When properly aligned, all of your wheels are pointed in the same direction. Your vehicle will track true and handle the way it is designed. St. Peter drivers often associate our wheels being “knocked” out of alignment with an event like a major crash, hitting a pothole, curb or some other object. While these can certainly take your wheels out of alignment, the bumps and bounces of everyday St. Peter driving take their toll on wheel alignment as well. Your car can lose alignment over time with just normal driving.

When your wheels are out of alignment, the team of automotive professionals at Autotronics of St. Peter in St. Peter can return your wheels to the factory settings. Most owners’ manuals suggest an inspection every year or two.

Give us a call.

Autotronics of St. Peter
111 Jefferson Avenue
St. Peter, MN 56082
507.934.9290
http://autotronicsstpeter.com

When all of your vehicle’s wheels are lined up exactly with each other, your wheels are in alignment. Hitting a road hazard or even just the normal bumps and bounces of everyday driving in St. Peter can cause your vehicle’s wheels to be out of alignment.

Driving for an extended time around St. Peter when your wheels are out of alignment results in uneven tire wear. This is dangerous … and expensive. Worst case scenario, you have a blowout on a crowded MN highway. It can also cause premature wear to your suspension system, which can be really expensive to repair. At the very least, you may have to replace your tires years too early.

The ideal alignment for your vehicle was designed by its engineers. Alignment service at Autotronics of St. Peter starts with an inspection of the steering and suspension – to see if anything’s bent or broken. Then your friendly and knowledgeable Autotronics of St. Peter technician will look at tire condition.

From there, the vehicle is put on an alignment rack and an initial alignment reading is taken. The wheels are then aligned to vehicle’s specifications.

Your vehicle owner’s manual probably has a recommendation for how often your alignment should be checked – usually every couple of years. If you suspect an alignment problem, get it checked at Autotronics of St. Peter before you suffer expensive tire or suspension damage.

Autotronics of St. Peter
111 Jefferson Avenue
St. Peter, MN 56082
507.934.9290
http://autotronicsstpeter.com

How do St. Peter drivers know if an odometer is telling the truth?

Well, back in ’86, Congress passed the Truth-in-Mileage Act to protect MN consumers against mileage fraud. It says a MN seller must certify the mileage reported is the actual mileage.

To have your odometer checked in St. Peter, MN, stop by Autotronics of St. Peter:

Autotronics of St. Peter
111 Jefferson Avenue
St. Peter, MN 56082

If it isn’t, the seller must say why; for example, maybe the odometer is past its mechanical limits. Some older odometers only go to 99,999 and then start over at 0. Or, the odometer has been tampered with, broken or replaced.

If the seller tells you the mileage isn’t accurate, there’s not much chance of putting a good number to it. And there’s the unscrupulous seller who claims the reading is true, but it isn’t. What can St. Peter vehicle owners do?

You can go to www.CarFax.com, where, for a small fee, they’ll give you a comprehensive vehicle history search on your vehicle, showing local St. Peter, MN, ownership history, accident reports, total-loss events, manufacturer buybacks, Lemon reports and warranty status.

You can get a mileage history by checking with the local MN DMV (or wherever you happen to be) and other verified sources looking for inconsistencies in the mileage reported when the car was bought and sold. If there are signs of odometer rollback, now you’ll know.

If so, proceed with caution. Or, negotiate a lower price. Or just walk away. There’s always another vehicle.

Autotronics of St. Peter
111 Jefferson Avenue
St. Peter, MN 56082
507.934.9290
http://autotronicsstpeter.com