I seldom go to dealers, but the bull**** they spew in service is unreal. I drive the guys at the parts stores crazy with odd requests for outlier vehicles and bits I need to fab to fit other cars than the intended use. I have found one or two O'Reilly's and a NAPA that have counter guys who get it. Some are older & a few are engineering types that work for the FAA or Tinker AFB and are moonlighting for spare cash. They enjoy my odd projects (62 Dodge Powerwago, 78 Porsche weber carb conversion, 55 MB 180, etc)

If I get bs from other stores, I just put on the mean guy scowl & make them show me on the computer. I usually end up corecting their f ups......