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I've got my Goat at the dealer today for a number of little things, but I'm asking them to do an alignment check while the car's there. All this talk of strut rub and tire wear has me nervous.
When I last had my oil changed, I also had the tires rotated. I mentioned in another thread that the tire that's now on the right rear (formerly on the right front) shows some wear on the inner rib. It may be nothing more than what you'd expect from an independent suspension, but it's the only tire of the four that looks that way.
My service writer and I have a decent working relationship, so I've e-mailed him links to GTO Forum discussions about strut rub and alignment issues people have had. He forwarded them on to the service manager.
One thing bugged me: He told me that having a tech render an opinion is free, but an actual alignment ($99) is only free up to 7,500 miles. I'm just over 10,000. Naturally, I argued that the wear on my tire didn't occur only over the last 3,000 miles--it's a condition that likely came with the car. So we'll see how that goes.
Anyhow, I'll post later when I hear how things are going at the dealer.
When I last had my oil changed, I also had the tires rotated. I mentioned in another thread that the tire that's now on the right rear (formerly on the right front) shows some wear on the inner rib. It may be nothing more than what you'd expect from an independent suspension, but it's the only tire of the four that looks that way.
My service writer and I have a decent working relationship, so I've e-mailed him links to GTO Forum discussions about strut rub and alignment issues people have had. He forwarded them on to the service manager.
One thing bugged me: He told me that having a tech render an opinion is free, but an actual alignment ($99) is only free up to 7,500 miles. I'm just over 10,000. Naturally, I argued that the wear on my tire didn't occur only over the last 3,000 miles--it's a condition that likely came with the car. So we'll see how that goes.
Anyhow, I'll post later when I hear how things are going at the dealer.