What did you do to your Polo today?

[shhplit]

on the topic of wheel alignments these arent covered by dealers are they?

ive had my car for around one month now and its veering to the left, i can see the rear left wheel at the wrong angle

should i bring it back to the dealer or just get anyone to do it? (im in sydney) any thoughts appreciated!

[Blitzen]

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ive had my car for around one month now and its veering to the left, i can see the rear left wheel at the wrong angle

should i bring it back to the dealer or just get anyone to do it? (im in sydney) any thoughts appreciated!

If you can see your rear wheel at the wrong angle, I really wouldn't be driving on it. How dose it look at the wrong angle? Dose it toe in or toe out? If you are that concerned about it, take it back to the dealer, and remember, you cant do a wheel alignment on the rear wheels of most cars.

[shhplit]

it wasnt me that noticed it at first but the rear left tyre is toeing in a little

i wouldnt have noticed it but it definately veers left

does it take long for a wheel alignment? i dont want to send it to the dealer for the whole day

[GoLfMan]

i dont think you can do the wheel allignment on the rear of the Polo's so there is something else going on there, get it fixed ASAP!

[Blitzen]

it wasnt me that noticed it at first but the rear left tyre is toeing in a little

i wouldnt have noticed it but it definately veers left

does it take long for a wheel alignment? i dont want to send it to the dealer for the whole day

Yeah. Torsion Beam/Trailing Arm rear suspension has no way of being aligned. I wouldn't be worried about the dealer having your car for a day, I'd be more worried about the whole assembly comming off and you plowing into a bus full of nun's.
The car is UNDER WARRANTY. Its not going to cost you anything to get looked at or fixed. Utilise this advantage. If it is a problem, ask for a courtesy car, this again won't cost you anything.

[GoLfMan]

Yeah. Torsion Beam/Trailing Arm rear suspension has no way of being aligned. I wouldn't be worried about the dealer having your car for a day, I'd be more worried about the whole assembly comming off and you plowing into a bus full of nun's.
The car is UNDER WARRANTY. Its not going to cost you anything to get looked at or fixed. Utilise this advantage. If it is a problem, ask for a courtesy car, this again won't cost you anything.

too true Blitzen, any allignment issues with a trailing arm and there is something seriously wrong.

stop driving it and get it checked ASAP!!!! <--------- we cant stress this point enough!

[shhplit]

thanks guys il call the dealer tomorrow to get it checked out

maybe im imagining things with the rear left because if it toes in its hardly noticeable but no risks il give the dealer a call tomorrow! it definately veers left hmm!

[Timbo]

Whiteline make shims to enable rear alignment adjustment

[mitch_gti]

And i didnt actually drill the living $%$^ out of my airbox. I was being sarcastic. I did have every intention to do so, but then i remembered that the strut brace doesnt allow you to remove the airbox lid. COULD NOT BE BOTHERED !

[Kai]

I did an oil change.

Old Oil = Mobil1 0-40
New Oil = Castrol Edge 0-40

Thought id change to see if there was anything different. Ive always used mobil1.