My own experience just about tires
Went to quote for winter tires and i wanted with rim. It was a CRV with 20 inches or 19 inches rims forgot. I asked if I can buy 17 inches rim so that I can save money. The guy looked at my tires and said it will too short due to my brake system and he has no 19 inches rim in steel. Offered me 4 alloy rims for $1400 (my CRV's rims from Honda will be cheaper than those 4 rims). Oh than he asked for tire pressure monitor without even confirming if i need tire pressure monitor. Total came up to $5000.
Took my car to Costco and confirmed from Honda if i can use 17 inches rim and if I need tire pressure monitor. Same CRV in base trim uses 17 inches rims and CRV dont require tire pressure monitors.
Bought rims and winter tires with installation and tax under $1000.
Please do your research before buying tires and DONT GO TO I****S LIKE KAL TIRE
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Originally Posted by Dean2
Took the car in for a tire rotation to their St Albert location. Have come to understand that Kal Tire is good for tires and tire service. DO NOT believe what they tell you about the condition of you vehicle. Was told I had two rear Struts and one front strut leaking and need to be replaced. Took the car to the Lexus dealer, all Struts are perfectly fine. Same thing happened on my 4Runner, said it needed new ball joints etc, dealer checked them, all well within spec. Both vehicles drive perfectly fine, no wander, no wobble, no uneven tire wear etc. On top of that, absolutely no comment about the check engine light and check VSC System warning being illuminated on the dash. (Was just a loose gas cap but surprised they missed a pretty big warning sign) Kind of wonder if they were driving it with their eyes closed.
Very good place to get tires and have tires rotated etc but definitely no a repair shop. Would like to think it is only poor training and not intentionally recommending work not needed. I am sure many of you have similar stories.
Really getting bad when you need a second option on car repairs. Used to reserve that for major medical.  |