Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Wheel Alignment Bullshit

I'm the kind of person that, when the car is making a weird noise, will turn up the radio and pretend it's not there, until such time as the car explodes or something goes horribly, horribly wrong.

Tee hee hee. ::blushes::

Whatever.

So, I've had a slow leak in one of my tires for a few weeks... months... ummm some time now, and my dad finally made me and I finally decided to buy new tires.  They had a deal, buy three, get one free.  I thought this was great.

I was not prepared for the 64 effing dollar *wheel alignment* that will "prevent your tires from wearing unevenly".

For those of you like me who didn't know, there are 3, count 'em, 3 (!!!) types of alignments (according to tirerack.com, whatever the hell that is) and it effects the suspension and steering systems (duh, like I couldn't guess that one on my own).

COME ON, PEEPS.  WHAT THE EFF IS THAT BULLSHIT ABOUT?

Honestly, what are they going to do, put my tires on crooked?  Wouldn't you think that a wheel alignment would come STANDARD with replacing not one, not two, not three, but ALL the goddamn* tires? Unreal.  My dad I just dropped a significant amount of money, and they have to swindle us out of more.  That is unreal and unfair, and boy if I were someone else, I would have told them off.

I should write a strongly worded letter.
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*I should probably stop cursing God, because even though my dad got me a pass, I'm sure it can be taken away.

If you want to know what I'm talking about, check out this post right here.
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6 comments:

  1. AmyMarch 7, 2012 at 10:04 PM

    I remember buying my first set of new tires and having to pay for an alignment...and if you say no it voids the warranty on the tires.

    Life is expensive!

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  2. AlyssaMarch 20, 2012 at 1:09 PM

    dude stop it I have a slow leak in one of my tires... My method of repair is the WaWa around the corner with a free air pump that I've been visiting about once a week.

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  3. garage equipmentJuly 28, 2012 at 12:34 PM

    I guess this thing is not bad at all. They really need such effort for your cars.

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  4. Wheel Alignment EquipmentAugust 15, 2012 at 4:40 AM

    Wheel alignment is part of standard automobile maintenance that consists of adjusting the angles of the wheels so that they are set to the car maker's specification. The purpose of these adjustments is to reduce tire wear, and to ensure that vehicle travel is straight and true (without "pulling" to one side). Alignment angles can also be altered beyond the maker's specifications to obtain a specific handling characteristic. Motorsport and off-road applications may call for angles to be adjusted well beyond "normal" for a variety of reasons.

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  5. laser wheel alignmentSeptember 21, 2012 at 11:51 PM

    Before getting started, park the car with the steering straight. When you pull into your work area, drive in forward, and do not allow the car to roll backwards at all. If you've just jacked up the car, bounce the car a bit to settle the suspension.

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  6. Automotive Alignment MachineJune 21, 2013 at 4:17 AM

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