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  1. i've been collecting some hilarious stories from work figured I'd share a couple. One day im hoping to write a book, but i need to do some better writing first smile.gif

     

    Older gentleman comes in the other day, was apparently shopping at the kroger next door from the bag he was carrying. Browses around the store for awhile then asks for help. He asks for spark plug wires for his 1981 Delorean DMC. No listing in the computer, go to the book next...nothing. The guy asks me to maybe call autozone, see if they have any numbers i can cross over. not a big deal, i call up the autozone on main street in hilliard. Ask the employee on the phone for wires for an '81 Delorean. The response i get "Who makes that?"...moment of silence...I respond with the obvious:

    "Delorean"

    "Yes, but who makes it?"

    "Delorean, its a Delorean DMC"

    "Oh, GMC"

    "No! Delorean...you know the back to the future car"

    "oh, I dont even have that in here"

    Click

    I let the customer know he'll most likely have to try a specialty parts dealer, he asks me to call another competitor...at this point I notice the mound of mozzarella cheese forming on the counter that this individual is dropping out of his mouth and from his pouch of cheese. yes, he was eating shredded cheese straight from the pouch while talking to me and spilling it EVERYWHERE. Then he proceeds to swipe all the excess off the counter, directly onto the floor, like nothing happened.

    I kindly let the man know I can not help him, he will need a specialty delorean parts dealer.

    Moral of the story: Do not rudely eat in a non-food establishment, you piss off the help, and never ever shop at autozone :D

     

    Got a phone call the other day from a woman, definitely not of native tongue, asks for flex tube.

    "Like exhaust tubing?"

    "no, like plastic"

    "...." silence

    "here is part number: 12345whatver"

    Type it in, brings up the product:

    "oh, wire loom"

    "yes, mechanic says i need"

    "ok, its $whatever for the pack"

    "is there a warranty?"

    "...." silence

    "like 90 days, a year?"

    "....on wire loom?"

    "yes"

    "no, ma'am, there is no warranty on wire protector"

    "ok, i will call around"

    Moral of the story: Dont ask dumbass questions, you piss off the help.

     

    Funny little side note, theres an anti-rust chemical thats actually saved in the computer under the description "Cli-de-rus"

     

    Heres another good one, another phone call.

    probably a middle-aged gentleman, sounds like may have been raised in a parentally casual environment (ie whitetrash) Asking about axles for his 90something sentra or stanza, cant remember. I ask him if it has a limited slip differential or not, because it makes a difference on the CV shafts.

    "No its just a front wheel drive japanese piece o crap" (make sure to read his with a redneck accent) smile.gif

    "Well right, they didnt make an all wheel drive that year, but do you know if it has limited slip or not?"

    "well i guess i can crawl underneath and take a look"

    ".....Well the diff is in the transaxle, best way is to bring in the axle if you're not sure"

    "nah, ill be able to see if theres a driveshaft going to the rear diff"

    "....its FWD, it wont have a rear diff"

    "well its got to if its got that slip"

    "no, its the diff in the front for the FWD"

    "oh, why the heck would they do that for a front drive car?"

    Moral of the story: Take it to a garage!

  2. the reason why r12 is expensive is not a plot to steal you of money. Its simply supply and demand, there is no demand, and so there is no supply. r134a may be bad for the environment, but r12 is even worse, so they dont want you using it. Somebody was telling me that the computer duster cans is basically the same stuff as r134a, thats why when you turn it upside down a very cold liquid comes out, dont know how true that is but it gives you an idea of how abundunt and how more trusted the 134a is. the r12 is colder stuff though smile.gif
  3. if you like for things not to break, then dont mix them.

    the oils and the refrigerant wont actually mix so it causes all kinds of bad pressure changes and such, plus r134a works at a higher pressure than r12. you'd be lucky if you came away with just a leak from a blown seal tongue.gif

  4. so who else went?

    I was with a friend of mine and his brother, his brother walked off for awhile and called the cell "hey dude you gotta check out this sweet VR4!"

    walk over and its none other than mr.yetzers haha he wasnt anywhere around though.

    Awesome race, the lambo did pretty well, good race between it and the saleen.

    lot of vettes in the infield, bunch of C6's

    saw one C5 with some nice LPE wheels, wonder what else he had in it smile.gif

    good times

    -Jono

  5. yes, im selling impulse #2, the stock one.

    I was asking $2500 on the isuzu board but no one lives close enough so im going to drop it to $2000 here because i dont have room for it anymore since i moved.

    this is 91 with 104,244 miles

    new tires, front struts, battery, and clutch.

    its a 5-speed, turbo, All wheel drive.

    power windows, power door locks, cruise control, ABS, driver side air bag, all the fully loaded goodies from the early nineties.

    its got a few of the common impulse problems, stock boost gauge dosent work, sunroof sticks, and the dash has a small crack in it.

    this is a rare beauty, so if i hear the word beater i probably wont sell it to you smile.gif

    Serious inquiries only please tongue.gif

    -jono

  6. yes, im selling impulse #2, the stock one.

    I was asking $2500 on the isuzu board but no one lives close enough so im going to drop it to $2000 here because i dont have room for it anymore since i moved.

    this is 91 with 104,244 miles

    new tires, front struts, battery, and clutch.

    its a 5-speed, turbo, All wheel drive.

    power windows, power door locks, cruise control, ABS, driver side air bag, all the fully loaded goodies from the early nineties.

    its got a few of the common impulse problems, stock boost gauge dosent work, sunroof sticks, and the dash has a small crack in it.

    this is a rare beauty, so if i hear the word beater i probably wont sell it to you smile.gif

    Serious inquiries only please tongue.gif

    -jono

  7. anyone goin to trails on saturday?

    apparently theres some import race thing goin on, got flyers for it today at work, kinda short notice if you ask me tongue.gif

    Im going to attempt to install my haltech tomorrow into the impulse, if all goes well i may be out there in all its blue fender/blown engine glory :D

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