I got a wheel alignment..., kinda Options

[mike_the_man]

So, I took the teener in for a wheel alignment on the weekend. I gave the guy all the specs that I wanted the car aligned to, front and rear. I also gave him my cell # and said if there are any problems, to call me. I was told the car would be ready in about an hour.

So, an hour later I come back to get it. I go in to pay, and the guy behind the counter tells me they weren't able to adjust the caster and camber, but he's not sure why (kinda sounds like a problem, why didn't they call?), so I ask to speak to the mechanic. He tells me there wasn't enough adjustment left, so he left them all as they were. I ask about the rear, and he says that I didn't ask to have it done. Why would I have given specs for front and rear if I didn't want the rear done?!? The mechanic snorts and walks away.

So, I payed $35 to get the front toe adjusted, and that was all. To top it all off, now the car has a pretty good shimmy at about 60mph that wasn't there before. And, after looking, it doens't look like the adjustment bolts on the front struts were even loosened, so I'm not sure how he could tell there was no adjustment left.

I'll be calling the manager today, I just had to vent.

And to top it all off, there's an autox tonight that I wanted to go to, but probably won't because of the crappy "alignment".

Mikey angry!