Ford Parts Counter Guys...

Strype · Oct 4, 2006

Okay. So I drive to my friendly Ford Dealer saturday to get an adjustable clutch cable. MyBad70 and another friend said they paid $35 for theirs just a couple weeks ago.

So I get in there and the dude says, "$57 tax & all." I'm like, "I thought they were $35?"... he says "They went up."

So I hand the guy my debit card and say okay and didn't think anything about it... until MyBad70 started laughing at me last night on the phone :mad:

He brought up a good point. He said that Saturday was the last day of the month, and a Saturday at that- meaning last day for commission additions. Grrrrrr... So I call back up there today and say "How much for a clutch cable on a 92 Mustang" (I said 92 to throw them off). Dude says "none in stock but I can order you one for $155.00" :shock:

I said just the cable, not the quadrant too- and he said "Right".

So how do you guys want me to act tomorrow afternoon when I take the cable back? :fuss:

89white50 · Oct 4, 2006

bring a club with you and smack the a-hole with it.

Strype · Oct 4, 2006

89white50 said:
bring a club with you and smack the a-hole with it.

Good idea... Walmart has a sale on ski masks this week. Like $2.50 in the men's dept.

timeless2 · Oct 4, 2006

Add to the "Missing Persons" list.

oldschool88vert · Oct 4, 2006

man, thats jacked up to hear. thats some nerve.

MyBad70 · Oct 4, 2006

i used to work there. so i have no doubt we can kidnap them all. beat the hell out of them and duct tape them to a tree in the middle of nowhere and cover them in honey. theyre all a buncha pansys..........lets do it, im free after 5

Strype · Oct 4, 2006

I'm so about to email the local news crews

They dig scams.

MyBad70 said:
i used to work there. so i have no doubt we can kidnap them all. beat the hell out of them and duct tape them to a tree in the middle of nowhere and cover them in honey. theyre all a buncha pansys..........lets do it, im free after 5

I wanna be the bad cop this time.

MyBad70 · Oct 4, 2006

on the phone with them now. take it back and talk to James. 37.95 out the door. lol they charged u retail price hahaha

8950HO · Oct 4, 2006

Buy this instead.The OEM non-adjustable clutch cable.

http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=507

I think Summit Racing sells it for even less.

Busted07 · Oct 4, 2006

I am a parts guy and i have the same issue when i call other dealerships for parts. as long as they charge at LEAST what it cost them to get the part and put you under a wholesale account, then they are fine... i personally never mark stuff up over the 40% that they ask. (actually, thats what the owner wants me to mark it up to) BUT i have also figured out a way to help out people i know without screwing myself in the process... Tell them to have you setup as a wholesale customer. that way they can give you a discount and you wont have to worry about getting charged retail again.

Strype · Oct 4, 2006

FarBeyondDriven said:
I am a parts guy and i have the same issue when i call other dealerships for parts. as long as they charge at LEAST what it cost them to get the part and put you under a wholesale account, then they are fine... i personally never mark stuff up over the 40% that they ask. (actually, thats what the owner wants me to mark it up to) BUT i have also figured out a way to help out people i know without screwing myself in the process... Tell them to have you setup as a wholesale customer. that way they can give you a discount and you wont have to worry about getting charged retail again.

Good idea but he already drew first blood...

*tears strip of cloth off of shirt and ties around his head*

Too bad for purple shirt day, I kinda look like an idiot now :shrug:

Busted07 · Oct 4, 2006

Strype said:
Good idea but he already drew first blood...

*tears strip of cloth off of shirt and ties around his head*

Too bad for purple shirt day, I kinda look like an idiot now

Rambette?

Strype · Oct 4, 2006

FarBeyondDriven said:
Rambette?

RambHo

Busted07 · Oct 4, 2006

Strype said:
RambHo

Ramwhore? no.. thats what i did this weekend... man, i hope the wife never finds out...

JUST KIDDING HONEY!!!!

MyBad70 · Oct 4, 2006

our ford dealership is one of the largest in the south. they supply the northern half of the state with service crown vics. its all who you know in parts as to what price u pay. since i worked there and know all those jackass's, i get everything wholesale still...and most times 10% over cost.

RandyStinchcomb · Oct 4, 2006

well I work in the parts department at a Ford dealership and I hear tons of horror stories like this(and other) from my customers and it's not just us, it's done all over. also (and not to defend them) we get new price tape every 1/4 which also ended last saturday and maybe someone loaded the price tape ahead of time so's not to get in a bind on monday when they open back up.

25thmustang · Oct 4, 2006

Our Ford dealer guy is a friend with a fox vert...

We seem to always have good encounters with salesmen and parts guys so long as they are also Ford or Mustang guys!

Strype · Oct 4, 2006

How would Paul Walker handle this :scratch:

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MyBad70 · Oct 4, 2006

Strype said:
How would Paul Walker handle this View attachment 436048

he'd bust out with...........

Where have all good men gone
And where are all the gods?
Where’s the street-wise Hercules
To fight the rising odds?

Isn’t there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss and I turn and I dream of what I need

I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong
And he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light
He’s gotta be sure
And it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life (larger than life...)

Somewhere after midnight
In my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach
There’s someone reaching back for me

Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
It’s gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet

I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong
And he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light
He’s gotta be sure
And it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life

I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night

Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I would swear that there is someone somewhere
Watching me
Through the wind and the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach
Like a fire in my blood

I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong
And he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light
He’s gotta be sure
And it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life

(Repeat 1x)

I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night

Strype · Oct 4, 2006

MyBad70 said:
he'd bust out with...........

I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong
And he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light
He’s gotta be sure
And it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life (larger than life...)