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Tire Services to Maximize Your Miles
If you own a quality European vehicle then you know that these high-performance beauties can sometimes be very hard on their tires. That’s okay – provided that you’re getting regular preventative maintenance from a service center that knows your vehicle.
At European Service Center, we’ve been providing tires services, as well as full-service repair and preventative maintenance for well over 40 years now on the following brands:
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Tire Rotations (and Why They're a Good Idea)
While the terminology sounds a little redundant (don’t tires rotate anyway on their own?), getting a tire rotation service for your vehicle is something that should be done on a regular basis. It consists of switching tires to the opposite side of the axel – keeping front tires in the front and the back tires in the back.
This helps to ensure that wear on the treads is even and balanced, so it actually improves the expected life cycle of the tires. It’s simple, effective, and well worth getting done.
Wheel Alignments: What They Are and How to Know if You Need One
‘Wheel alignments’ don’t sound as unimportant and that is definitely the case. Proper alignment affects your driving safety, fuel efficiency, and the granularity of control that you enjoy over your vehicle.
By adjusting suspension angles, your mechanic is able to ensure that all of your tires are squared and moving in the same direction in perfect harmony and that’s as important as it sounds.
When your wheels are out of alignment, you may notice things like the following:
- Uneven tire wear – When your alignment is off, parts of your tires may be getting more than their fair share of work, and it’s going to start showing very quickly. This is something that can quickly become a safety hazard, and that’s the main reason why you hear mechanics recommending regular alignment checks all of the time.
- Pulling to one side – Another symptom of alignment issues is your car pulling to one side or the other when you are driving. If you are experiencing this, don’t wait – You’ll want to get your alignment checked immediately before the problem can get much, much worse.
- Squealing – Misaligned wheels aren’t hitting the pavement quite the way they’re intended to, and sometimes they’ll be very ‘vocal’ about it. Little or big squeals that are coming from your tires lately are a big red flag that your alignment has become a problem.
- Shaking – When your wheels aren’t properly aligned, it can sometimes result in shaking that you’ll feel and this definitely should not be ignored. While it might seem minor, at higher speeds it could become deadly, so be sure to get your vehicle checked right away if you’re noticing this.
- Less-responsive steering – Control becomes less granular when all of your wheels are not working together in perfect tandem. This may result in your steering wheel feeling very stiff or less responsive than usual and it’s only going to get worse. Anything that affects your control should be viewed as a ‘Code Red’, so if the steering wheel is stiff, then it’s past time you got your alignment checked.
Tire services are just one of the many things you can get done at European Service Center, where we specialize in full-service preventative maintenance and repair for European brands. Come and see us or give us a call and see what it’s like to have a service center with over 40 years’ experience on your side.
Not only will you save time and money, but your European vehicle will be getting tire rotations, wheel alignment checks, and all of the other manufacturer recommended care with respectful deference to your busy schedule.
We look forward to meeting you and earning your business!
