Wheel alignment

[Stevie1]

Hi,

I've got my wife's MY09 GTI in for its 3rd year service next month and the prior two services i've had a tyre rotation done. This 3rd year service will be no exception with a rotation organised. However i'm wondering whether i need to do an alignment also, for no other reason that it's been 3 years since the factory alignment. At 27,000klm the tyres look evenly worn, with no pulling in either direction. What would you do?

Thanks in advance.

[PhilMart]

Hi Stevie1

My 08 GTI is now at 93,000km and I have NEVER had a wheel alignment on it. I rotate back to front once the fronts get too low and then get a new set of four when they get too low.

I am not a mechanical person but I do not see any uneven wear on the tyres.

BTW I have a Corolla that is close to 120,000km that also has never had one and again I don't plan on it unless I see uneven wear.

A prior car I had from new I wheel aligned and once I did this, it seems that I always had to get it wheel aligned.

I have never really had a problem with hitting kerbs and things so I may just be lucky

[brad]

92,000km on the Skoda (same chassis as a MKV) & never had an alignment. Tyres wear evenly, no saw-toothing on the inside rears.

Quite frankly, I reckon the dealer would ruin it if they touched it.