I have purchased Vanagon tires at 4 Costco stores and had flat tires
repaired at a few more, very recently at a Costco in Mexico.Torque
wrenches are the norm, even at the Costco store in Mexicali.

Mark

Tom Boldway wrote:

>I wouldn't let any of the big box monkeys anywhere near my vehicle. Bet you
>a dollar they warp your brake discs. Torque? What's that? They'll just pick
>a lug nut, thread it on, crank it up until the air hammer socket quits
>tightening it, and procede to thread on and tighten the one next to it . . .
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>Gradual torque in a criss-cross pattern will prevent warped discs. But they
>don't have the time for that, and maybe they have a store policy against it
>. . . .
>However, I had great service at NTB (Sears) - they were local and could get
>my Westy tires.
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>Tom
>"No highs and fake lows - must be Bose."
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