Welcome to "the club" as almost all 200k-300k cars are going to have strut and control arm issues. Normal wear and tear, and an occasional 20' flight off an embankment will do that. A friend had a Big O tire franchise and bailed on them when their franchise fees went heavenward. Switched to Tire Pro and has been happy ever since. First thing they did when I put tires on Mary (200k) and Martha (300k) was wobble the tires up and down and side to side showing me the wear and tear on the upper and lower control arms. Frankly, the rubber just wears out. And, alignment is temporary at best if everything is loose on the front end. This is not a terrible problem for Martha as my wife drives to and fro to shop, but Mary is used for long term excursions. Cost could be $1000 to replace everything, but when I have not made a car payment in 20 years, I am OK with annual maintenance costs. Any major repair work I do on either car will easily last another 10-15 years and the DMV probably won't renew my drivers license when I am 90+ anyway.
Posted by: bstromsoe@yahoo.com
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