Got my Xfire back from the dealer today after two work items: 1) four new tire pressure sensors at a warranty repair bill of $507! It was no cost to me since I am at 32K miles and 1 month away from the end of my basic warranty. But apparently all four sensors went out at once; 2) the loose inner tie rod ends, which were non-existent. Everything on the suspension and front-end checked out fine & the service guy said he would have been motivated to do the tie rod replacement at warranty pricing, but all was good.

So lesson is: don't trust tire places like NTB to service your car. My alignment I bought from them is good for 6 months and I plan to have it checked at least twice by them before it runs out.

BTW, the Eagle F1s are real nice....!