Poppa Bud

Had to go to Autozone today for a battery for the '68.

The kid had to go into the computer and verify the application and asked if it had a 5.3 or 7.0 liter. I was WTF??????

Started to say neither, but then realized the 327 would be 5.3 liters.

Reminded me of the time I went into a Pep Boys for wiper blades for an MGB. The kid asked me who makes MGB's?

Gordonm

The kid was right. Either a 327 or a 427 which is 5.3 or 7 liters. I guess he could read the computer correctly.

baxsom

Try asking for an alternator belt for a 72 454 and then telling him that his computer is wrong when he hands you something that is 3 times longer than it should be.

Skip Burney

I always loved going and telling them what part I wanted and when they ask me what it was going on I would say a 59 Austin Healey and watch them go blank

Paul L

Give him credit. The 327 is 53L.

jordan89

That's why I look up the part# before going down there.

champs65

That'll teach ya!

Poppa Bud

53 L

j/k

1976 corvette

Pablo at auto zone said it would be $150 for a pinion seal for my 76's differential. My dad next to me calmly said "try again" which Pablo insisted that was the it. Another worker jumped in and pulled it up for $13 or so. Having the part number in hand before going is a must from then on.

vettebuyer6369

I assumed Obama had forced us to "go metric" over the weekend.

jn76vette

I gave up on auto zone after they tried to tell me they didn't stock plug wires for a small block. Luckily Speedway Motors has it's distribution center and parts counter in town. For a buck or so more they have almost everything I could ever want on hand. And people behind the counter who know WTF they're talking about.

SEVNT6

Speedway Motors.......Oldest speed shop in the U.S...........And the best!.....

jn76vette......I was just down in Lincoln today. Had a visit with the clerk of the surpreme court over at the capital......

Good thing I was working.......

samh

I confuse the heck out of 'em when I tell them I have a 77 with a 454, They always get this confused look in their eyes when they try to look it up on the computer.

AOS_L79

I went into a local chain store many years ago and wanted spark plugs. The girl behind the counter said 'What is it, like a Buick Corvette, or what?'

larryg3

that is why i always do my research (part numbers) on the internet before i go in. LOL heck our cars are probably older than the kids standing behind the counter at autozone or pepboys.

68-427Rich

You should see the look on their faces when I tell them 7.0 with three carburetors and aluminum heads.

Roughrider

I run into the same problem when I go in and watch their faces when I ask for a part for an Avanti! Their head about explodes.

If it's not in their computer then, as far as they're concerned, it doesn't exist.

Richard454

I walked into Autozone w/ the spark-plug in hand. Here's the number- I need eight of them. The guy behind the counter told me he couldn't find it - and needed to know the make/model/year....

I went to NAPA

HOOAH

How about telling them that I have a 69 with a 383.
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SIXFOOTER

When I was rigging up my serp setup, they just told me to go out back and find the one I needed. LOL