
Originally Posted by
dr. d
there was a time, when local ford stores sold entire assemblies and not tinge-tinge parts like the japanese.
ford had already left our shores. ford owners were transplanting corolla carbs and playing with the jets ("sakal!"), to replace their leaking ones.. re-building their ball joints so's they may be re-used (ang tigas ng manibela!).. mounting non-ford lighting systems.. one time, i drove home my escort, with only alambre holding my rack and pinion together.. frankenstein ruled!
one day, i was visiting the Nth auto supply, looking for parts for my orphaned escort mexico.
the counter guy utters the all-too-common-and-expected reply, "wala po."
then he turns to the next guy, listens to what the guy wants, and answers, "ano gusto mo? original oem, replacement japan, o taiwan? pang-owner o pang-bayan seller? kanan o kaliwa? ilan gusto mo?"
then and there, i decided that my next car would be japanese.
OT. memory lane.