Tyres and Alignment East Coast?

Tyres and Alignment East Coast?

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noumenon

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1,281 posts

209 months

Friday 18th May 2012
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So, the renault failed its inspection on alignment*. Stamford Tyres offer front wheel alignment for $45 (with AA membership) which is pretty good imho. They wouldn't give tyre prices over the phone. Are they competative? Or anywhere else that's well priced (or throws in algnment for free)?

  • = and I thought the scrubbed shoulders was just down to my wife's driving style when I wasn't around!

XJSJohn

16,017 posts

224 months

Friday 18th May 2012
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Stamford Tires are as good as anywhere. .... my local one in Loyang Industrial Estate is always very helpful, although i usually get my new rubber from the SPC at the top of Adam Road because they are about the only place in Singa that carries the right size for my Datsun!

eta, might find that if you are doing all 4 corners that they throw the alignment in for free

noumenon

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1,281 posts

209 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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They did seem rather keen to sell me 4 tyres, when I only really wanted 2. The rears have just over 2mm on them, so no real rush to change them (the car only really tootles around doing school and cold storage runs at 50kph!). They tried three (four?) times to talk me into it. In the end, $190 a corner for a pair of Continental MC5 (Malaysian made) in 225/45/17 fitted seemed pretty good.

Anyway, they spent a lot of time doing the alignment and the printout looks good. Let's see if it passes inspection!

The biggest shock was a text from SWMBO today which said that the car was driving better than ever. In fact she was becoming quite enamoured with the car, until I reminded her of its inability to overtake anything more than a mobility scooter (which would probably need to be running low on battery at the time).

noumenon

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1,281 posts

209 months

Wednesday 23rd May 2012
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Straight through inspection. Lovely job. =)

XJSJohn

16,017 posts

224 months

Thursday 24th May 2012
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