Hi all, was unfortunate at the weekend to hit a sod of a pothole on the left front and rear wheels whilst driving on a country lane. Car seems generally fine, its not pulling badly (slight pull to the left rrom new but nothing major), tracks fairly straight and no damage I can see to the alloys or tyres; made the 100 mile journey home no problem at all. Have however noticed that the wheel now seems slightly off centre than it was previously, again was not 100 perfect before but now sits perhaps 3 to 5 degrees off-centre to the right.....nothing terrible but that whole "not quite like it was thing" and enough to irritate.

Contemplating having it 4 wheel aligned just as a matter of course but unsure of the best thing to do: -

My local dealer will do 4 wheel alignment for 125 quid, but it will have to go to one of their VW dealerships as they dont have the equipment to do it on site. Ive also had a bad experience getting a dealer to do an full alignment before not sure I want to do it again.

I go to a local tyre centre for a full geometry check who will charge 30 quid per adjustment (seems steep).

I go to a local independent - Elite Tyres in Reading. They have a Hunter rig and are in the wheel and tyre business but again I have struggled to find testimonials for them and last thing I want is for my 6 month old car to drive worse than it does right now or introduce other issues as it doesnt seem to be knackering/sawtoothing tyres as far as I can tell.

Appreciate any advice and can anyone living in the Oxford/ Reading area (I live bang between the two places) make any recommendations of decent trustworthy places locally or have used Elite tyre.

Cheers

Wheels in motion, Chesham. Highly recommended throughout this forum and only about 30 minutes drive from you. Well worth it.