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Furthermore- I avoid 'chain garages' like the plague. I worked as a mechanic and in the parts supply world. It's worth it to find a good local mechanic that you can trust.

There's a local mechanic around here that I thought I could trust. They deal mostly with Subarus. One day, they decided to take a customer's car (without his permission) on a joyride and crashed into a pole and abandoned the car on the side of the road. The owner got the value of the car back from his insurance company, but the mods were not covered (400+ WHP Impreza WRX). The shop owner agreed to pay for that stuff, but never paid a cent yet and this happened in September last year.

The moral of the story is that you can't trust anyone but yourself. Within reason, I have been becoming more willing to work on my own cars.

Anyway, I guess the dregs of society and myself will be the only ones enjoying $11 tire mounting and balancing.