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Maybe a silly question but does walmart do alignments if you buy tires?
Probably some stores have the facilities, but why would you risk this? Alignment is a challenging task, especially on fwd cars.
"Not on my car, they don't"
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They ruined my transmission when i had a oil change done at Walmart and i called walmart and they were no help they did not want to pay the transmission repair or give me a refund on oil change or any money so i would never buy tires or do a alignment or any other auto thing at walmart
Wait, what? This doesn't even make sense. How does them doing an oil change ruin your transmission?
Because they have the cheapest tires, next to costco.
there are things to cheap out on, TVs, radios, etc. there are however things not to cheap out on, tires, and auto services.
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Originally Posted by st33lcas3
WalMart 'mechanics' are the same ones that are fired from Jiffy Lube for incompetence.
not a ringing endorsement of walmart mechanics is it?
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Originally Posted by cekkk
Going cheap on tires and repairs leads to trouble down the road. Pun intended. That was my point.
cheap tires are not so bad, if that is all you can afford, just be ready to replace them regularly. cheap repairs on the other hand will cause serious issues down the road, sometimes not very far down the road.
I got my alignment done at a local chain then I get my tires from walmart. I suspect it might be better to do alignment with the new tires but the timing worked better for me.
I doubt the tires from walmart are any different than buying the cheapo no name stuff from a local tire guy.
I doubt the tires from walmart are any different than buying the cheapo no name stuff from a local tire guy.
Indeed, a cheap tire is a cheap tire. If that's what you buy, W-mart is as good as any. But you will realistically be replacing those tires in about a year or so. Half tread Douglas all-seasons become flat out dangerous in heavy rain driving.
I got my alignment done at a local chain then I get my tires from walmart. I suspect it might be better to do alignment with the new tires but the timing worked better for me.
I doubt the tires from walmart are any different than buying the cheapo no name stuff from a local tire guy.
Walmart has good tires too. I want to get Pirelli P4s put on my Prius. I normally get tires from my Toyota dealer so they can rotate them (for free) every 5K miles while they're checking fluids, etc., but my dealer says they can't get the Pirellis. I priced them across the street at Plains Tire and was quoted $653 installed. Walmart sells them for $90, so $360 for the same tires, not including installation and alignment.
I'd get them from Walmart but my wife "has heard" that Walmart has made mistakes. It's not worth an argument, so I'll probably get Michelin Defender T&H from the dealer for $645 incl. alignment and everything. It's easier to just get them there -- one-stop shopping, sts. I could get the same Defenders across the street for $40 less, but buying them from the Toyota dealer just helps keep me known there, plus they always give me a free car wash, even when they don't charge for the servicing and rotation.
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It's not worth an argument, so I'll probably get Michelin Defender T&H from the dealer for $645 incl. alignment and everything. It's easier to just get them there -- one-stop shopping, sts. I could get the same Defenders across the street for $40 less, but buying them from the Toyota dealer just helps keep me known there, plus they always give me a free car wash, even when they don't charge for the servicing and rotation.
