Post your Highest Stealership Alignment Rate! LOL

[racer_d]

Since not everypost has been on topic

4 wheel alignment at two indy shops near me.. both quoted $300.

[mylamb]

Alignment
Stealership #1 in Chicago suburb $495
Stealership #2 in Chicago suburb $500

Off topic, but my personal favorite - all 4 pads, rotors & sensors from Stealership #1... drum roll please...

$2457.00

And no... I'm not kidding!

[Chills]

Originally Posted by mylamb

Alignment
Stealership #1 in Chicago suburb $495
Stealership #2 in Chicago suburb $500

Off topic, but my personal favorite - all 4 pads, rotors & sensors from Stealership #1... drum roll please...

$2457.00

And no... I'm not kidding!

What dealerships are those? I'll need one eventually.

[insite]

i get my alignment done for $60. this includes camber. they set it to my specs, print me a final setup sheet, and use the newest hunter 'disco' machine. they also let me watch.

PO got it done every 15k, or each time he changed tires. That seems excessive. Isn't an alignment only needed if you bump something (hard/lateral impact), or race around alot, or see abnormal tire wear.


So, my Q is what's how often should an alignement be done for a DD driven spiritedly.

[Perfectlap]

15K/new tires doesn't seem excessive at all. Rememeber its a finely tuned sports car that sits low to the ground. If the steering feels good at all speeds and a quick inspection of the tires show even wear at all corners then its probably ok. I do it once a year with a brake flush.

[mylamb]

Chills -

Dealerships in Chicago: Loeber (Lincolnwood) & Napleton (Westmont) respectively. Loeber will pay for your rental (they have an Enterprise on the lot) if your car has to be serviced, even if you didn't purchase it from them. All in all I guess that's no so bad, but... $150 / hr!!! I have never had service done at Napleton. You could also try Rizza Porsche in Orland Park.

I would probably recommend Midwest Eurosport in Bensenville over the dealerships, though. They have plenty of experience aligning Porsche's for PCA events - their garage is FULL of track prep'd vehicles. I was there on Wednesday & saw a couple of 996 GT3's being serviced. They are a much better value than the dealerships, although for alignments I think they charge about the same price (maybe $400?) I think it's because they have the same laser alignment tool that Porsche dealerships use.

[djomlas]

i dont know if you included Loeber in there man, in chicago, but i bet their alignment would be probably 5 grand.
they overcharge up the a$$ on everything

[Adam]

Originally Posted by dawgwalker

I just purchased a 03 Boxster S 3 weeks ago and I found out today that there are no stickers under the front hood and that the hood has been removed and painted. This car is certified and I was wondering by the dealer not letting me know about this if this would be a good reason to unwind the deal. I really feel bad about the fact the car is not original now. What would you do?

They should have let you know and if they didn't catch that then they didn't do a very good inspection. Sorry.

[fab]

my stealership wants somewhere in the $400 range for an alignment. I had an appt. several weeks ago and when I got there they told me their alignment machine is broken. I said, why wasn't i informed he shrugged his shoulders. Don't you just love that!
The service man said he could do better on the price. So i have an appt. on friday but now I'm not sure if it's going to happen.
1. car is in the body shop - from the looks of it I don't think it will be ready
2. expecting some bad weather coming this way.....