hehe, or the local auto-zone asking "are you sure you want "that" K&N
filter, it's cone shaped and won't fit your Dakota"......just gimme the
filter i ordered, or I'll have Bernd call ya and ask for t-stat housings for
VW's. hehe
always carry a pad of paper and a pencil to certain parts stores, visuals
work wonders!!
tOm
-----Original Message-----
From: Terry Herrin <therrin@isaac.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Friday, July 14, 2000 8:59 PM
Subject: DML: Auto parts stores
>"Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net> wrote:
>>Hey, ya wanna have even more fun, call up Pepboys and ask them if they
have
>>a 1967 VW Bug Thermostat housing in stock...I GUARANTEE they will tell you
>>to hold while they look it up. Bahahahahaha....
>
>I went into Advance Auto Parts today to buy a lugnut to replace the
>one I stripped changing my tires at the track last night. "Make?"
>"Dodge." "Model?" "Dakota." "Engine?" "5.9" "2wd or 4wd"? "2wd."
>Was tempted to tell him the 5.9 only comes in 2wd, then decided I
>better not confuse him. "Front or back?" "Waitaminute", I said,
>"There's a difference between front and back lugnuts?" "Oh yeah!", he
>replied. "Ooooookay." Then he frowned, "Hmmmm, your vehicle is not
>in the computer." "That's okay", I replied, "Look up a 97 or 98
>model. Or look up a Durango, it doesn't matter, they're all the
>same." He ignored me. I gave him the stripped lugnut. He proceeded
>to take ten minutes rummaging around in the back through the stock
>until he found one that looked like the one I gave him. Ahhhhhh,
>don't you just love auto parts stores? <grin>
>
>Terry Herrin
>99 FR CC R/T
>14.769 @ 91.43
>Wilmington, NC
>http://users.isaac.net/therrin/dakota.html
>
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