so aggravated.

the man the runs our local car quest is a jerk. the only reason that i even visit his place is because he carries odd things that i have run across that i need better than advance auto does. my husband purchased a battery from him over a year ago. a few months ago when i was using it it started losing its charge over night. i took it to advance because they have the charger that measures if the battery is leaking charge and car quest does not. after a couple of hours i was told at advance that the battery was faulty and to take it back to car quest as it was still under warranty. my hubby and i did and i made the mistake of talking to the head guy there. he put the battery on a meter and said that it still had a small charge and i must be hooking it up wrong. I tried to explain that we had just gotten it tested and the charge he was seeing was from that. He told me that their machine was wrong and that they were trying to sell me another battery i did not need. Fine. be that way. I went back home with the battery and set it on the ground over night. I then got my hubby by himself to take it back to them the next day. they replaced it. So from then on if i need something i get my hubby to go with me and he talks to them as i browse. Yesterday a dear friend of mine who happens to be a woman stopped by my house for a moment. She said that she had a quick question about her mustang. I told her that i do not know alot about mustangs but i would try to help her as she is completely car illiterate. She asked me how much does a oil change cost. I told here that it depends on what type of oil she uses and her manual should tell her but i would do it for free if she got everything. I told her that the oil and filter should cost about $20.00 or so. She said that she just went to car quest to get wiper blades because they also install them. While the owner was installing the blades she asked him how often does she have to change her oil. He said that she should change it now. I asked her if he asked her any questions about how many miles or anything and she said no. I told her that there was no way in hell that he could tell her that her oil needed changing now. she asked him how much and he said $40.00. she asked does that include the oil. he said not but it was really cheap for him to do it if she brought the oil there. I told her bullshit that it would be $60.00 or more and that if she did not have time for me to do it to take to any other place besides him when she has time. I have gotten used to this guy being a ass to me over time. Have dealt with it from others before. But for this asshole to try to take advantage of a 55 year old school teacher is beyond what i would expect from someone that has to deal with the public. I mean come on. sorry for the long rant but i am truly po'ed.

Sorry barb. There are way too many jerks out there looking to make a buck. No matter if it is in the car industry, computers or home repairs. If they think they can pull one over on someone they will. I wish we could go back to the days when people tried to be honest and earn an honest living.

thank you rick. i guess that i expect people to treat me like i treat them. usually it works.

It does in a perfect world. Just too much selfishness and greed out there now. So many people are weak minded and only think of themselves. They can't see more than two feet in front of them.

i see that now. one of the many joys of living in a small town is that news travels fast. i am going to make sure that all of my friends know what he tried to do. then we will see where that greed of his gets him.

Barb-when he gets to the level of selling wiggets to unsuspecting customers,time to call BBB.

Have faith Barb that the world is well balanced towards caring people like yourself.

thanks gary.

We have a section in the local paper called Roses and Thorns that's found in the opinion section. If you have such a venue in your local paper you put something in the Thorn section. Jerks like that don't need to be in business and sooner or later with enough adverse publicity he'll either change his ways or go out of business. With three grown daughters I know your despair. I taught my daughters all that they could adsorb about car maintenance and it really surprises the jerks that try to pull the wool over their eyes when one of them catches them trying to feed them BS.

i wish we had a paper here that has that feature but we dont. but we do all seem to like facebook and the local gossip mill is always in full swing. i feel for your daughters ntf. usually i shrug this kind of stuff off but with me being menopausal and he did this to a friend it really got under my skin. thank you so much guys for letting me vent to the only group that i believe would know what i am talking about.

Well we're here for you Barb! There are few on this site I enjoy more than you! You're honest and transparent and have shown your tenacity in your engine swap - a feat one in ten thousand guys has even attempted, much less finished as well as you have! This give you some real credibility in the car world and you have every right to be more than a bit "miffed" at the local yokel trying to rip off a friend.

My local Ford dealer may be an exception - but I have the oil in my Expedition changed there every 5,000 miles. Oil, filter, top the fluids, vacuum the interior and wash the exterior for $29 bucks with every fifth one free! My dealer's service stays open until midnight as well so I can stop just about anytime and they change the oil while I wait (and drink their coffee). Might go with your lady friend and check out the dealer and see if they're a good fit for her.

