[onewhippedpuppy]

There is one Firestone store nearby that I trust my wheels/tires/alignments to. They torque every wheel by policy, I've even watched them use the torque wrench on other customer's cars. They also ask for extra time (and take it) with low profile tires and more expensive vehicles, which I am happy to provide. I think it helps that they are a complete auto shop with real mechanics, as opposed to a Jiffy Lube type place that only does simple work like tires and oil.

I had my first surrender moment this year with an oil filter on my new (to me) boat. Top mount oil filter, should have been a 30 second change. Except that Hercules was apparently the last mechanic. After finally resorting to a oil filter wrench with 3' cheater and actually twisting the filter in half, I ended up cutting off the can and cutting the base in half to remove the filter. Ultimately it cost me a new filter base from scarring the old one.