Subject	despite Guapo not liking me giving people a heads up
Posted by	LJZTT on August 04, 2006 at 2:46 PM
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In Reply To	Yeps, no one was ripped off... posted by JaYbOmBz on August 04, 2006 at 01:52 PM
Message	be aware of what I have shared with you when they actually do the work, 60 buck alignments on non OEM parts is the bomb, but what a shop says before and what they actually do when given the task are two different things. I have heard the exact same things, for $49 alignments. "I have adjustable AUCAs, is that going to be a problem? They have to be adjusted outwards to get the camber right" "Yeah sure man, we can handle that, bring it by when you got time and we'll fix it up" 9 months later...... "You need a camber kit" "No I dont I have adjustable upper arms" "Well I havent done those before. We can do the kit, but we dont really do those" (after realizing what was going to be involved. This was the commone theme in every single alignment shop I went to.
Follow Ups	Specialty Alignment - Biz 10:58:59 08/04/06 A good "race prep" shop will charge well over $100 for align (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 11:03:08 08/04/06 In all honesty i dont need race prep... - Biz 11:06:55 08/04/06 but those will be the only shops that know - BabyBluey 11:10:13 08/04/06 I work at a dealership, we do alignments right... - Drk93TT 11:37:57 08/04/06 but you do them right... (n/m) - BabyBluey 11:57:09 08/04/06 Yup - we use Currys around here. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 11:13:15 08/04/06 Do they do a "test drive"? (n/m) - zboost(tx) 11:21:09 08/04/06 They didn't when I was there last. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 11:28:15 08/04/06 they have on mine, but that was years ago. They've gone down - Furb (NoVa) 11:36:10 08/04/06 test drives serve a purpose.. - Drk93TT 11:38:55 08/04/06 A good shop knows the difference between a test drive and - YugoBernie (NoVA) 11:54:02 08/04/06 Too bad "Good shops" are only mythical - CaliguyPurdue 12:06:49 08/04/06 Me and Spongerider get it done for $90 - ZXRider(SoCal) 13:15:10 08/04/06 Depends - my guy did my Z w/ all the SPL goodies for $60 - boileralum 23:40:30 08/04/06 That sounds like a ripoff to me - JaYbOmBz 11:17:56 08/04/06 I doubt that $60 includes setting non OEM parts. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 11:29:10 08/04/06 But once you add camber arms, tension rods etc etc... - BigTDogg (MA) 11:46:13 08/04/06 I didn't know aftermarket parts increased the charge. - JaYbOmBz 12:16:23 08/04/06 Greater adjustability means more tweaking - BigTDogg (MA) 12:21:50 08/04/06 he also had everything corner balanced - suprakillinz 12:59:50 08/04/06 how's your tire wear? - LJZTT 13:03:53 08/04/06 Were you there? Did you see the alignment specs before and - Guapo 13:16:18 08/04/06 dont need to be there, it is inevitable, regardless, I ASKED - LJZTT 13:23:17 08/04/06 "SPL Adjustable Front Upper Arms" - Guapo 13:26:39 08/04/06 in your zeal to be a troll, you have clearly missed the - LJZTT 13:36:18 08/04/06 Are we going to start with name calling? You clearly - Guapo 13:45:24 08/04/06 Yeps, no one was ripped off... - JaYbOmBz 13:52:36 08/04/06 you have nothing to apologize for. Sounds like you found - Guapo 14:02:05 08/04/06 despite Guapo not liking me giving people a heads up - LJZTT 14:46:47 08/04/06 There you go making assumptions based on your own limited - Guapo 15:37:00 08/04/06 I will tell Z owners to err on the side of caution and - LJZTT 20:23:16 08/04/06 You are making assumption that price = quality - Guapo 20:30:08 08/04/06 yet you and countless other "vets" make that VERY - LJZTT 21:04:40 08/04/06 nope, I do not share the opinion "you get what you pay for" - Guapo 21:26:01 08/04/06 and it is easily as simple for a tech who doesnt want to be - LJZTT 21:39:32 08/04/06 I'm done proving you wrong. You can have the last word. - Guapo 10:25:46 08/05/06 ok, the last word is............. - LJZTT 14:04:15 08/05/06 "in your zeal to BE a troll" does not = "you are a troll" - LJZTT 14:19:36 08/04/06 lol ... you're funny. Please try to stay on subject. - Guapo 14:28:17 08/04/06 *sigh* when you're done lol'ing and flaming - LJZTT 19:51:44 08/04/06 You really should refrain from offering advice on - Guapo 20:20:57 08/04/06 lol, well you certainly are grouchy, guapito..... - LJZTT 20:45:52 08/04/06 You seem to be the grouchy one. Sorry you got screwed - Guapo 21:25:50 08/04/06 well thank you, I was certainly pissed at the time - LJZTT 21:33:17 08/04/06 wow, i worked at one of those 60 dollar alignment shops - 300MPH 02:11:24 08/05/06 wish you were here then man, people of your ethics are rare (n/m) - LJZTT 04:23:28 08/05/06 Tire wear was bad - JaYbOmBz 13:38:28 08/04/06 Hey atleast they knew that they can't - ZXRider(SoCal) 13:43:20 08/04/06 well see what they do - LJZTT 13:56:29 08/04/06 UCA's can certainly be adjusted with the wheels on. (n/m) - Guapo 14:04:02 08/04/06 and precats can be removed without dropping the transmission - LJZTT 14:25:58 08/04/06 There you go making assumptions based on your own limited - Guapo 14:29:35 08/04/06 You said "impossible." You were wrong. (n/m) - Kenny 14:29:49 08/04/06 wow was wondering how long it would take you to pick thru - LJZTT 14:40:20 08/04/06 No need for insults. - Kenny 14:52:18 08/04/06 I totally agree Ken, there is no need for insults... - LJZTT 20:12:03 08/04/06 lol. - Kenny 22:54:52 08/13/06 sounds like you're alignment guy is making more work for - 300MPH 02:21:11 08/05/06 well I'm no alignment tech, but he did the job, and did it - LJZTT 04:49:01 08/05/06 When I do my alignments at home I always keep the wheels on - Technomancer 11:46:38 08/05/06 How was he ripped off? - Kenny 13:54:35 08/04/06 That Does Sound High - FairladyBlueZ 11:58:58 08/04/06 Bear Alignment in Wilm, De is very familiar with Z cars - eriksu9 12:42:15 08/04/06 A little high perhaps, but certainly not ridiculous - LJZTT 12:59:56 08/04/06 I guess its a worthy investment - Biz 18:15:42 08/04/06 granted I dont like jumping from paying 50-60 for alignents - LJZTT 20:17:23 08/04/06 please ignore Larry's crap advice. $140 isn't an outrageous - Guapo 20:32:59 08/04/06 no one said it did, but when you do get the job done - LJZTT 21:11:49 08/04/06 maybe you should look harder ... - Guapo 21:29:13 08/04/06 but is the land of SpecialtyZ - LJZTT 21:43:38 08/04/06 did you know you have to drill out the spot welds on the - 300MPH 02:29:28 08/05/06 lol, figures.....I mention the most vanilla car I can - LJZTT 05:04:28 08/05/06 thats why i mentioned it :) just messing with you. - 300MPH 07:49:47 08/05/06 and here I thought it was a simple concept :) (n/m) - Guapo 10:21:37 08/05/06 Haha my Hit count went 100 fold - Biz 12:49:22 08/05/06
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