hls30.com Posted January 26, 2009 Share #13 Posted January 26, 2009 Old, you might have used a slide rule, but an abacus would date you...I had a Timex Sinclair 1000 bought from Cirtcuit City-both are gone now!Will Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30592-parts-store-fun/?page=2#findComment-272073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted January 26, 2009 Share #14 Posted January 26, 2009 I started college with a cheap $15 manual typewriter, then got a Commodore 64, and wrote my own software to do word-processing. That was real luxury! You still had to re-type your papers to make it look type-written. Yeah, the ECU on my car is analog, but I think of it as more like a transistor radio than a computer... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30592-parts-store-fun/?page=2#findComment-272079 Share on other sites More sharing options...
59blane Posted January 26, 2009 Share #15 Posted January 26, 2009 A couple years ago, I went to Auto Zone and told the kid behind the counter that I need a cap, coil and points for my 1974 Datsun 260Z. He looked at me with a puzzled look on his face and asked.. "Points?". I was about to answer him when another kid who had over heard, told him... "Yeah, points. Old school ignition". I was laughing all the way home... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30592-parts-store-fun/?page=2#findComment-272089 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted January 26, 2009 Share #16 Posted January 26, 2009 What exactly ARE the requirements to work at an auto parts store!??? :ogre: Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30592-parts-store-fun/?page=2#findComment-272090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
59blane Posted January 26, 2009 Share #17 Posted January 26, 2009 I'm pretty sure as long as you are breathing and able to make it to work... you're qualified... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30592-parts-store-fun/?page=2#findComment-272091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblake01 Posted January 26, 2009 Share #18 Posted January 26, 2009 ....I had a Timex Sinclair 1000.....Old? My Epson HX-20 might have preceded your Timex by a year or two. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30592-parts-store-fun/?page=2#findComment-272092 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwa240z Posted January 26, 2009 Share #19 Posted January 26, 2009 Oh I though you just needed a a faint pulse. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30592-parts-store-fun/?page=2#findComment-272093 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doradox Posted January 26, 2009 Share #20 Posted January 26, 2009 Old? My Epson HX-20 might have preceded your Timex by a year or two.Commodore VIC-20 was my first. Steve Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30592-parts-store-fun/?page=2#findComment-272094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblake01 Posted January 26, 2009 Share #21 Posted January 26, 2009 Commodore VIC-20 was my first. SteveI think those came out the same year as the Epson HX-20 which I think was 1980 with the Timex Sinclair 1000 coming out a couple of years later. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30592-parts-store-fun/?page=2#findComment-272101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerbear Posted January 26, 2009 Share #22 Posted January 26, 2009 My specific example has to do with a Toyota truck as opposed to my 240z, but I walked into a local AutoZone and asked for a clutch with throw out bearing. The counter guy asks with a straight face is that a manual or automatic transmission?I just walked out. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30592-parts-store-fun/?page=2#findComment-272105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rewiredz Posted January 26, 2009 Share #23 Posted January 26, 2009 What exactly ARE the requirements to work at an auto parts store!??? :ogre:Must not be too hard, i went in looking for a Zerk fitting and all three working there didn't have a clue. i had to find them and tell them what they were for. didn't think Zerk fittings were that old, but most new stuff has sealed bearings now i guess. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30592-parts-store-fun/?page=2#findComment-272107 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted January 26, 2009 Share #24 Posted January 26, 2009 Here's a thought: Ask them if they know what a 350Z is? Yes, what Nissan Z car came before that? the 300ZX? Great - what about the early Z31 300ZX? The s130 280ZX? Eventually you're going to find the limit of their knowledge. Maybe the answer is to take a picture of your car along with pictures of the entire Z lineage. A picture of your great-great grandfather might mean nothing until you see it laid out in a family tree. The parts guy might quickly realize his computer only goes back to 1980 and can at least admit defeat gracefully. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30592-parts-store-fun/?page=2#findComment-272109 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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