blake_peanut
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- 2008 CWP MS3
Well, I bought some new tires for my OEM P5 rims. Yokohama AVS ES 100, 205-50-16! They are great except: I get the tires on and the car seems to run left on me, steering wheel isn't perfectly centre it is tilted to the left slightly. When I put the wheel perfectly straight the car runs right. So I figured hey I need an alignment and why not they are new tires. I get an alignment, and the technician tells me that the it was off slightly but not much. So they rotate the wheels to see if that will make a difference. Now the car runs right. I drive back about an hour or so to my aunt's house for easter party and when I get their I notice the right tire wearing on the outter edge. WTF!!! So I take it to a tire place in my hometown and they check the balance, it was off by about half an ounce, they corrected it. Take it for a spin no difference really. They rotate front to back on the right side, no difference. The car will drive straight if I let go of the wheel (tilted to the left slightly). If I put the steering wheel straight it runs right still? I call the tire place from my parents house and he said that the tires need time to settle in the rims and should run about 300-500km on them to let them sit. He said to take my car back to where the alingment was done and tell them that wheel isn't straight and they need to fix it. I explained to him that before I got the alignment it was acting weird. He gives me the well you know they are low profile tires and yada yada yada, but when you come back to London bring your car to us and we will look at it. I explained to him that my car was perfectly fine with my steelies and winter rubbers. He says well they are different! I am so frustrated that my 800 dollars went to s***. I need some guidance, somebody help? Is it a bad tire maybe cause the guy at the tire place said it is possible? Thanx for your help I appreciate it! Things like this really piss me off!!!!