mVÌPVÿÿ>  They kept telling me they were having problems getting it   
   aligned.  Then   
   mVÌPVÿÿ>  after 3 1/2 hrs, they tell me it is done, but not 100% because   
   the control   
   mVÌPVÿÿ>  arm is bent.  Why they did this and waited 3 1/2 hours to tell   
   me this is   
   mVÌPVÿÿ>  beyond me. They said it is "safe" and that they did the best   
   they could.   
   mVÌPVÿÿ>     
   mVÌPVÿÿ>  I drove it down the road and the stearing wheel was almost 90   
   degrees of   
   mVÌPVÿÿ>  (to the right).  I turned around, dropped it back off and told   
   them to   
   mVÌPVÿÿ>  straighten the wheel.  They first said that is how I must drive   
   it until I   
   mVÌPVÿÿ>  get a new control arm and I told them the car was in better   
   shape before I   
   mVÌPVÿÿ>  took it there.   
      
      
   This is absolute crap. I have never heard of such a thing.  There used to be a   
   shop in Mt. Washington called Roache's Frontend and Frame. I had an old   
   Porsche 914 and put heavier lowered coils on the back which necessitated   
   haveing the front lowered to level the car. They put a sandbag in the driver's   
   seat with my weight in it and did a four wheel alignment. The end result was   
   fantastic. The car was so low it was like a go-kart. I could get onto I-83   
   from 695 onramp doing 90mph weaving in and out of cars without any effort. It   
   was like everyone was going in slow motion.  Great suspension shop. Most good   
   tire shops in the area could do your work, I used to like Klausmeyer tires and   
   I think the one in Perry Hall is still open.    
      
   Now I am on Cape Cod and don't know what's good. I found a nice little shop in   
   Providence RI where the VW crowd hangs out. When I lower my GTi, I will go   
   there.    
      
   jah   
      
        
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