Honda Alignment (did I get hosed?)
08-06-2018, 10:58 AM
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Honda Alignment (did I get hosed?)
I went to get an oil change today and Honda offered a free alignment check. They presented the first page that showed that I had failed the check. I asked to see the numbers and was told "oh it doesn't print that out but you're definitely off". I had them align the vehicle and then found the numbers on my passengers seat. I was wondering if I got hosed on this. By the looks of it, I really didn't need it :/ should I say something? Cost me 65 bucks
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08-06-2018, 11:43 AM
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I wouldn't say you got "hosed" per say, but looking at the numbers you probably could have rolled with it and not had too many issues in the long run if you kept up on tire rotrations. Front toe before looks to be at the upper limit on one side & your left rear was just flat out off. But they set your front toe back to basically zero and your rear toe set to be were a lot of honda cars are set from the factory & for $65 that is a pretty good price in my opinion for a four wheel alignment, especially from a dealership.
08-07-2018, 04:26 AM
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Honda dealers are shady at best. They lied to you and said the numbers don't print out, because they knew if you saw them you'd forego the alignment, which was not really necessary to begin with.
Best you can do is call and complain to get a discount on your next oil change or something though.
Best you can do is call and complain to get a discount on your next oil change or something though.
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Yeah 09 Chaplak i'm not a big car guy, I deal in the financial field for a living, so even if they had given me the before numbers I still wouldn't have really known if it wasn't for the green or red. Ignorance costs money in this world. Judging off 1999 Civics response I guess it wasn't a total loss though. I still am unsure if I should even say something..Maybe get a discount like 2xo mentioned.
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08-08-2018, 07:28 AM
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Its ok to ask questions. Its ok to keep asking questions until you can comprehend to the best of your abilities, what is going on. A good,honest, repair shop will patiently explain what is needed and why. Dont believe all the bullshit news stories, there are many,many good, honest repair shops across the country.
Google or Yelp is a good starting point. Ill give you a hint,if you read the reviews of a shop and the majority of complaints are about the pricing,its probably a good shop.
Only plebs and bottomfeeders complain about price......
(BTW I agree with 99 Civics assessment)
08-08-2018, 11:22 AM
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Like I said I don’t know much about alignments, for 65 bucks I’m not going to go around town asking every mechanic if I actually need something. That’s not having a lot of common sense. If it’s not a huge price tag I’ll probably go for it. Just as if my dentist says “hey you need this 65 dollar procedure” I’ll probably do it, considering it’s 65 bucks and I’m not a dentist. I mean maybe if you don’t have a lot of money (not knocking you for it) i would have spent the time driving to another mechanic to get a second opinion and hope they don’t try and say I need something else and then go to another mechanic to see if what they said I need is really what I need and then google everything to double check. I simply was apart of this forum and wanted to know if I really needed it out of pure curiosity.
I dont understand this. Does this mean you have no common sense? You paid for something you didn't know that you really needed. Not a very sound financial decision.
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Its ok to ask questions. Its ok to keep asking questions until you can comprehend to the best of your abilities, what is going on. A good,honest, repair shop will patiently explain what is needed and why. Dont believe all the bullshit news stories, there are many,many good, honest repair shops across the country.
Google or Yelp is a good starting point. Ill give you a hint,if you read the reviews of a shop and the majority of complaints are about the pricing,its probably a good shop.
Only plebs and bottomfeeders complain about price......
(BTW I agree with 99 Civics assessment)
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Its ok to ask questions. Its ok to keep asking questions until you can comprehend to the best of your abilities, what is going on. A good,honest, repair shop will patiently explain what is needed and why. Dont believe all the bullshit news stories, there are many,many good, honest repair shops across the country.
Google or Yelp is a good starting point. Ill give you a hint,if you read the reviews of a shop and the majority of complaints are about the pricing,its probably a good shop.
Only plebs and bottomfeeders complain about price......
(BTW I agree with 99 Civics assessment)
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