In the mean time, please know that I (like the rest of the "guys") on this site have nothing but a great deal of respect and admiration for you. Your hubby is one lucky guy!!

Regards,
Glenn

glen that is the nicest things ever said to me and from someone that i deeply respect means even more. all of you guys mean the world to me. i doubt if i am one of the few that will swap a engine but if you say so then it must be true. i am in awe everyday that i visit this site and read what you guys are up too. one of my other girlfriend asked me once why i chose cars as my hobby. i told her that it is not my hobby but my passion. and there is so much more to learn. every time i come up with an idea and think that maybe i have finally lost my mind i put it before you guys and all i hear is go for it. we are here to help. my hubby is a fantastic man that does not care what crazy idea i come up with he lets me go with it. without you guys and him i would have never tried any of this. and for that i sincerely thank you all. now i have begun thinking about future projects. i want to do a body off restoration. the 70 coronet interest me or the 65 lincoln. got to learn something besides just chevrolet :)

There's people like that all over the world.
We have one locally.
Some years back we needed work done on our daily driver.
So it went to him.
Our daughter's car was booked in the next day for some major suspension work, and knowing the parlous state of her finances I told him to add it to my account.
To say I was surprised when I got the account would be an understatement.
Bearing in mind he's a one-man-band, over five days he managed to wring a total of eighteen hours work out each day...ninety hours in all on the two cars.
We have never been back.

What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and yet loses the value of his soul?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by jyardgirl

glen that is the nicest things ever said to me and from someone that i deeply respect means even more. all of you guys mean the world to me. i doubt if i am one of the few that will swap a engine but if you say so then it must be true. i am in awe everyday that i visit this site and read what you guys are up too. one of my other girlfriend asked me once why i chose cars as my hobby. i told her that it is not my hobby but my passion. and there is so much more to learn. every time i come up with an idea and think that maybe i have finally lost my mind i put it before you guys and all i hear is go for it. we are here to help. my hubby is a fantastic man that does not care what crazy idea i come up with he lets me go with it. without you guys and him i would have never tried any of this. and for that i sincerely thank you all. now i have begun thinking about future projects. i want to do a body off restoration. the 70 coronet interest me or the 65 lincoln. got to learn something besides just chevrolet :)

---

Ha,,you got a hunger for it,specially now..Good onya Barb..You are abrave woman,and I hope you can achieve a body off job..I shouldnt have said that,,cos I KNOW you can do it.:D Lookin forward to your choice of car..Just be a bit quicker than I have been with Lyndas Customline..Woulda been done by now,if paying jobs hadnt got in the way..:(

thanks john. i know what you mean about being overcharged. but thank goodness not from any one local just on ebay. and you are so right about losing you soul. i do not think that alot of people these days have a conscience any more. robin i am looking long and hard and already dreaming about what i want my next car to look like. now to just find the money to do it after the monte is done :)

Barb, the world is full of jerks, and unfortunately we are forced to deal with them sometimes. The older I get the less tolerance I have and am a little quicker to speak my mind.

There was this one gas station in town that I would get gas at fairly often and the way it was setup you pumped your gas then drove forward to the attendant who was in a little building where you would pay him. He was the most surly guy I have ever met, and you could say "good morning" or " how are you" and get nothing back, just a scow. One day I couldn't take it any more and said to him "Let me ask you a question. Is it just me you don't like or do you treat everybody like s***?" :LOL: His eyes got real big and he mumbled something, and I drove off. But from then on he was as nice as pie, even over friendly. Sometimes people just need to be called out for their actions. :)

Make yourself feel better, next time he is an idiot tell him about it.............or tell the home office of Car Quest, that works wonders too. :cool:

Don

A Coronet with push button drive and a 440.Woo-Woo.Too cool for words.

Ya know Barb I just had a thought for you.Guys like that in a small town get to a age for the rest home and can't figure out why no one will play cards with them.LOL.You see,they DO get theirs in the end.

