My little Jetta is very happy tonight with it's new tires! The old ones were very worn -- with good reason I guess... the warranty ran out about 5,000 miles ago. Regrettably I ended up at Belle Tire. Don't get me wrong... they did a good job putting the tires on. It's just that their trust factor is not very high in my opinion. But I really researched this purchase and they didn't talk me into the highest priced tires.
My friend and client Todd Gulich, of Liberty Tire, was a very valued adviser! I would have loved to purchase my tires from his shop but the Belle Tire is just a couple of miles from my house -- I could walk there if I had to... as opposed to the 20 mile hike to Todd's store. I do highly recommend Todd though, he is knowledgeable and honest. I never get the feeling that he's pushing me into a certain product so he can make more money. (Which is exactly the feeling I get when dealing with the folks at Belle!)
Today they informed me that NOW I will be needing struts to the tune of another $600.00! I took that recommendation with a huge grain of salt. The car drives well -- and even better than before now that it has new tires. I will keep an eye on the struts and get a second opinion before I do anything. I really like this little car... and I have sentimental attachments to it as well, since my Dad's car was the down payment on it after he passed away just over 5 years ago.
The last payment will be made next week! Woo Hoo! Now I just need to get a new radio/CD Player! I will go to Best Buy and get a nice one... maybe XM or HD even... but the main thing I need is the CD Player. I want to listen to my Infinite Possibilities CD's from Mike Dooley and no sooner than I got them, did I discover that the CD Player was dead!
One thing at a time... I'm hoping to get that fixed next month!
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