Anybody got this service? Know how it works? Good firestone shops around raleigh?

12/28/2008 4:11:22 PM

I have it. I've got my money's worth out of it, but good luck finding a shop that will set it up the way you want and know what they are doing. Most just want to set the toe and go. I used it after replacing tires, tie rods, etc. I ended up paying a non-firestone place in the end to get what I wanted though.

12/28/2008 4:18:39 PM

are they still doing that?

12/29/2008 12:56:57 AM

bttt per request.

7/13/2011 11:16:22 AM

they tried to sell me on this a couple of weeks ago when i got new tires and an alignment...i opted out

i'd have to get it aligned another time in less than 40k miles to break even and i'm hoping to sell the car around 200k, so it wasn't really worth it

7/13/2011 12:03:38 PM

40k miles? I'd imagine you want an alignment more often than that.

7/13/2011 12:27:26 PM

why? I rotate my tires, get them balanced and have even tread wear. There is no shimmy or pull in my steering and there hasnt been for the last 100,000 miles. But i also dont drive my car hard.

7/13/2011 12:40:17 PM

i have it....really only takes 2 alignments to pay for itself, so why not?

7/13/2011 1:02:45 PM

^^it depends greatly on the roads you drive, but in general over time some things will vary.

I get rotations fairly often, as I can't rotate my tires. Then again I have to replace the tires every 1.5-2 yrs anyway

7/13/2011 1:07:04 PM

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"40k miles? I'd imagine you want an alignment more often than that."

last time i had them aligned was 55-60k miles ago when i had new tires put on...my tires are rotated every time i get my oil changed (it doesn't cost anything, so why not?) and they were only a bit out of alignment when i got them done a couple of weeks ago

i've always done it like this, with all 3 of the cars i've owned...tires rotated every 5k miles at the oil change (ZOMGYOUDONTGETYOUROILCHANGEDEVERY3K) and alignment every time i get new tires (every 50-60k)

if i were to get the lifetime alignment, i'd have it aligned every 5k miles with an oil change and tire rotation...not sure if that's worth the extra ~$80 if for no other reason than i don't want to wait the extra time (and it's unnecessary, i'm sure)

[Edited on July 13, 2011 at 1:15 PM. Reason : .]

7/13/2011 1:13:18 PM

I guess that does make sense. If anything I'd tell you to stretch your oil changes to 7500

7/13/2011 1:25:33 PM

Geesus

7/13/2011 1:28:58 PM

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" If anything I'd tell you to stretch your oil changes to 7500 "

were it a honda or a toyota, i would...but it's a saturn

i'm just impressed that it's not burning any significant amount of oil with 160k

7/13/2011 3:02:12 PM

is the quality of service at firestone worthwhile enough to do this over gowers?

[Edited on July 13, 2011 at 3:59 PM. Reason : fyi there's a $25 off coupon for firestone that expires today]

7/13/2011 3:57:54 PM

I was unaware that gowers had a lifetime alighnment package

7/13/2011 6:55:16 PM

scaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam

7/13/2011 6:59:50 PM

speaking of alignments, where's a good place to go around Raleigh that is open on Saturdays?

I'd like to be able to specify the measurements and sit in the car while they do it.

suggestions?

7/13/2011 7:50:02 PM

Unless you have a friend that works at a shop don't waste your time. Noone is going to warranty "your"specs
^^you're a faggot

[Edited on July 13, 2011 at 8:07 PM. Reason : lol]

7/13/2011 8:07:18 PM

I used to get my last S2000 aligned every 6-8k or so when I replaced the tires.

I can't imagine going 50,000+ miles on an alignment or set of tires, haha.

7/13/2011 8:39:23 PM

i know digital chassis in durham will do it, but they're closed on sat, as is import performance on hillsborough. i'll keep looking

7/13/2011 9:23:21 PM

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"import performance on hillsborough"

don't fucking go there

7/13/2011 9:48:38 PM

I got this on my Saturn in 2001. It paid for itself in two years. I still own the car and have probably saved 4-500 bucks in the last 10 years as a result.

7/13/2011 10:03:23 PM

^^ sounds like you have a story to tell

7/13/2011 10:15:19 PM

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"I used to get my last S2000 aligned every 6-8k or so when I replaced the tires"

Still blows my mind that you went through tires that fast. My Dunlop Star Specs are gonna last 15,000 easy, probably will get over 20,000 out of them.

7/13/2011 10:40:14 PM

dude, i run my tires until they are pretty much slick and/or showing cord, and I don't think I've EVER gotten more than 10k-12k out of a set of tires on a sports/high performance car (turbo Miata, either S2000, Evo, or Z06). For that matter, I've only gotten the upper end of that range with slightly lesser tires like BFG KDW2 or the Goodyear Eagles in that class. With something like Star Specs or NT05s, I'd be thrilled just to get 10k.

7/13/2011 11:11:44 PM

I mean...you know how I drive cars, and that I don't baby them.


Quite weird.

7/14/2011 4:21:51 PM