Posted by JRSutton on April 14, 2014 at 09:05:09 from (71.174.108.245):
In Reply to: They did it again! posted by Greg1959 on April 13, 2014 at 18:23:56:
Frustrating - I run into it all the time - when you're desperate for a part TODAY, and all you have are the big chain stores, you gotta try.
You KNOW the part's somewhere back there, but the real challenge is convincing the guy at the counter to go get it.
I most recently had the problem with an oil filter for a tractor - the brand I was looking for was out, and I just wanted a cross reference to another brand. - they insisted on "make and model" - and once they heard the word "tractor" I got the usual "oh we don't sell tractor parts".
But, they ARE "auto" parts stores, and 99.9% of their business is supplying common parts to late model cars.
Around here, they actually do that job quite well. So I can't really knock any of them.
But it still does make you reflect back on the good old days when things were simpler.
But, the sad reality is that cars are much more complex these days. So you need that limited focus to JUST car parts - which can only be looked up for specifics.
Think of the lowly hi/lo light switch - used to be you could buy one and it'd fit virtually any vehicle on the road. But now it's much more complicated than that. Nobody uses foot switches anymore.
Belts - an auto store used to be able to stock 10 different sizes and never send anybody home empty handed. Now you need a computer to find the right one out of dozens of choices. Same with hoses.
Remember too that not only is there more advanced technology in the cars themselves, but there are also more manufactures.
You had Chrysler Ford and GM - Now you've got a mix of all the foreign manufacturers. (remember for a while there were "foreign auto parts" stores?) I forgot about those!
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