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$300 for an Alignment.....WTF?!?!
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01-19-2014, 04:38 PM | #45 |
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Also have Firestone Lifetime Alignment. Paid $200. But I had to call 5 Firestone locations to get that price. Got the price in Glendale, CA Firestone. The one on La Brea wanted $400. My next alignment, I'm taking it to La Brea just to spite them.
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01-19-2014, 04:48 PM | #46 |
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Next time you may want to take it to BMW, it more than likely was not done right... You have to put a certain amount of weight in it first then align to the correct specs which are not straight up and down, plus I do not remember my last alignment from BMW being that much.....
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01-19-2014, 04:53 PM | #47 |
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Have any of you guys used sears? They have a hunter alignment rack or would you say go to the dealership. I'd rather take a 5 minute drive over a 45 minute to the dealership
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01-19-2014, 05:05 PM | #48 |
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I get my winter wheels and summer wheels swapped out every season at a local shop here called Belford tire - they've been in business for several decades, and the car runs like a top every time they swap them.
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01-19-2014, 05:22 PM | #49 |
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I agree that $300 is steep for an alignment. My $tealership charges $199. And tries to get me to have them do it every single time my car is in for service. Uh, no. If the indy does a better job than the dealer, well, no, it is still too much. The best BMW indy near me costs about the same as the dealer, but the difference is I trust him to do a job correctly, the first time, with no need to keep taking the car back. I do NOT trust my local dealer to that level.
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01-20-2014, 01:20 AM | #51 | |
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My car is lowered and they had no issues with doing the alignment. I would call another Firestone to verify.
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01-21-2014, 03:46 AM | #54 |
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I did Firestone's lifetime alignment, I was a little skeptical but they took their time, used the weights and it turned out great, on top of that I can bring it by as often as I want to have it checked and adjusted for no additional charge. Dealership charges 200 per pop, Firestone was 135 for life.
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