1970-1972 Used car jockey
1972-1980 GM ware house, wholsale phones, parts counter
1980-1986 NAPA store counter/Manager
1986-1992 Assistant Manager GM front and back counters
1992-2003 Mopar and Nissan parts manager
2003 to present GM/Toyota parts manager
All for the same family until they sold out ...
Search found 18 matches
- Tue Apr 24, 2018 9:44 pm
- Forum: Parts Managers
- Topic: How long have you been in the business?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 14319
- Tue May 30, 2017 9:15 pm
- Forum: Parts Managers
- Topic: GM AXLE SEALS
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8151
Re: GM AXLE SEALS
Well that explains a lot. The Partech analyist we talked to said there was no number change involved. I knew we had sold a lot of them but had no way to prove it, what with the catalog changing. A word to the wise, if you have the number on D2D you will get a ton of requests.....
- Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:17 pm
- Forum: Parts Managers
- Topic: Spark cvt replacement transmission?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4172
Re: Spark cvt replacement transmission?
Obviously this issue hasn't been address in the last couple years. Our first one was, literally, not figuratively, broken in half. Parts leaking out of the cardboard box as the DDS driver wheeled it off the trailer. Signed bill of lading, a visit from the DSPM, and photos to GM didn't change much.
- Tue Apr 26, 2016 5:33 pm
- Forum: Parts Managers
- Topic: 23103351 vs 19207763
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3998
Re: 23103351 vs 19207763
19207763. It is $63.18 more than the 23103351 at list. Gotta make up for the "14%" Conquest gross somewhere...... 

- Fri Apr 15, 2016 3:58 pm
- Forum: Parts Managers
- Topic: QUAKER STATE MAKING DEXOS 0W20 FOR AC-DELCO
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7150
Re: QUAKER STATE MAKING DEXOS 0W20 FOR AC-DELCO
A month ago when the GM "guy" was here he indicated that Dexos 0w20 was in fact going to change to full synthetic. This information, if correct, would seem to verify that.
- Thu Apr 14, 2016 5:41 pm
- Forum: Parts Managers
- Topic: Amazon Delco parts?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 11945
Re: Amazon Delco parts?
Always remember, at anytime, the customer can call GM Customer Assistance and get the answer the customer wants on any question.
Example: (Mr. Customer) I have a GM starter and the dealer won't replace it under warranty. (GM) Rest assured the dealer is wrong and we will tell them so. (At least ...
Example: (Mr. Customer) I have a GM starter and the dealer won't replace it under warranty. (GM) Rest assured the dealer is wrong and we will tell them so. (At least ...
- Fri Apr 01, 2016 9:35 pm
- Forum: Parts Managers
- Topic: 18 Years & Counting
- Replies: 43
- Views: 21323
Re: 18 Years & Counting
1970 on the used car lot. Went into parts in 1972 after high school. I have worked for the same dealer my whole career, at different franchises, but the same owners. Management since 1980. The chronology: GM (Toyota, Volvo, AMC/Jeep/Renault) , NAPA, GM (Toyota), Chrysler (Dodge, Jeep, Plymouth ...
- Tue Mar 08, 2016 10:40 pm
- Forum: Parts Managers
- Topic: Aftermarket warranty companies sending own parts
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5694
Re: Aftermarket warranty companies sending own parts
We have a pretty hard nosed warranty clerk who calls in the aftermarket warranties. If it's a "we'll send you a part" he gets a handling fee. I try and get the gross I would have made from GM on and engine, transfer case or transmission, seeing as they only pay 10 or 20 % mark up on them anyway. The ...
- Tue Feb 02, 2016 10:57 pm
- Forum: Parts Managers
- Topic: WPC requesting Tensioners from N150031
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5805
Re: WPC requesting Tensioners from N150031
I love this forum!! Thanks for the heads up.
- Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:48 pm
- Forum: Parts Managers
- Topic: MY PRICE LINK
- Replies: 43
- Views: 27807
Re: MY PRICE LINK
Lug nuts.....(big sigh)......I don't think collision parts means what you think it means.