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Originally Posted by Galane
You got a shop to do the alignment the way you desired, AND to center it? Most places I've taken cars to for alignment just get it "within specified range" even if that range goes some to either side of zero and they have one side positive and one side negative.
If alignment techs put in the effort to get it RIGHT the first time they would have far fewer come backs for poor handling.
Another problem is shops that will do an adjustment even when worn parts make it impossible to get it accurate or for the adjustment to stay. The shop you took yours to shouldn't have done a thing to the rear alignment until you got the worn parts replaced or had them replace them.
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I see your point about the worn parts on the rear, but take into account how my car presents itself to them. It is significantly modified and quite old though fairly well maintained. The tech had to come get me to start the car because he accidentally hit my injector kill switch and could not figure out what was wrong. My car is weird. When they returned it to me they told me about worn bushings and a worn control arm in the rear but said its $200 just for the part. he said it with a tone assuming I would not want that done, but he suggested I could do it myself. I think they just decided to give me exactly what I wanted and only that, telling me about other issues. They read me correctly. That's part of why I go back. Car feels good. Coasts nicely, though I can't be sure that's not just confirmation bias or a tail wind! The needed replacements go onto my list.