Stupid question regarding 5,000 maintenance - Toyota Yaris Forums

Yarold n Kumar · 01-06-2010, 11:01 PM

Here's another nooby question:

when we rotate, do we need to balance too?

When I went to the dealer for the first 5000 mile service, I had the oil changed, and asked for the tires to be rotated. However, the salesperson said that I would need to have them balanced as well. He said, "what's the point of rotating if you don't balance?" and then gave me a screwy look. He quoted me a price of 80 bucks for the rotation and balance, above the 30 dollar oil change.

Sounded kind of high to me, so I said no thank you.

What's the deal? When do we need to ask for the tires to be balanced?

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01-06-2010, 11:01 PM	#11
Yarold n Kumar View User's Garage Drives: 2009 3dr lb Join Date: May 2009 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 45	Here's another nooby question: when we rotate, do we need to balance too? When I went to the dealer for the first 5000 mile service, I had the oil changed, and asked for the tires to be rotated. However, the salesperson said that I would need to have them balanced as well. He said, "what's the point of rotating if you don't balance?" and then gave me a screwy look. He quoted me a price of 80 bucks for the rotation and balance, above the 30 dollar oil change. Sounded kind of high to me, so I said no thank you. What's the deal? When do we need to ask for the tires to be balanced?