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Car help Please!!!

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Cumbrian Caz~**~

Cumbrian Caz~**~ Report 15 Jun 2008 16:33

We have an old passat, lots wrong with it but it goes!! Hubbies job means a lot of driving for work and I need it every day too.

It is pulling very badly to the left and has scrubbed two tyres ( on the inside) in 7 weeks. Dad tried to align wheels. Could tracking being out do this much damage?

Caz xx

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 15 Jun 2008 16:35

Take it to a tyre place or somewhere for advice, sounds too dangerous to be roadworthy. If you have an accident and this shows up, your insurance might not cover you as you don't have a roadworthy car.
Be careful
Lizx

Cumbrian Caz~**~

Cumbrian Caz~**~ Report 15 Jun 2008 16:36

Cheers Liz, it passed MOT only 4 months ago and am wondering whats gone so wrong. Dads going to look tommorow and getting it in garage at end of week, just dont want to be ripped of as we cant afford a big garage bill,

Caz xx

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 15 Jun 2008 17:07

Sorry Caz, just wanted you to be careful, you could get free advice from one of those tyre places, I have done so in the past. Then you know what you are up against, but take care till it goes into garage.
Lizx

Bond

Bond Report 15 Jun 2008 17:19

It sounds as though the tracking is out. a common cause of this is when you bump kerbs. Did you say that you drove the car sometimes Caz?

Ron2

Ron2 Report 15 Jun 2008 20:50

Tracking here in S Yorks costs about £25 at places that offer it

Researching:
Stuarts - Birmingham, Staffordshire. Beats Notts and Lincs

JustKaz

JustKaz Report 15 Jun 2008 20:53

sounds like tracking, dont cost much, well in london its about a tenner, if that helps caz............. :)
take care, kaz xxxx

Cumbrian Caz~**~

Cumbrian Caz~**~ Report 15 Jun 2008 20:58

thanks all,

Dad changed tyres around today and is going to align wheels this week, apparently it doesnt happen too often but wheels are out, then i will get it tracked,


Caz xx