for their mistakes, cause their
too stupid to look in the mirror' - JJ Noah.
"Daniel Paisley" <dmpazlee@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:19031-4208E90E-163@storefull-3116.bay.webtv.net...
> Well fellow Jeep people, I am through with AutoZone! First they wanted
> $214+ for a radiator (that was another thread). I ended up finding one
> at another 'local' parts store for $131.00. I needed a new bottom hose,
> so the guy looks it up in the computer, mumbles a little and brings me a
> hose. I tell him it doesn't look the same. He states "Well that's what
> it calls for". Well I don't care what his computer 'called' for, it was
> the wrong friggen hose! I finally managed to get it to work after
> cutting about a foot off of it and making a small slice on the side to
> make it fit on the water pump. Put a new water pump on. That was ok. Put
> in a new thermostat. It looked a tad different, but I thought 'hey, it's
> aftermarket, I'll put the little 'dimple' towards the hose". Wrong
> answer! Temp gauge didn't move and I had no heat whatsoever! So AutoZone
> dude says, 'we don't have the right one for it'. Hence, I say "No @#%$"!
> So I call NAPA, they hooked me right up with what I needed, and even
> helped out on a couple of other things. I use to only get my 'tune-up'
> stuff there ie., plugs, wires, etc., but now NAPA is my parts store!
> Sorry for the rant, but man I feel a lot better! Dan
>
part number needed", if it doesn't match what I have I look else where (even
turn and ask here). Secondly, in your other thread myself and others told
you to shop around for the rad, you can't blame autozone because their price
wasn't a cheap, could be that their rad is better (hence the higher price)
Snow... 'the smart ones always blame others for their mistakes, cause their
too stupid to look in the mirror' - JJ Noah.
"Daniel Paisley" <dmpazlee@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:19031-4208E90E-163@storefull-3116.bay.webtv.net...
> Well fellow Jeep people, I am through with AutoZone! First they wanted
> $214+ for a radiator (that was another thread). I ended up finding one
> at another 'local' parts store for $131.00. I needed a new bottom hose,
> so the guy looks it up in the computer, mumbles a little and brings me a
> hose. I tell him it doesn't look the same. He states "Well that's what
> it calls for". Well I don't care what his computer 'called' for, it was
> the wrong friggen hose! I finally managed to get it to work after
> cutting about a foot off of it and making a small slice on the side to
> make it fit on the water pump. Put a new water pump on. That was ok. Put
> in a new thermostat. It looked a tad different, but I thought 'hey, it's
> aftermarket, I'll put the little 'dimple' towards the hose". Wrong
> answer! Temp gauge didn't move and I had no heat whatsoever! So AutoZone
> dude says, 'we don't have the right one for it'. Hence, I say "No @#%$"!
> So I call NAPA, they hooked me right up with what I needed, and even
> helped out on a couple of other things. I use to only get my 'tune-up'
> stuff there ie., plugs, wires, etc., but now NAPA is my parts store!
> Sorry for the rant, but man I feel a lot better! Dan
>
02-08-2005, 03:18 PM
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Re: I'm Through With AutoZone! <long rant>
Ahhhhh... I for one don't just buy parts because the computer says" its the
part number needed", if it doesn't match what I have I look else where (even
turn and ask here). Secondly, in your other thread myself and others told
you to shop around for the rad, you can't blame autozone because their price
wasn't a cheap, could be that their rad is better (hence the higher price)
Snow... 'the smart ones always blame others for their mistakes, cause their
too stupid to look in the mirror' - JJ Noah.
"Daniel Paisley" <dmpazlee@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:19031-4208E90E-163@storefull-3116.bay.webtv.net...
> Well fellow Jeep people, I am through with AutoZone! First they wanted
> $214+ for a radiator (that was another thread). I ended up finding one
> at another 'local' parts store for $131.00. I needed a new bottom hose,
> so the guy looks it up in the computer, mumbles a little and brings me a
> hose. I tell him it doesn't look the same. He states "Well that's what
> it calls for". Well I don't care what his computer 'called' for, it was
> the wrong friggen hose! I finally managed to get it to work after
> cutting about a foot off of it and making a small slice on the side to
> make it fit on the water pump. Put a new water pump on. That was ok. Put
> in a new thermostat. It looked a tad different, but I thought 'hey, it's
> aftermarket, I'll put the little 'dimple' towards the hose". Wrong
> answer! Temp gauge didn't move and I had no heat whatsoever! So AutoZone
> dude says, 'we don't have the right one for it'. Hence, I say "No @#%$"!
> So I call NAPA, they hooked me right up with what I needed, and even
> helped out on a couple of other things. I use to only get my 'tune-up'
> stuff there ie., plugs, wires, etc., but now NAPA is my parts store!
> Sorry for the rant, but man I feel a lot better! Dan
>
part number needed", if it doesn't match what I have I look else where (even
turn and ask here). Secondly, in your other thread myself and others told
you to shop around for the rad, you can't blame autozone because their price
wasn't a cheap, could be that their rad is better (hence the higher price)
Snow... 'the smart ones always blame others for their mistakes, cause their
too stupid to look in the mirror' - JJ Noah.
