Date:         Wed, 20 May 1998 21:56:49 -0700
Reply-To:     "Steven X. Schwenk" <sxs@SCHWENK-LAW.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Steven X. Schwenk" <sxs@SCHWENK-LAW.COM>
Subject:      Re: Syncro alignment confusion
Comments: To: CanineWolf <CanineWolf@AOL.COM>
Comments: cc: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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I just spent 15 minutes writing an explanation as to why I paid such an
ungodly price for an alignment...and when I pushed send...crash...

So, in summary, then, I've taken my van to 5 alignemnt shops.  The first
one scored all four alloy wheels.  the second one did not do the
alignment right, cut the vacum line to my diff. lock, greased my carpets
and charged me for installing shocks they never put on.  (less than a
week later as I was preparing to sue them they were busted for criminal
fraud in a sting by the DA's office.)  The next shop got it right one
out of three attempts.  the BMW dealer...well never mind about that
one.  Finally the dealer...and they know how to do it and take the time
to do it right...problem is ya gotta pay for all that time :-(

It must be a regional/urban/cultural type thing.  Either that, or I just
have bad luck.  Any one have a referral for a good Bay area alignemnt
shop?

CanineWolf wrote:

> In a message dated 98-05-20 13:07:40 EDT, you write:
>
> << Where you go is important.  For some reason, the cheaper alignemnt
> shops
>  NEVER get it right (e.g., $129 for lifetime 4 wheel alignment).  The
>  dealer in Marin always gets it right.  ($185 per 4 wheel alignment).
>  The vw dealer tells me that 90% of their time is spent properly
> setting
>  the bus up on the rack and taking measurements.
>  steve >>
>
> Are you kidding...you spend 129 bucks to have your van aligned....mine
> costs
> me 45 bucks and it is perfect.  I go to tires and wheels out in Granby
>
> CT...they called VW to get the right specs for the syncro and they did
> it to
> the right specs and not the ones in there computer.  They do a great
> job and I
> would reccomend them over any 129 dollar place.  Sorry if that sounds
> rude but
> it sounds like you spend too much on an alignment.
>
> Tim G
> 87 gl syncro(165k)