I am - embarrassingly enough - not the most DIY guy on the planet. I'm not even sure I would be trying to rotate the right things.

I know....I suck. It's part of my overall frustration. If it weren't for you and others on this forum, I would have no idea of the possible issues.

At this point, I refuse to bring it back to those a-holes at the dealership. Due to a few recent experiences...and not wanting to bore you...I hate those f'n guys. I'd much rather bring it to the dope who did the work on the control arms and ball joints. See what he has to say. The problem I had with him is that I bought the parts and told him to do the job. I think he took that WAY TOO LITERALLY and just did what I asked without a concern for anything else.

I just received a bill from the hospital about 'a thing' I had to deal with over the summer that my insurance didn't cover. I owe $2,100. I'm not looking for sympathy, but trying to express how I want to avoid the dealership and may have to suck up this issue - which puts me in a bad mood upon every commute home - for a little while, if the final result is another big bill.

I still love the X and my choice to buy one. I just need to figure this out and get past it.

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