http://jalopnik.com/5191437/autozone-customer-takes-matters-into-his-own-hands-after-45-minutes-on-hold
I thought it was very funny.
Tired of being on hold? This guy was
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Holy_Diver
Triple Churchill
We need crazy guys like that around for when the rest of us are too lazy to deal with retards like that.
Electric Sheep
Dsicle - BoM Dec 06
OMG that's a story I can totally relate to.
I've got a custom-built Ford 9" axle that I swapped into the rear of my Jeep. And I've been put on hold for 5-bajillion hours before at AutoZone (or as we call it here, VatoZone).
Their minimum-wage employees are practically useless without a computer system telling them a part# that they can pull out of a bin location in the back. While there are exceptions, for the most part they know NOTHING about cars.
I've got a custom-built Ford 9" axle that I swapped into the rear of my Jeep. And I've been put on hold for 5-bajillion hours before at AutoZone (or as we call it here, VatoZone).
Their minimum-wage employees are practically useless without a computer system telling them a part# that they can pull out of a bin location in the back. While there are exceptions, for the most part they know NOTHING about cars.
Electric Sheep
Dsicle - BoM Dec 06
Actually, that's not funny at all.
The Ford 9" axle housing is built with the differential/gears inside a simple bolt-in removable 3rd member. Because of the design, you can re-use the housings almost indefinitely, so it doesn't matter if it's from the 70's...you just swap out internal parts when you want to upgrade/replace. It's pretty much the most tried-and-true racing axle in the history of auto sports. They're used on everything from simple street races to Baja 1000 to thousand-horsepower Funny cars to friggin' NASCAR.
For example, my 70's-era Ford 9" housing was re-tubed (which is 2/3 of the housing itself) to the length I asked to have built, 62" wide, and had new ends put on it. Then, the brand-new nodular steel 3rd member was built with a brand-new Detroit locking differential and brand-new 4.56 gears and brand new bearings and seals. For the outers, the axle was built with brand-new Ford SVO brakes, new bearings and seals, and equipped with a new E-brake. After that, a pair of brand-new 35-spline custom-length axle shafts were ordered from a 3rd party manufacturer (Moser) and everything was assembled.
It cost over $3,500 bucks to build, and really the only part that wasn't brand-new was a portion of the steel center-section of the housing...and even a portion of that was modified (cut off and re-built smaller).
Believe me, the NASCAR-level parts in that "old" 1970's-era Ford 9" axle are far, far, far better/stronger/advanced than the bullshit stock rear axle in the Silverado.
I've had that exact same conversation about what vehicle it is in.
I have the same axle as Sheep in my '98 jeep. Along with a Chevy 350, a Dodge transmission, a Ford E350 master cylinder, a front axle out of an '86 grand wagoneer, and a fan out of a Ford Torus.
When asked what did it come out of, I usually answer 'A Junk Yard'
I have the same axle as Sheep in my '98 jeep. Along with a Chevy 350, a Dodge transmission, a Ford E350 master cylinder, a front axle out of an '86 grand wagoneer, and a fan out of a Ford Torus.
When asked what did it come out of, I usually answer 'A Junk Yard'
Crypto Sailor
Loose Lips Sink Ships
I would of loved to be 1 of the people shopping at auto zone that day.
Electric Sheep
Dsicle - BoM Dec 06
Oh wait, you're right! Ha-ha!
I totally forgot about brand allegiance....that sort of thing doesn't really exist in my little part of the automotive world. We tend to build our Jeeps like Frankenstein's monster! LOL! Whatever brand we can find and make work, we use. We tend to think on a purely functional level.
Yup, I guess it would pain a Chevy guy to admit he had Ford parts. :yes:
Just another example of how bad customer service is getting.:frown:
Actually, that's not funny at all.
The Ford 9" axle housing is built with the differential/gears inside a simple bolt-in removable 3rd member. Because of the design, you can re-use the housings almost indefinitely, so it doesn't matter if it's from the 70's...you just swap out internal parts when you want to upgrade/replace. It's pretty much the most tried-and-true racing axle in the history of auto sports. They're used on everything from simple street races to Baja 1000 to thousand-horsepower Funny cars to friggin' NASCAR.
For example, my 70's-era Ford 9" housing was re-tubed (which is 2/3 of the housing itself) to the length I asked to have built, 62" wide, and had new ends put on it. Then, the brand-new nodular steel 3rd member was built with a brand-new Detroit locking differential and brand-new 4.56 gears and brand new bearings and seals. For the outers, the axle was built with brand-new Ford SVO brakes, new bearings and seals, and equipped with a new E-brake. After that, a pair of brand-new 35-spline custom-length axle shafts were ordered from a 3rd party manufacturer (Moser) and everything was assembled.
It cost over $3,500 bucks to build, and really the only part that wasn't brand-new was a portion of the steel center-section of the housing...and even a portion of that was modified (cut off and re-built smaller).
Believe me, the NASCAR-level parts in that "old" 1970's-era Ford 9" axle are far, far, far better/stronger/advanced than the bullshit stock rear axle in the Silverado.
opeyes:
Electric Sheep
Dsicle - BoM Dec 06
Hey, like I've said before: cigars are my 'cheap' hobby. LOL!
I think that just goes along with our utilitarian side.
Gummi Bear
Righteously Indignant
And that's the reason I don't go to Auto Zone unless it's the last damn place on Earth.
Need some piece of shit for a late model Honda, yup, they're all over it. Got something that's 30 years old, you tell them that they'll need the book, and the little prick will fuck off on the computer not finding anything for 30 minutes before finally getting the book, and then, the little prick can't read a conversion table!
Need some piece of shit for a late model Honda, yup, they're all over it. Got something that's 30 years old, you tell them that they'll need the book, and the little prick will fuck off on the computer not finding anything for 30 minutes before finally getting the book, and then, the little prick can't read a conversion table!
