Kost Tire & Auto Service

Michael Bel

Thank Jim Snell from KostTirePa (Montrose)!!! Last week, we have traveled from Ottawa to Washington DC, in the Montrose (PA) region we had a tire puncture. All places were closed at this time, by chance we found this place in Montrose and Jim was inside. After our explanation what happened, he helped us with the wheel. We are very grateful to him.

Liss

Very professional and quick.

Robin LaCicero

Alan n Matt love there jobs and make the customer feel like were family

Max

I bought 4 winter tires here, plus an alignment, paid in cash. The install took the entire business day. Upon receiving the vehicle, I noticed a violent shudder/shake in the car and steering wheel. I figured they did not balance the wheels properly, so I brought the vehicle back. Again, my car was out of service for the entire business day. "Threw a balancing weight," the technician said. Except this would mean I threw a balancing weight within 500 feet of leaving the shop, because the shake happened immediately. Unlikely. After receiving my car for the second time, two business days of walking everywhere, I notice my car STILL has a shake! I take my car to the dealership to fix the issue. From the technician himself: "Johnny Wander must've balanced your wheels." They were as much as 7 grams off; an extreme misbalance! Twice! Furthermore, the alignment I paid for at Kost wasn't performed properly, because it was still out of alignment. There goes $100! Finally, Kost overfilled each tire by 5 pounds (37 vs 32). This measurement was taken first thing on a cold 28° morning; there is no chance for error. Upon deflating the tires, the car drove MUCH better. This is not the first time this location has grossly overfilled tires, either. TLDR: - Don't get your car aligned here, and for the love of God, DONT get any serious service performed! - Get your wheels balanced somewhere else! Don't trust them to be balanced installed! - Check your tire pressure after getting new tires. A 5 pound difference can cause significant premature wear and a change in handling. Footnote: I believe these problems stem from management; they take on WAY too much business. This is evident if you visit the location -- they have invented parking spots and filled the second entrance to accommodate customers. My car was definitely rushed, and I can't even be sure if the alignment was performed. You'd think that a business with "Tire" in there name wouldn't screw up the most basic parts of mounting tires. Don't come here if you value your time! Attached below: - Alignment chart from the dealership, after kost - Wheel balance before balancing, at the dealership, after kost.