Hit a pot hole the other night that was so deep I could smell Chinese food emanating from it. The check tire pressure light came on instantly, limped home and took it to a new tire/mechanical place in my area today. The car is a 08 TLS with a 110 k mi on it. At the time I had four snow tires on it and was due to change over this week. New shop told me the drivers side wheel was bent, the tire was fine. They also said I had movement on the passengers side ball joint. They stated further that this would prevent them from doing a front end alignment.
All told, they wanted $550.00 to fix the bent wheel, replace the one ball joint with a front end alignment and the change over from snows to summer tires. The average price around here for a tire change over is $ 50.00. Some places throw in an alignment for a special price of $89.00 with the snow change over. I had them fix the bent wheel and change over the snows to summer tires. I put a hold on the alignment and ball joint repair.
Picked up the car and told the tech the change over was double in price from what I usually pay my regular guy. He' spoke to the manager and took $20.00 off the change over. He also said after I get my second opinion on the ball joint he would take off 20 % on the job. Drove the car home and had no vibration or wiggle in the wheel or front end, it felt tight and sounded normal. I live north of Boston. The name of the shop is Sullivan Tire, they are all over Massachusetts.
They seem quite expensive. Any idea on regular use how long ball joints last on these cars? Bill C.
All told, they wanted $550.00 to fix the bent wheel, replace the one ball joint with a front end alignment and the change over from snows to summer tires. The average price around here for a tire change over is $ 50.00. Some places throw in an alignment for a special price of $89.00 with the snow change over. I had them fix the bent wheel and change over the snows to summer tires. I put a hold on the alignment and ball joint repair.
Picked up the car and told the tech the change over was double in price from what I usually pay my regular guy. He' spoke to the manager and took $20.00 off the change over. He also said after I get my second opinion on the ball joint he would take off 20 % on the job. Drove the car home and had no vibration or wiggle in the wheel or front end, it felt tight and sounded normal. I live north of Boston. The name of the shop is Sullivan Tire, they are all over Massachusetts.
They seem quite expensive. Any idea on regular use how long ball joints last on these cars? Bill C.