Sometimes ya just gotta vent!! (Although that menstrual thing might border on TMI:LOL:). When I had my shop I was often surprised, though pleased as well, how many women customers said they appreciated doing business with folks who treated them well. But, come to think of it, quite a few men expressed the same feelings.

Here's an idea for ya Barb...........have a T shirt made with thiis on it, might make a difference in how they deal with you.................

Gezz Uncle Bob.Not to turn this into a political thread of nothing,but did you have to send away to a Third World country to get that??.:eek::LOL::LOL:

Ya know they do kind of do that kind of thing there for reasons we don't understand.:HMMM:;):LOL:

uncle bob that t shirt is a good idea. gary since the guy and i are about the same age we should end up in a nursing home together. that is when i will take my v-8 powered wheel chair and run his butt over. :)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Sometimes ya just gotta vent!! (Although that menstrual thing might border on TMI:LOL:). When I had my shop I was often surprised, though pleased as well, how many women customers said they appreciated doing business with folks who treated them well. But, come to think of it, quite a few men expressed the same feelings.

Here's an idea for ya Barb...........have a T shirt made with thiis on it, might make a difference in how they deal with you.................

---

:LOL::eek::LOL: I think you're onto something, Bob, and somehow I can imagine Barb getting a shirt like that and making it her normal "parts shopping" attire:cool:
Got to add, when I was in the USN I had an aquaintence (friend is too strong) that worked in a local gas station evenings, and he had the gift of gab and persona that was often attractive to the girls, for a while.... Late one afternoon an attractive gal pulled in driving a nice little Corvair, and as he checked under the hood he told her that her radiator cap was bad, really needed to be changed and was "....only about $3". She told him to go ahead and put a new one on, and he was quite pleased with himself, pocketing the extra $3. A couple of hours later his smile dimmed as that same Corvair pulled up to the pump island and a guy that looked like a pro linebacker got out. "You sold my wife a radiator cap, and I don't believe that her old one was bad.", he said. "I'd like to return it, if that works for you?" The guy sheepishly pulled out his wad of bills, peeled off the $3, and handed it to the husband (who towered above him by about a foot:eek:), and said, "I was really just kidding mister, and didn't think she would fall for that old line. I didn't mean any harm...." Should'a got hit, but the big guy just took the money, got in his car and said, "I don't want to ever come back here again." :LOL:;):LOL:

now that is a good story roger. :)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Barb, the world is full of jerks, and unfortunately we are forced to deal with them sometimes. The older I get the less tolerance I have and am a little quicker to speak my mind.

There was this one gas station in town that I would get gas at fairly often and the way it was setup you pumped your gas then drove forward to the attendant who was in a little building where you would pay him. He was the most surly guy I have ever met, and you could say "good morning" or " how are you" and get nothing back, just a scow. One day I couldn't take it any more and said to him "Let me ask you a question. Is it just me you don't like or do you treat everybody like s***?" :LOL: His eyes got real big and he mumbled something, and I drove off. But from then on he was as nice as pie, even over friendly. Sometimes people just need to be called out for their actions. :)

Make yourself feel better, next time he is an idiot tell him about it.............or tell the home office of Car Quest, that works wonders too. :cool:

Don

---

hell no do not tell car quest they may transplant him and ship him up here :eek:or move him in to upper management:3dSMILE: barb the guy is just a ass and its to bad but i bet this ass plays this game on guys as well not just women . my sister has been in house building trade she has had to tell guys what she wants and how it needs to be .she had some problems with some workers but they know when they play that girl crap..we will pull the wool over her eyes on her .she will lay in to them hard i seen her do it :D they have that look on there face like a bear just bit there ass OFF:eek:

Years ago, 1960 to be exact, I was flagging at Dahio dragstrip and one Sunday a 60 baby blue Biscayne with a 348 came to the line. There was a gal behind the wheel and that day she put a hurt on all of the guys and since then I have payed particular attention to the women drivers and most can definitely hold their own against their male counterparts. Give 'em hell Barb.

pat i would love to meet your sister. sounds like one hell of a woman. ntf i love to see the women kick ass and take names. i have a metal sign in my garage of shirley. she has been my hero since i was young.