[AMC-list] O'Reilly's Sucks Compared to Kragen"s

[Gary Roland <garyroland1@xxxxxxxxx>]

 In 2005 I worked for Checkers in Cheyenne. Checkers was the C  in CSK K being 
Kragens. The Checker computer system was truly awful. While your local Kragen's 
person may have mastered Kragens system, few mastered Checker's system. It was 
an old, poorly built, DOS base system.  Think of the old DOS based Wordstar 
program, that was what the interface was like. You had to know what you where 
looking for and where to find it in the program. Once you found the part there 
were no pictures, what you found was part number, price and availability . Don't 
count on the availability being close to right. 

  The OReilly's parts program is much better at helping the counter person find 
the right part. If a picture is worth a thousand words then a picture of wheel 
cylinder is worth a weekend.  Is it perfect? no, but it is 30 years ahead of the 
old system. Remember what the pay at a part store counter is. Why would a good 
mechanic give up $30 an hour to work for $10? Mostly they don't The computer has 
to help fill the  knowledge gap.
  Second as much as we love them, there are very few non-Jeep Amc still on the 
road. Anybody want to bet whether there are more Kia's on the road today than 
AMC?  I am grateful that they can order a part much less have it on the shelf.  
Now is the time to build your personal stock pile of parts.    

Gary Roland
Cheyenne Wy



      
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