Are Parts Stores Getting Worse?

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by truckster

I'm helping my nephew fix the truck his dad left him when he died two years ago. He had a frozen parking brake cable, so Saturday I walked into O'Reilly's and asked for a left rear parking brake cable for a 2000 Ford Ranger pickup. The guy comes back with a cable that's 7 feet long. I told him it's the wrong one. His reply was, "This is the part for the passenger side."

Yeah, I asked for the left side - that's the driver's side. Now, I know you're thinking, "Give the guy a break. He's probably new to cars and doesn't know that everything on a vehicle is described from the driver's perspective."

Except that he was the store manager.

I am in a Similar situation with getting parts for my nephew truck.

He Inherited this .
His Great Grandpa purchased this truck new.

I went to get the Slinky hose for the breather on this Square body.

I even brought the breather housing and slinky hose in with me.

2 guys were looking///Clueless for this Preheater hose.

Then another guy showed up.

He said don't y'all know anything about truck and car parts.

I got my Slinky hose and left with a smile.