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Aug 7, 2018, 2:01 PM

'member the shimmy thing I mentioned a month ago, give or take? Was happening at 70-75, and typically only under power/torque, and would mostly disappear coasting at the same speed. The Junge Automotive Collective deemed it a suspension issue rather than drivetrain. Shimmy got worse on roadtrip last weekend, and now shakes at 55, and from 70 all the way into the 80s. Took it to my mechanic, who is a certified badass--master mechanic who has been fixing cars out of his house for 45 years (his business was grandfathered in, so he's allowed to continue to do so). He put it up on the rack to look for anything obvious, and said struts, CV joints, etc., are all ok--struts will need to be replaced fairly soon, but not the cause of the shimmy today. He took it out, and said he'd bet his house that it's a flat spot on a tire in the back (he thinks the shake is in the seat, rather than the steering wheel, but I've felt it in both).

Firestone is pulling them off to balance and seeing what they find. 2 of the tires have 30-40K on them and I replaced the other two less than 20K ago, so not sure if there'll be any warranty value there. If not, Costco has some 70K Bridgestones on coupon for $159 per, so fuggit, we'll do the whole set. Firestone guy tells me that those are "club" tires, which aren't up to the same specs as the same Bridgestones they sell. Never heard that--is that true? I mean, they're still 70K and warrantied, so why would I care even if they are spec'd a little differently?

They called and said cabin filter is dirty--lolno. They charge $50 for a $21 filter that takes 40 seconds to change. Also said high amounts of copper in brake fluid and lines should be flushed and changed--how legit is that?

I'm not sure I even have any real questions. Offer me your opinions, car bros.