Weeellll, teh Gossamer has new shoes now.The place where I got them is the same place that I had do a wheel alignment last time I had that done.
//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif The tires were worn unevenly already prior to having the alignment done //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif
So the guy comes and tells me, before they take the wheels off of my car to dismount the old tires, that I have some oddly uneven treadwear that is likely due to a poor alignment.
I look at him and tell him, "Well, you guys are the ones that supposedly did a four-wheel alignment on the little car last time it got done and it should still be within the alignment's warranty period!" (6 months/6K miles) "So if there is a maladjustment on the alignment then it's you guys' fault that my tires wore out prematurely." //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/mad.gif.c18f003ab0ef8a0d9c27ca78d77a6392.gif
Heh heh. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif
So the fella goes and looks up the original invoice on my alignment to verify that the warranty period hadn't expired and comes back to tell me they are going to redo the alignment for free, start over the warranty period from today's date and current odometer reading, and additionally they gave me $20 off of each tire + free mounting and balancing! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/woot.gif.aaa6090e619a97b6090d16dd863c5a69.gif
So after it was all said and done I left there with a full set of four Fuzion ZR-i (I think they're called?) 205-40/17 tires, mounted and balanced, and a fresh wheel alignment for $253.47 after tax.
Score one for the good guys!