Wheel Alignment & Balancing Costs

€20 for 4 wheels if they were off the car would be enough.

Too expensive by far.

sounds bit expensive. last time I got 4 wheel alignment done think it was around 60€ so in your case alignment and wheel balancing I be expecting to paid €80 so 110 probably going rate now as last time I got alignment was few years ago

How long should the wheel alignment of a car take... I visited a garage today and it only took 8 minutes in total to track/align the wheels of my car... I have my doubts if this is sufficient... Would appreciate your opinions on this.

Is your car now driving stright?

Did you get a report printout to say it was all within spec?

Tracking and alignment and balancing are all different things

Balancing is typically done for free when the tyres are changed, unless you dent your wheel by hitting a pothole or kerb, you might be charged to get that wheel balanced if you're not also replacing a tyre.

Tracking is a partial alignment, it is easier and quicker than a full alignment because it only involves one plane of movement, while alignment includes camber, caster and the toe (tracking)

Proper alignment takes a bit of time and can be a pain in the arse if any of the linkages are worn or bent (often the case if you're going in because the alignment is bad in the first place)

So, a quote to repair bad alignment is not the same as 'checking alignment' and not the same as doing the tracking.

if the alignment is bad, the repair cost could take more time than just adjusting a few linkages and and time is money, and Labour is charged at close to a hundred euros an hour these days.

Owning a car is expensive.

Yeah the car is now driving straight…no printout though