Bill, you'll have to special order any auto parts needed to actually fix
your car. Those parts take up too much space and costs much more than the
shiny stuff to keep in stock.
Dan
----- Original Message -----
From "William M. Gilroy" <w.lists at verizon.net>
To: <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 8:04 PM
Subject: Chain auto parts stores (NLBC)
> I was in a couple of local auto parts store and one Pep Boys today. I was
> looking for a replacement valve cover stud, mine are all goobered up. I
did
> not find one, but at least the local parts stores had cabinets to look
> through and could provide a choice. Not a match but they had something to
> look at.
>
> But that Pep Boy's store is filled with with crap. One corner of the
store
> was filled with cheap minibikes and motorcycles. Plenty of rugs, sun
> screens, a million cheap light up doodads. At least 40 linear feet of
> shelves filled with stuff to add to your gas, water, etc. They had what
> looked like the worlds cheapest jack and jackstands. Both were chrome but
> they looked so flimsy that I would not trust them to jack up my ass, let
> alone a car. The place was like a bad tag sale. I think there were some
> real auto parts in the place but I could not find any. What a waste of
real
> estate and my time.
>
> _______________________
> Bill Gilroy
> 77 MG Midget
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