- 1. Hit me with a DieHard (score: 1)
- Author: flarsen@uclink.berkeley.edu (Flemming Larsen)
- Date: Thu, 12 May 1994 11:38:04 -0700
- I just bought a new battery for my TR6. My conversation with the Sears salesperson went something like this: Me: "Hi, I'd like a battery for a 1974 Triumph TR6. What size do I need?" GBC (Guy Behind
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- 2. Re: Hit me with a DieHard (score: 1)
- Author: kburtch@pts.mot.com (Kevin Burtch X8534 Ppppp)
- Date: Thu, 12 May 94 15:00:30 EDT
- Sounds almost exactly like the new "Pep Boys" here. (the first I've ever seen) Their reputation is well deserved: there isn't a non-moron in the place! I was astounded by how stupid/ignorant/pick-you
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00332.html (7,016 bytes)
- 3. Re: Hit me with a DieHard (score: 1)
- Author: Roland Dudley <cobra@cdc.hp.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 May 94 12:18:44 PDT
- I've probably purchased half a dozen batteries for the snake over the years and I've never once bothered to ask a sale clerk what size I needed. They wouldn't have had a clue anyway. I just measurer
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00336.html (7,127 bytes)
- 4. Re: Hit me with a DieHard (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Thu, 12 May 94 15:28:49 EDT
- The worst has to be AutoSource. If the computer tells them "Pick your butt and turn around three times and charge $685 for a spark plug" that is exactly what they will do. I was in AutoSource for the
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00337.html (8,119 bytes)
- 5. Re: Hit me with a DieHard (score: 1)
- Author: flarsen@uclink.berkeley.edu (Flemming Larsen)
- Date: Thu, 12 May 1994 12:27:35 -0700
- I already knew what size I needed. I just wanted to see if the salesperson knew, or knew how to look it up. Obviously, he didn't have a clue. -- Flemming
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00339.html (6,927 bytes)
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