"Daniel Paisley" <dmpazlee@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:19031-4208E90E-163@storefull-3116.bay.webtv.net...
> Well fellow Jeep people, I am through with AutoZone! First they wanted
> $214+ for a radiator (that was another thread). I ended up finding one
> at another 'local' parts store for $131.00. I needed a new bottom hose,
> so the guy looks it up in the computer, mumbles a little and brings me a
> hose. I tell him it doesn't look the same. He states "Well that's what
> it calls for". Well I don't care what his computer 'called' for, it was
> the wrong friggen hose! I finally managed to get it to work after
> cutting about a foot off of it and making a small slice on the side to
> make it fit on the water pump. Put a new water pump on. That was ok. Put
> in a new thermostat. It looked a tad different, but I thought 'hey, it's
> aftermarket, I'll put the little 'dimple' towards the hose". Wrong
> answer! Temp gauge didn't move and I had no heat whatsoever! So AutoZone
> dude says, 'we don't have the right one for it'. Hence, I say "No @#%$"!
> So I call NAPA, they hooked me right up with what I needed, and even
> helped out on a couple of other things. I use to only get my 'tune-up'
> stuff there ie., plugs, wires, etc., but now NAPA is my parts store!
> Sorry for the rant, but man I feel a lot better! Dan
>
02-09-2005, 12:10 PM
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Re: I'm Through With AutoZone! <long rant>
snowbal@sympatico.ca (Snow) wrote:
Ahhhhh... I for one don't just buy parts because the computer says" its
the part number needed", if it doesn't match what I have I look else
where (even turn and ask here). Secondly, in your other thread myself
and others told you to shop around for the rad, you can't blame autozone
because their price wasn't a cheap, could be that their rad is better
(hence the higher
price)-------------------------------------------------------
Ahhh, I did check around for the rad, was gonna buy one for $134.00 off
the internet until I talked to the guy who owns a garage next to me. He
called all of his parts dealers and found the cheapest. He also informed
me that as of late, all of AutoZones parts have increased in price. He
mentioned buying a gear box _through a dealer_ cheaper than AutoZone had
it. Now we all know that dealers ain't cheap when it comes to parts.
AutoZone use to be a discount parts store, but it just seems as though
they have flip-flopped. Is it due to more popularity and franchises? If
that is the case, their end is near. Dan
------------------------
Snow... 'the smart ones always blame others for their
mistakes, cause their too stupid to look in the mirror' - JJ
Noah.
-------
Also, if you typed this quote just for me, let me point out that 'the
smart ones' use a spell check. "cause their" should be 'cause they're"
HTH :)
02-09-2005, 12:10 PM
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Re: I'm Through With AutoZone! <long rant>
snowbal@sympatico.ca (Snow) wrote:
Ahhhhh... I for one don't just buy parts because the computer says" its
the part number needed", if it doesn't match what I have I look else
where (even turn and ask here). Secondly, in your other thread myself
and others told you to shop around for the rad, you can't blame autozone
because their price wasn't a cheap, could be that their rad is better
(hence the higher
price)-------------------------------------------------------
Ahhh, I did check around for the rad, was gonna buy one for $134.00 off
the internet until I talked to the guy who owns a garage next to me. He
called all of his parts dealers and found the cheapest. He also informed
me that as of late, all of AutoZones parts have increased in price. He
mentioned buying a gear box _through a dealer_ cheaper than AutoZone had
it. Now we all know that dealers ain't cheap when it comes to parts.
AutoZone use to be a discount parts store, but it just seems as though
they have flip-flopped. Is it due to more popularity and franchises? If
that is the case, their end is near. Dan
------------------------
Snow... 'the smart ones always blame others for their
mistakes, cause their too stupid to look in the mirror' - JJ
Noah.
-------
Also, if you typed this quote just for me, let me point out that 'the
smart ones' use a spell check. "cause their" should be 'cause they're"
HTH :)
02-09-2005, 12:10 PM
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Re: I'm Through With AutoZone! <long rant>
snowbal@sympatico.ca (Snow) wrote:
Ahhhhh... I for one don't just buy parts because the computer says" its
the part number needed", if it doesn't match what I have I look else
where (even turn and ask here). Secondly, in your other thread myself
and others told you to shop around for the rad, you can't blame autozone
because their price wasn't a cheap, could be that their rad is better
(hence the higher
price)-------------------------------------------------------
Ahhh, I did check around for the rad, was gonna buy one for $134.00 off
the internet until I talked to the guy who owns a garage next to me. He
called all of his parts dealers and found the cheapest. He also informed
me that as of late, all of AutoZones parts have increased in price. He
mentioned buying a gear box _through a dealer_ cheaper than AutoZone had
it. Now we all know that dealers ain't cheap when it comes to parts.
AutoZone use to be a discount parts store, but it just seems as though
they have flip-flopped. Is it due to more popularity and franchises? If
that is the case, their end is near. Dan
------------------------
Snow... 'the smart ones always blame others for their
mistakes, cause their too stupid to look in the mirror' - JJ
Noah.
-------
Also, if you typed this quote just for me, let me point out that 'the
smart ones' use a spell check. "cause their" should be 'cause they're"
HTH :)