Okay Volvo nuts, after a horrible week of being sick, hitting my bumper into a fence (no damage, but still pissed off about it!), and getting a flat on my way home, the sun has come up--literally! Today I got a set of beige backseat headrests from this Volvo junkyard for $70 and afterwards I went to Discount Tires to install my turbo rims. My Volvo is now to my perfection! Maybe getting a flat was meant to be by the Volvo gods. I know I would have waited a while to put on the turbo rims. But having a donut on my tire gave it a sense of urgency. Tell me what you think of this tire package.

The tires are 205/60/15 with a 91H rating. They are Federal (never heard the brand, can someone tell me something about them?) and have a nice tread design, nothing fancy though. I just got them because that was the most affordable tire in that size. But I wasn't being too picky anyway. The tire package includes valve stems, balancing, free tire rotations every 3000 miles, front-end alignment, and one free flat repair. I'm $250 poorer now, but I'm somewhat content knowing that my baby has new shoes.

Oh, about the alignment I received. It was a manual alignment. What the heck does that mean? For me to get all 4 wheel computerized alignment, I would have to pay extra. This manual alignment was done fairly quickly, but I didn't see it happen. Is it possible to do a manual alignment and how long does that take? I'm a little suspicious about it.

And also, I noticed in the box of my old lug nuts that the little metal “nails” that is on each wheel to help you put the tires on have been removed. Is that necessary when putting on turbo rims?