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May 26, 2011 | 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by a911s

True Line in Bellevue is the absolute last place on earth I would ever take my car.

Go to Cantrell Motorsports or Fordahl Motorsports instead.

Thanks for the replies once again, everyone! May I know why you said that about TruLine?

May 26, 2011 | 10:40 AM

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oh and THANK YOU guys for recommending Motoring Unlimited... Jacob is very responsive and detailed on emailing me the reply!

May 26, 2011 | 10:47 AM

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Jacob is da man...

May 26, 2011 | 01:46 PM

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MU seems to get a lot of recommendations. They are also members on the forum here.
Another recommendation would be Les Schwab here in South Everett (Corner of Bothell-Everett HWY and 132nd). We've had great experience with my MINI and aftermarket wheels there and with our MDX. Roy has also had his Lamborghini wheels there for tire work as well. Last I talked to him about it, he recommended them.

May 26, 2011 | 04:35 PM

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Group 2 Motorsports is where I go now (they're also a tire rack installer), but Discount Tire in Totem Lake has always been good to me and a friend of mine.

May 27, 2011 | 10:37 AM

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cool, thanks guys!!!

May 27, 2011 | 06:30 PM

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+++1 for Tight and Tidy

May 27, 2011 | 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve Theodore

Although their name doesn't potentially inspire confidence, I previously asked for and received glowing recommendations for Discount Tire in Bellevue (on Bel-Red Road) and they were sensational the one time I took my 996TT in for a tire issue there. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them at all despite my own earlier reservations. Best wishes to you!

DO NOT go to Discount Tire in Bellevue. Although Steve had a good experience, mine was terrible. My turbo was lowered, so they couldn't put it on their lift. They instead jacked it up with two jacks in the back. One of the jacks was not on the jack point, but on the rubber molding on the bottom of the car. This blew out the molding and I told the guy he wasn't on the jack point. He lowered the jack so fast, that the other jack destabilized and pulled out. The car slammed to the ground and bent the jack point. Sure they paid the 3 grand damage to the car, but I would never take a high end car there again.

May 27, 2011 | 11:34 PM

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wow...thanks for sharing your experiences, gentlemen... just wow!

May 28, 2011 | 12:36 AM

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I concur with Steve above..I took my M5 to Discount Tires in Bellevue and they messed up my wheels even though I repeatedly told them to please be careful. They kept telling me "yeah yeah yeah don't worry we're professionals" then half hour later, they came up to me and admitted their little boo boo. They fixed it in a not so satisfactory way. I never went back afterwards. You know the saying...you get what you pay for.