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dealer is SMOKING something!!! They want $138 to balance and rotate tires!!!

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Old 11-22-2004, 08:55 AM
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Default dealer is SMOKING something!!! They want $138 to balance and rotate tires!!!

I thought maybe he misunderstood me and was talking about an alignment so I asked him twice and he said $138, so then I asked how much an alignment was and he said $180! I know they charge a premium, but come on! Prob just gonna go to goodyear.
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most dealers dont do tire work--they just take it to goodyear anyway
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I just called goodyear and they don't want to touch it either! lol
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also, quick question: is it ok to rotate tires without balancing?
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Just did mine with a coupon for $49 last week. HBL of Tysons. Normal price is $59. Align was $89
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A wheel and tire are balanced to eachother, so they role smoothly independant of anything else.
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Default Are your tires directional? If so...

He may have meant they were going to unmount the tires for a proper rotation instead of just swapping them front to back.

Just a thought.
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any tire store can balance and rotate tires---alignment is another matter
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i've never heard of them doing that, but i guess that could be possible...overkill though?


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