markaj1

My dealer told me today that the Goodyear (all season 20inch tires) recommend alignment every year or at 15k miles to preserve tire life. Any thoughts on that or it's just a way for dealer to make $160?

DPelletier

definitely sounds like overkill to me.....the 15k that is, the 1 yr (presumably independent of mileage) is a complete crock of crap. Of course those tires will never make 15k anyhow.

Cheers,
Dave

Widman

I just replaced my front tires after getting only 7K miles on the 21" Continental fronts on my GLC 43, I noticed uneven wear and had the dealer do a front end alignment. They were going to charge me $270 (with air suspension) but I talked them into doing it under the 12 month warrenty period.
So the 20" Goodyears should do much better than my Contis. I would switch to all season tires but none are made for the 21" offsets.

markaj1

yes, but it look to me that Goodyear is the only manufacturer in the world that make All season 285/40/20 (rear tires), no one else produce it. Pirelli has a winter tire in that size and that's it. rest are summer.

dieselfan1974

It is my opinion that alignment should be based on the kind of roads you drive on. An example of something that could have a major impact would be rough roads, pot holes, hitting a curb, etc. If the alignment is really bad you will see uneven tread ware on your tires after a few thousand miles. If the tread wear looks even, I wouldn't consider paying for the alignment unless you are installing a new set of tires. Many tire shops & dealers don't want to stand behind a tread wear warranty, without doing an alignment at the time of installation.