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It seems I lost one of the caps on a lug nut on my car and after checking the local auto parts stores I left to going to the local dealership. I swear the guy behind the counter(which happened to be the parts manager)rose to his level of incompetence to get promoted!!! I asked him for a lug nut for a 2012 Chevy Cruze Eco. to which he replied after sitting down at the computer: Do you have the VIN(wanting me to go get it) which I replied for a lug nut. I could tell by his general frustration: He was not kidding and said does it have external threads: and I said no for an Eco! I said show me what you have and I will tell if it will fit. He went away and came back and stated this "might work"(once again hoping I would get the VIN) I said guess the external threads are to hold on the LS hubcaps. He said I guess and I said as long as it is 19 mm. It will be fine. Needless to say I got home and it works fine! Even w/o the VIN!
This guy was probably thinking I need to learn something about cars and used to dealing with Dealer Mechanics that have all that information already entered in the computer so they don't need to talk or know anything!!! Funny when I sold auto parts in the 1980s we had to know how to replace the parts just not sell them!
This guy was probably thinking I need to learn something about cars and used to dealing with Dealer Mechanics that have all that information already entered in the computer so they don't need to talk or know anything!!! Funny when I sold auto parts in the 1980s we had to know how to replace the parts just not sell them!