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06-05-2012, 08:31 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: West Long Branch
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Strauss Auto is no more
Reports are coming in that the stores are locked up and lights are off. There are signs saying they are closed.
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06-05-2012, 08:33 AM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Parts Unknown
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Saw this coming a while back. Ouch. Any word on who bought up the inventory/might buy the stores?
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06-05-2012, 08:35 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: West Milford
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B/c strauss sucked. I used to go there every chance i got but then found walmart had the same stuff, just cheaper (supplies/oil). Then they had the bright idea to switch to service/tire sales only which put them in the market w/etd and all the other tire shops that had a myraid of other brands strauss didn't carry... autozone, walmart, pepboys just did it better supplies and parts.....
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06-05-2012, 08:40 AM
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Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: brick/pt. pleasant beach
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Good thing you got the flock outta there pal!
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06-05-2012, 09:09 AM
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Power Member/NJFBOA Bookie/Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: North Jersey = Best Jersey.
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Always hated them. Their employess generally sucked too  :generalizations:
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06-05-2012, 09:18 AM
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MIR
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Never heard of them 
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06-05-2012, 09:21 AM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Millstone Township, NJ
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Never had any memorable experiences with Strauss. Always saw it as a less than Pep Boys which isn't saying much. Sucks to hear people are losing their jobs though.
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06-05-2012, 09:22 AM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Parts Unknown
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Originally Posted by Tsar
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They were doing bad in 2009 and tried to compete with Autozone, Advance, Pep Boys, and the big boys.
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06-05-2012, 09:36 AM
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Power Member / trans break does not equal transbrake
Join Date: May 2009
Location: The Meadowlands
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they sucked. for some reason we had them on a charge account, and at the end of the month theyd be a pain to get money from
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06-05-2012, 09:39 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: West Long Branch
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Same here. They owe roughly 5-10k per Auto Zone in my district. Gooooodbye bonus.
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2/20/2013: They Day the ****s Stopped
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06-05-2012, 09:10 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Arm pit of the world... NJ
Posts: 2,677
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LOL, I thought they closed years ago!
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06-05-2012, 09:20 PM
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11 Second Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Edison, NJ
Posts: 4,620
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Originally Posted by Featherburner
LOL, I thought they closed years ago!
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Yup. Always a hellhole.
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06-05-2012, 10:11 PM
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13 Second Club
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ewing/Galloway, NJ
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The one in my town has been gone for QUITE some time
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06-05-2012, 10:27 PM
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Co-Founder / Site Admin
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ewing, NJ
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Originally Posted by Squirrel
The one in my town has been gone for QUITE some time
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I'm still convinced that the one old cranky guy who worked the parts counter in the back was the reason that store closed. Autozone and Advance right down the road sure didn't help either.
- Justin
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06-06-2012, 05:30 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Arm pit of the world... NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy
I'm still convinced that the one old cranky guy who worked the parts counter in the back was the reason that store closed. Autozone and Advance right down the road sure didn't help either.
- Justin
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Mr.bald headed pony tail?
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06-06-2012, 08:44 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: West Milford
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My friend worked the parts counter back in the day at the one in Pompton Plains nj..rt 23 north....and a stripper worked the cash counter in the front during the day..passaic strip club at night...f'ing hilarious how she couldn't make change of anything more than a dollar but it did take me 3months to find the champagne room, right next to the goo-be-gone.
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06-07-2012, 08:47 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: West Long Branch
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WildBillyT
Saw this coming a while back. Ouch. Any word on who bought up the inventory/might buy the stores?
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Right now, no prospective buyers at all.
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2/20/2013: They Day the ****s Stopped
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06-07-2012, 10:24 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: New York City/ Cape May
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I have also, never heard of them.
JW 
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06-07-2012, 11:15 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Browns Mills NJ/ Rotondo West FL
Posts: 3,054
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Place was a dump anyway
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06-07-2012, 02:14 PM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Ewing
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy
I'm still convinced that the one old cranky guy who worked the parts counter in the back was the reason that store closed. Autozone and Advance right down the road sure didn't help either.
- Justin
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That parts counter was a battle! They could never find the right parts for your vehicle and disagreed with you when you showed them the right part. I pretty much went there to buy oil and wipers. The Pep Boys/Autozone pretty much closed down R&S Strauss on Olden Ave. I still hate going down to Autozone and will get stuff from NAPA as long as they are open.
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06-08-2012, 01:22 PM
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Power Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Old Bridge, NJ
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I like the place when it was R&S back in the day but I'm not surprised that they are closed. Most parts stores these days suck to begin with. The only really good ones left are NAPA and sometimes Norwood.
Last edited by Fast92RS; 06-08-2012 at 01:22 PM.
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06-08-2012, 02:34 PM
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Co-Founder / Site Admin
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ewing, NJ
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I generally stick to Napa for oil filters and major parts....off the shelf stuff is almost always quite a bit cheaper at Autozone / Advance though, and now they are directly across the street from each other on Olden Ave. I bought some Permatex threadlocker at Napa a few months ago because I was there for oil filters....later found the exact same tube at the Zone for less than 1/2 the price.
- Justin
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06-08-2012, 02:48 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: West Milford
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Walmart is still the cheapest for oil though....5quart jug of mobil1 i run in all the cars is still $27...compared to $30+ at any auto parts retailer.
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06-08-2012, 04:42 PM
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Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: brick/pt. pleasant beach
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Keep on fuelin the machine....
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06-08-2012, 05:55 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Morris county
Posts: 155
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don't trust anyone but myself with all my cars oil changes...
i can only imagine how many people these places rip off by charging for a oil filter that was never changed
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