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| - Not only tires or oil, I needed *complete* auto care and so it was to Firestone I headed after checking their website and printing out a coupon. Oil change, tire balance and rotation, and to also check the brakes.
I arrived slightly ahead of my appointment, handed over the keys, and wandered nearby to get some breakfast. Flying Biscuit has great biscuits or the bagel place is okay.
After an hour, I was back but the car was still being worked on. Another hour later, it was finally ready. The tech said that the oil was fine, the tire rotation and balance went okay and (surprisingly) the brakes were also okay. But he recommended a whole host of other things that "needed" doing - air filter, air cabin filter, alignment, cooling system flush - for a few hundred dollars. Uh, no thanks.
The work was solid and I was pleased with how much better my car rides with the re-balanced tires. But for darned sure, it doesn't need all that extra work.
So be aware if you head here that they may try to upsell you for a bunch of stuff that you might not really need.
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