sam-smith
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Registered: 8th Jan 07
Location: plymouth, UK
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kevin coopers first gave me normal 205 brakes shoes so went and got proper ones with the car in bits at 6 o clcok loosing valuabvle light time
then the backing plates from peugeot where normal gti ones. they arent open at 6 and wouldnt have them in anyway!
MONKEYS! do i need a sign that says 1.6 >>>GTI<<<
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Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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no.
there are lots tho.
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sam-smith
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Registered: 8th Jan 07
Location: plymouth, UK
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i also got the wrong side bottom arm the other day
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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give them the chassis number of your car?
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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iv worked in parts, and id say unless your doing the job better then them stfu
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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jr's a bit of a chimp...
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Adam_B
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Location: Lancashire
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quote:
Originally posted by Wrighty
iv worked in parts, and id say unless your doing the job better then them stfu
tbf tho if there usuing autopart there is no excuse, all you need is the reg and the computer tell you everything.
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dan_c4rsa
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Registered: 12th Dec 06
Location: North Yorks Drives: MK3 Seat Cupra
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the only time ive ever been repulsed by parts is at my local batchelors (vaux).
went in and said could ou order me in/have you got a c20ne 8v sump gasket.
ok sir what engine is that.
its the c20ne cavvy engine
ok. what size is that
2 litre
ok...........what car is it in?
.........a nova...
they dont make 2 litre nova's sir.
i know i put it in myself
oh. well i'll just look up nova askets for you.
no its a cavalier engine
oh......so its a nova cavalier?
At this point i turned around and went to the scrappy over the road. The guy was being serious. Havnt seen him since i think he was fired.
[Edited on 25-10-2007 by dan_c4rsa]
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DaNnY_LaD
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Registered: 30th Nov 05
Location: Walkden,Manchester
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quote:
Originally posted by dan_c4rsa
the only time ive ever been repulsed by parts is at my local batchelors (vaux).
went in and said could ou order me in/have you got a c20ne 8v sump gasket.
ok sir what engine is that.
its the c20ne cavvy engine
ok. what size is that
2 litre
ok...........what car is it in?
.........a nova...
they dont make 2 litre nova's sir.
i know i put it in myself
oh. well i'll just look up nova askets for you.
no its a cavalier engine
oh......so its a nova cavalier?
At this point i turned around and went to the scrappy over the road. The guy was being serious. Havnt seen him since i think he was fired.
[Edited on 25-10-2007 by dan_c4rsa]
or got his head caved in by another customer
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Adam_B
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It works the other way round as well 
Just today i got asked for a headlight bulb for a nissan proton, and a set of plugs for a ford, you know, them old ones. I said what a Model T? He looked at me puzzled
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Dan.H
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Registered: 2nd Sep 07
Location: middlesbrough
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we have 6 lads in our parts dept. and ill only deal with one of them the other 5 are monkeys!
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sam-smith
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Registered: 8th Jan 07
Location: plymouth, UK
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quote:
Originally posted by Wrighty
iv worked in parts, and id say unless your doing the job better then them stfu
if i was any more clear id be drawing a picture for them
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Id say 90% of people who work in the motor trade regardless of what job are monkeys!
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
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my local vaux parts department are useless. they keep asking me if my corsa 1.6 sport is an 8v or 16v.
VW are useless as well, they told me yesterday that there is no such thing as a polo 1.6 16v, when I told them about the polo gti they denied knowledge of it at first, they then told me that the polo gti engine didnt have valve stem oil seals 
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Colin
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tbh most of the clowns these places get working in parts are the high school drop outs with no interest in cars or a desire to learn about cars, theres fuck all training & there more or less just left to get on with it.
I said most....im sure anyone on here working in parts does a smashing job 
[Edited on 25-10-2007 by Colin]
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Adam_B
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its because its shit pay.
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
its because its shit pay.
Yep shit pay is the main contributing factor.
Sales guys are the same, most dont know their arse from their elbow think were all buttoned up the back.
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Mike
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Registered: 20th May 06
Location: nr. Skipton, North Yorkshire
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Only ever had one problem, with Vaux parts, and that was some new lad, I ordered a rear arch, went in the next day, picked it up, held it up to the car, it was a front arch 
Went back, spoke to a different bloke, he asked who had served me, I described the lad, he just responded, what a surprise. He then told me it was 40 odd quid for the rear arch, so I went to the scrappys and got one for £3
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lozarus
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Registered: 29th Oct 06
Location: Walderslade, Kent
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being a parts guy is quite a hard job more to it than you think. we got one parts bloke at our work and he is ocnstantly rushed off his tits!
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Colin
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I was a parts man for a week for my high school work experience....theres not much to it really. Fair bit of hassle when bits dont arrive, get put on back order & people moan their tits off
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Adam_B
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Hard If a retard like me can do it well its not hard
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Mike
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Registered: 20th May 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
Hard If a retard like me can do it well its not hard
Agreed 
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lozarus
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Registered: 29th Oct 06
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I take it you dont have to deal with invoices/wrong parts/warranty/surcharges and work on your own... or in a large garage..
i aint a store man and would never be one
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Adam_B
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I do all of that for a family owned shop that takes about 180k a month with 3 people on parts, store manager, couple of till staff and a couple of guys doing performance stuff. I personally deal with retail customers and trade account holders as well as chasing payments when needed. All you need is a bit of experience and a good team and there is nothing difficult about it imo.
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davey_jack
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Registered: 28th Jan 06
Location: Horley, Surrey Drives: Clio 182
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I've given vaux my chassis number before and they have still managed to give me the wrong parts. The thing is most of the monkeys working in parts dont just give you the wrong parts, they also say "well the computer says they're the right ones" repeatedly when you bring them back and tell them they arent the right parts!
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