Any downside to getting car aligned at Sears vs. Dealership

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  1. sas0611

    sas0611 Member

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    I might opt to buy hankooks at sears. Was wondering if I should have the alignment done at dealership. Is there any reason to go with dealership alignment over a Sears?

    Thanks
     
    #1 sas0611, Jan 6, 2010
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    maseace Prius enthusiast

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    Only if you like paying more. I only go to a dealership as a last resort.
     
    #2 maseace, Jan 6, 2010
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    How likely is it that Sears will have the Toyota diagnostic laptop to perform the steering sensor zero-point calibration?

    My guess is that this is quite unlikely. Therefore in this case I'd recommend you have the alignment done at the Toyota dealer.
     
    #3 Patrick Wong, Jan 6, 2010
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    Right Patrick - I was pretty sure there was something I was ignorant about and your response is the type of response I was looking for. Thanks for posting - that pretty much is all I needed to hear.
     
    #4 sas0611, Jan 6, 2010
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    ***you do not need to have your car aligned when you buy new tires, just HAVE YOUR TIRES balanced.

    I just had 4 new hankook 727's TIRES installed on my 2008 a week ago with no alignment, car goes straight as an arrow.
     
    #5 ski.dive, Jan 6, 2010
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