View Single Post
Old 12-14-2012, 01:03 AM   #1370
420WRX
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 27752
Join Date: Oct 2002
Chapter/Region: VIC
Location: Victoria B.C., Can
Vehicle:
2004 WRX+Ver.8 EJ207
Silver

Default

Hmm best machines in town belong to the GM dealer, they can 'force balance' the tires?

I've had so many recommendations there has to be something to it but they are also expensive.

Speaking of which the best deal in town is the worst, DO NOT GO TO Fountain Tire 610 on Herald Street.

Their shop monkey went to my wheels with an air wrench and broke a stud. They had me waiting for hours while they charged me to replace the stud. Couple days later I noticed he'd torque'd it so bad that the stud went right through the head of the nut!

They didn't even replace the nut.

Kal Tire were also lame to deal with, poor/slow service, no appointments, and they sent the kid in the shop out to test the balance, defending the choice to send him out in the car, 'Cause otherwise how will he know what car to buy?'.

Yeah like the kid would be a good judge of a proper job? And thanks for asking me first, in case I had some security system that kicks in if the car drives off too far without being disarmed or some issue I didn't mention. ;p

Good places I've been to?
Westcoast Tire - https://plus.google.com/105694450909...ut?gl=ca&hl=en
Langford Costco (don't do outside work any more apparently)
Scotia Automotive Services Ltd 2882 Douglas Street (250) 383-3353

Scotia was apparently a fluke though because my mom went there twice and got the opposite of the fast and cheap tire work I got.. She ended up going to the ABC restaurant for a meal on her last visit and they still weren't done/had barely gotten started.

So yeah I'd go for the GM dealer unless you would rather take a trip almost all the way out to Sooke for excellent/proven good service.
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads.
420WRX is offline   Reply With Quote