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Tire wear

Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 1:05 pm
by dev
I have only 15000 miiles on the vibe and the front tires are already in need of replacing. This is way too soon even on factory continental tires. So before I invest in more tires I had the 4 wheel alignment done. Should get better gas milage also. The shop said the alignment was off. So just because a car is like new, dose not mean the alignment is perfect. Watch your tires.

Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 2:33 pm
by ragingfish
Are you sure the shop properly aligned it?Factory specs do call for the alignment to be slightly "off" from dead center...

Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 11:22 pm
by Atomb
same thing happened to me.from what i understand, some shops will not waste their money on a 'pre-sale alignment' and then make money off GM when somebody brings in the car after it has been driven off the lot and returned due to poor alignment....calling it a warranty issue.can this be true?