expired Posted by rhino1 • Dec 29, 2019
Dec 29, 2019 7:56 AM
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expired Posted by rhino1 • Dec 29, 2019
Dec 29, 2019 7:56 AM
Firestone Complete Auto Care: Lifetime Wheel Alignment
via Printable Coupon (Valid 1/1/2020)$80.20 Off
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Another Firestone story. Once I called ahead saying I want 4 new tires put on. They said come in asap. I goto the store with tires bought at a different store and they flat out said to come back in 2 weeks. I told them about my phone conversation, but they said I must have called the wrong store. Firestone was an authorized installer for my new tires.
I just go to another chain now and get treated with dignity.
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i had the lifetime alignment back from when it was $79. they either don't actually do an alignment, or they do a bad alignment and try to blame it on something else to make money off you (ie blame your tires or suspension components), or they claim they can't do an alignment b/c of something else to make money off you (ie tires or suspension components), or they just straight up do a horrible job
all of the time and hassle of dealing with these places isn't worth the small amount saved. find a good local mechanic through word of mouth or online reviews, and get an alignment done properly and compensate them for what they deserve doing a good job on an alignment.
my local mechanic charges $90 for an alignment. not cheap. he guarantees the alignment for 5,000 miles and his alignments are SPOT on. somehow, his alignments last tens of thousands of miles whereas the firestone ones are never done right, or you don't know it wasn't done right until you do a rotation and your car pulls.
trust me folks, i used to jump on all of these Firestone deals like the $19 oil + rotation coupons. in the end, just not worth it. just lots of hassle, them breaking things, and extra stress.
Is there any way we can do this online..as the deal ends today
This appears to be a "front end alignment" when what is needed is a thrust or four wheel alignment. Even if the front end alignment is perfect there can be excessive tire wear and handling issues if the rear is not also adjusted to fix thrust angle.
I hear that, but it is essentially impossible to do an accurate alignment without a rack. I've tried a lot of different methods, but unfortunately no one has found a way to adjust thrust angle accurately enough without a rack.
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Very few people will rag on your car so If you are gonna tip anyone, tip Zach's mom.
And definitely some Firestone shops are run better than others imho.
Funny enough, I heard them tell another customer the same thing another time I was in store, so this might be one of the scams to try to upsell you.
(1)(a) If so, do you have to buy the life time ADAS package today to get the $125 price?
(2) Or do you have pay the ADAS calibration services prices that are CURRENT/EFFECTIVE at the time of your future alignment (today $125 tomorrow $150)?
I have a 2017 Honda Pilot Touring AWD, with all of the "driver assist" capabilities (adaptive cruise, lane keep assist, emergency braking, etc). My final cost was $120 (no "shop fee" that others have talked about). I went in there prepared to argue the relevancy of ADAS and wheel alignment, but thankfully didn't have to.
I know there's a lot of hate on this post against Firestone, but I've had 3 cars over the years signed up for Lifetime Alignment all using the NYD discount and have had absolutely zero issues with multiple alignments. As someone else said, San Diego is full of potholes.
Sure, there may be a lot of bad Firestones out there, maybe more bad than good, but they're not ALL bad.
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Is there any way we can do this online..as the deal ends today