Postby chickenwafer » Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:14
That FREAKY, Eric, because I had two VERY similar situations;
wWhen I ordered my wheels for the FD from Discount Tire, I had the 17x10's for up front. They called me and the guy said, "there is a problem with your order. Unfortunately, those 10" wide wheels won't fit for the front tires on your RX-7. Would you like to get some 9" wide wheels?"
ORLY??!!! Because Discount Tire is the ****ing tire/stance expert of the world? Because literally 25-50 people are running the exact same setup I am WITHOUT issue!! And guess what? They fit fine! LOL
I had the same issues with a guy at an AutoZone when getting an air filter for my 8. I had the intake pipe behind the bumper so I needed a tall, slim filter for it to fit.
I went onto the K&N website and found a model # that would work. Wrote it down, took it into the FailZone and talked to the dumbass behind the counter.
Me, "I needed to order this filter, here is the model number."
Him, "What car is it for?"
Me, "It's for a Mazda RX-8, but it has a custom turbo system on it so no OEM part will work..."
Him, "The part # you have it wrong, the correct number is blah blah blah I'm a stupid bitch"
Me, "No, you don't understand, the car is modified, the factory airbox was ditched 10,000 miles ago!"
Him, "So how am I supposed to know what part you need??!"
Me, "You're NOT supposed to know anything, that's why I'm giving you the freaking model number to the part I want to order!"
It was so stupid I couldn't believe it. The ONLY reason I wanted to buy it locally (instead of online) is because there was a car show a few days away and I didn't want to wait for shipping, plus I had dyno time booked the following week and couldn't afford to get the wrong filter, send it back, etc. I eventually got the filter at a NAPA.
I can understand why these car places train their associates to act like dumbasses...because think about it, they probably deal with dumbass customers themselves 98% of the time. The problem is, when a customer like us comes in, someone who probably knows MORE than the guy behind the counter instead of less, they have no clue what to do.
Reminds me of another incident at a Checker or somewhere,
I needed some GM Weather-Pack connectors with pigtails for easier wiring of my custom LS2 ignition system on my 8. So I go into the auto parts store and the following takes place,
Me, "Hey, I am looking for some universal GM Weather Pack connectors"
Him, "What? I've never heard of that, there's no such thing..."
Me, "No, just the plug-in connectors, like a male and female end with a pigtail, they are an OEM GM part..."
Him, "What GM car do you have?"
Me, "I don't have a GM anything, it's an OEM part made by GM but I am using it for another application"
Him, "I've never heard of universal anything, there's no such thing!"
Me, "OK, whatever, you're right, I'm wrong, go kill yourself"
And I left. LOL
