Car's in the shop

[nlbarber]

My car's in the shop today. They couldn't hear the rattle/thump/whatever sound, of course--shops never hear your car's mysterious noises. However, they found that the lower control arm bushings on both sides are cracked and need $$replacing$$. And the two front tires are below the safety level for tread by a good bit--and the first job requires alignment, so it's efficient to buy the tires from them and get it all balanced and aligned at once. I usually don't buy tires at the dealer, but gave in on it this time.

Oh, and an oil change, and grease a squeaky door, and the bill should be about $700. Now that I've googled on the bushings, I'm hoping they actually replaced the control arms, not just the bushings, for that price. And I hope that this stops the noise!