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TrulyVintage
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 Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:17 pm Post subject: Thank you to Autozone in Lamont, CA |
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Headed south on I-5 about 75 miles north of Bakersfield, CA yesterday
when my alternator seized ....
With a serpentine belt system & one belt - no cooling fan,
no power steering or power brakes.
I limped into the Pilot at the Lost Hills exit (Hwy 42 to Paso Robles).
I lucked out, AUTOZONE out of Lamont by Bakersfield had an alternator - serpentine belt - tensioner tool
and they made the120 mile round trip to deliver it to me at no charge ....
I had parts by 10:30 p.m. and was on the road by 9:00 a.m. this morning.
Thank you Autozone !
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Mike Fisher
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Nice of them not to stick you with delivery charges too! Maybe that is Autozone Policy & we should All be buying from them? 
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crofty
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Wow, that Pilot on 46 is in BFE. That was nice of them to do that.
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Ian
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I go to Autozone....a lot....I don't think they'd deliver to me, but I like shopping there because they have a rewards card, spend $20 5 times get $20 free.
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Jon Schmid
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| Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:20 pm Post subject: Thank you to Autozone in Lamont, CA |
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| Wow. Very impressive customer service for a nationwide FLAPS chain. And X2 on the Lost Hills exit being BFE. That was our pit stop whenever we used the I-5 to take my daughter to and from UC Santa Cruz. Definitely not a destination resort area. |
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ach60 
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| Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 1:33 am Post subject: |
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Back in the 70's the local Napa would alway give me "Bug" parts for fixing my Squareback.
Second time they did this crap, I called them up, told them and they delivered the correct parts to me at home.
Damn nice of them.
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fred69vert
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Autozone pleasantly surprised me when they had in stock.......
Points & condenser
Tie rod ends
Alternator
I just wonder what else I can find there when I need it?
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coad
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mrmarcdude
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^What he said^... They will end up giving him a company recognized "extra mile award", and I think a gift certificate of his choice if I remember correctly.
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Fab4Fan
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| Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 2:25 am Post subject: |
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...Or he'll probably get fired for not following company policy and leaving during store hours to meet a stranger 60 miles away. 
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GA_Boy
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...Or he'll probably get fired for not following company policy and leaving during store hours to meet a stranger 60 miles away.
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 My thoughts exactly. The Boss may want to know how he will recoup the 240 miles of gas money.
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