I had a Civic, and I bought a "lifetime alignment package" from Firestone. It was $160, and I got an alignment every time I got the oil changed and tires rotated.
I've had my GTI for 5 years, and I got the first alignment done yesterday. I was getting a lot of road noise, a bit of shimmying in the steering wheel at 70mph, and it was pulling a bit to the right.
This all became pronounced a few months ago when I had the winter tires changed for the all-seasons. The tire shop that does the changeover wants me to do an alignment every time I do the changeover. That's twice a year. I don't take the GTI to Firestone, so I would need to pay $100 every time. Instead, I just ignore it.
Anyway, after the alignment, it still pretty much drives the same. The shimmy is gone, but they also re-balanced the tires.
How often do you guys get an alignment? Is it important? A waste of money?
I've had my GTI for 5 years, and I got the first alignment done yesterday. I was getting a lot of road noise, a bit of shimmying in the steering wheel at 70mph, and it was pulling a bit to the right.
This all became pronounced a few months ago when I had the winter tires changed for the all-seasons. The tire shop that does the changeover wants me to do an alignment every time I do the changeover. That's twice a year. I don't take the GTI to Firestone, so I would need to pay $100 every time. Instead, I just ignore it.
Anyway, after the alignment, it still pretty much drives the same. The shimmy is gone, but they also re-balanced the tires.
How often do you guys get an alignment? Is it important? A waste of money?