Re: [FWDLK] The Real Idiots in the Old Car Arena

You and I must shop at the same place:

On Tue, 16 Jun 1998, Dave Stragand wrote:

> This exchange took place between me and an AutoZone employee this

> evening...

> ME: "I need front and rear transmission seals for a 1958 Plymouth with a

> Torqueflite."

> AZ: "Hmmm... The computer says there weren't any Plymouths built before

> 1962."

> ME: "The computer is wrong. Do you have a -book- that shows the seals?

> I can look it up myself, if you'd like."

> AZ: "Are you sure it's not a '62?"

> ME: "Yes. Very sure."

> AZ: "Then it's not a Plymouth. They didn't make them until 1962. What

> model is it again?"

> ME: "A Savoy. A PLYMOUTH Savoy. 1958."

> AZ: "I thought you said it was a 'Witchy Tork Fly' or something..."

> ME: "WITH A TORQUEFLITE. The transmission is a Torqueflite.

> Torqueflite. 3 speed. PLYMOUTH. The model is a Savoy. 1958."

> AZ: "Hmmm... 58... 58... Oh! It's an Oldsmobile, not a Plymouth."

> ME: "No, I'm very sure it's a Plymouth."

> AZ: "Well, it's an Oldsmobile, actually. Like the Ninety-Eight."

> ME: "Do you have a manager around here somewhere? Anywhere? Please?"

> AZ: "Hmmm.. The computer isn't showing any 3 speed transmissions for a

> 1998 Oldsmobile... and they don't list that model, either..."

> ME: "1958... PLYMOUTH... SAVOY... WITH... A... 3... SPEEED...

> TORQUEFLITE... TRANSMISSION..."

> AZ: "I'm sorry, sir, they didn't make the Plymouth until 1962..."

> ME: "LISTEN CAREFULLY. Do you have a manager around here somewhere?"

> AZ: "Why? Is there something wrong?"

> The manager laughed his butt off for a while, and then helped me look

> through the seals one by one, but we didn't find anything close enough.

> Anybody have an extra pair out there? Please let me know...

> -Dave

From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Bennett
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 2:27 PM
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [FWDLK] The Real Idiots in the Old Car Arena

Talk about idiots.....

Conversation at Local Parts Store between me and whiz kid 18 year-old behind the counter.....

Me: "What have you got in the way of a voltage regulator for a 1955 Chrysler New Yorker?"

Whiz Kid (after tapping on computer keyboard): "Chryslers were not made in 1955."

Me: "Well, what gave you that idea?"

Whiz Kid: "Computer says there is no entry for Chrysler for that year."

Me: "So what is that car that I drove into the parking lot?"

Whiz Kid: "Beats me, but it can't be a 1955 Chrysler."

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