RE: Alignment

[billfree@interlynx.net]

Hello!!!

I have owed my Audi's for more years than I wish to expose. I did not have A 
problem with wheel alignment and never have. I have never had more than one 
alignment in one year and it has never been so sever to destroy a tire.

Bill



Jun 1996, "Anthony K.B. Chan" <chan@seattleu.edu> wrote:
>
>At U. Audi they told me the basic front end alignment is $69.95 but the 
>last two times I was in for an alignment I ended up paying $99.95 plus 
>tax. My car is either front end alignment or thrust line alignment since 
>the rear is not adjustable(I have the FWD 100 with the beam axle on the 
>back). Yap! I had two alignment in 2 weeks :( Got it lined up one day and 
>the next day I drove over some brand new speed bump at work so I went 
>back for another one last friday then I drove up a couple of cobblestone 
>streets and now it felt like it was out again after $200 dollars later in 
>2 weeks.
>
>Anthony Chan, First Hill, Seattle, WA, USA.
>chan@seattleu.edu
>92' 100 V6 Tornado Red.
>
>
>On Mon, 24 Jun 1996, Peter Henriksen wrote:
>
>> Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 13:29:20 -0700
>> From: Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>
>> To: "'EKellock@aol.com'" <EKellock@aol.com>,
>>     'Michael Spiers' <mikes@specnet.com>
>> Cc: "'quattro@coimbra.ans.net'" <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
>> Subject: RE: Alignment
>> 
>> Local dealer here (Barrier) charges $129.95... They got it right on the
>> first try too, BTW.
>> - peter henriksen, peterhe@microsoft.com, issaquah, wa
>>   91 200qw
>>   94 acura legend gs
>>   80 mazda 626
>> 
>> >----------
>> >From: 	Michael Spiers[SMTP:mikes@specnet.com]
>> >Sent: 	Monday, June 24, 1996 11:05 AM
>> >To: 	EKellock@aol.com
>> >Cc: 	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>> >Subject: 	Re: Alignment
>> >
>> >> Getting ready to take in the 5KCSTQ for an alignment and am looking
>> >>for some
>> >> insight into alignments for Quattros.
>> >
>> >I'll offer the following on alignments: take it to the dealer.  I've
>> >taken my
>> >TQ to about four different places in the DC area (and at least two
>> >trips to
>> >each,) ranging from "Import Car Specialists" to tire chain (Goodyear)
>> >stores.
>> > The only place I took it that got it right (and on the first try no
>> >doubt) was
>> >the dealership.  Of course, at $150.00 per alignment, it hurts a
>> >little...
>> >
>> >-- 
>> >-Mike
>> >mikes@specnet.com
>> >mks107@psuvm.psu.edu
>> >87 5000CS TQ - Metropolitan Washington, D.C. (but not for long...)
>> >84 5000S - Boulder, Colorado
>> >90 80 - Bethesda, Maryland
>> >(hunting for the elusive Lago Blue '91 200Q)
>> >
>> 
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