Originally Posted By: Colt45ws
Originally Posted By: Nick1994
It literally took me 30 seconds to go on
www.oreillyauto.com and search alternators for a 2001 & 2003 Taurus, they're clearly different part numbers, 3661607 & 392524. Why couldn't he have done that?
Because he called and the people behind the counter think they are experts and aren't even looking up the part.
I called autozone a couple weeks ago to order a FlexFuel sensor for a 1999 Ranger and the idiot behind the counter wouldn't even look in his computer, he was so sure a '99 Ranger had no such part.
Needless to say, they didn't get the business.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Flex-Fuel-Sensor...SVQ&vxp=mtr
X2.
Some people think they know a lot more than they do. Even on common, run of the mill, mass produced vehicles there can be all kinds of differences, even within the same year model. Just about the only thing I am comfortable saying "they are all the same" for is Trailblazer shift cables. I likewise had a parts store employee tell me that it was "impossible" for a Ford Ranger to have 4 wheel ABS "unless they are doing something different now." Yeah, okay, how about you just pull these part numbers for me and save your "advice."
On the flip side, this is why (at a dealer parts counter) I ask my customers for a VIN almost every time. Some customers throw a fit when I ask for a VIN, but it DOES matter. I wouldn't ask for it if I didn't need it. I don't care about your VIN number beyond getting the correct part the first time so that it doesn't get returned. People come in and want a part for a "2002 Avalanche, and they are all the same." No, all Avalanches are most definitely not the same, and when I try to look up parts without a VIN, my catalog will show me everything that could have possibly been put into any GMT800 truck.