good point...
Dream parts store in Moab
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good point...
1995zj
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- Herriman, UT
Whoa...Seriously? Geeze I'm an Assistant Manager up here in Sandy at Checker and I didn't even know that. I'll have to talk to my DM about that to see when exactly they are planning on moving down. Sweet...that means some good deals for me when I break things!
I talked to the owner of Big O the other day, and she was all stoked because she is getting ready to retire and had been trying to sell the business for a while with no luck. So apperantly they put up just the building and are selling the equipment separatly. She said that checker bought the building and would be opening up a store there.
1995zj
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- Herriman, UT
Well that's pretty cool. I'll give my DM a call tomorrow and see what all I can find out about it.
1995zj
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- Herriman, UT
Yeah I highly doubt they would make it there as well. I mean unless that store doesn't sell stupid sh** like a mini fridge and tv's and what not then they may have a chance but the people at Corporate, for some dumb reason, think that we should compete with freakin Wal-Mart!
This isn't going to be your grandpa's parts store ... you can't compare this store to the little parts counter in the back corner of a yellow front store to what you will see when this store opens ... sure it will be tough to figure out the unique situation in Moab. With backing of a multi billion $ of C.S.K. it will be made to work.
How many other stores have asked for your input as to what you want in the store ??? and yes they are listening!! some of the suggestions that have been made are impossible for this company to do. There are several very well thought out suggestions that will be implimented .
keep the comments comming .. thanx
How many other stores have asked for your input as to what you want in the store ??? and yes they are listening!! some of the suggestions that have been made are impossible for this company to do. There are several very well thought out suggestions that will be implimented .
keep the comments comming .. thanx
1995zj
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- Herriman, UT
Sorry, my bad for getting it off track
. Well that is way cool that CSK will actually be doing this! Stocking up for major events that happen monthly down there would be a great idea, like stated before, find out when clubs like isuzu's or suzuki's will be down there and keep those parts in stock during those times. Although that would be a lot of stock withdrawals :-\ .If It is a Checker the most usefull thing would be counter help that know how to get you a part off the shelf without needing to ask what make year and everthing else about the car it goes on. If for example you just want a 12si alternator a counter guy really should know what you are talking about.
1995zj
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- Herriman, UT
every alternator DOES NOT bolt up the same way in each car.
The 12SI was assembled with different clock positions, different pulleys were available, and with different versions of windings that gave them different output ratings. 12SI alternators were built with 56amp, 66amp, 78amp, and 94amp maximum output ratings. (The 78amp was popular as standard equipment on full size car models, and many were built. Quite few high performance and deluxe models of cars also came with the 94amp windings.)
1995zj
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- Herriman, UT
Anyways back to the list of parts that people would want...
Ya so grab me the 94 amp one and I will clock it to fit. You have missed my whole point. Many wheelers in moab will have many parts on their rigs that they know by what they are not be what exact make and model they come from.
1995zj
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- Herriman, UT
True you are right and I would hope the Checker that opens up down in Moab will have people working there that know what they are talking about as well. There are definately people in the company that don't know anything, but saying all of Checker employee don't know anything just kind of offends me. Anyways, I do agree that they better get people that know the off-road world and its parts.
Dont most parts stores such as Checker, Auto Zone, etc., have their computers keep track of their inventory by make and model of car, not what part it is? Every time I have seen an employee at any of those stores look up a part for me, that is the only way the computers there will allow them to do it. And I would also think that any wheeler who has built their own rig would know what make and model their part came off of.
All of this really has nothing to do with a dream parts store though if you ask me. As long as they have your part in stock, and can find it either way, then we should all be alright after breaking parts.
All of this really has nothing to do with a dream parts store though if you ask me. As long as they have your part in stock, and can find it either way, then we should all be alright after breaking parts.
I dream about the counter jockey not being a complete idiot everytime I go to a parts store.