alignment w/o a doubt. but thats when the road is smooth right? because the road can cause your car to pull left or right.... another way to check is on a smooth surface, like a parking lot, let the wheel go and accelerate. if it pulls more when you accelerate its alignment for sure.

 

yeah, it's on a smooth road. I let my friend drive it and he was curious why it kept pulling. The vibration i feel is at the bottom of my feet where i rest them as if they're hitting the road. Some people were calling it feedback. I also felt the road movements on the steering wheel.

 

well, the car naturally pulls to the right slightly. Don't be alarmed if it does that.

Well, more technically, its supposed to go to the right (doesn't "naturally" do that).

Also, yea, you do feel the road to a certain extent through the steering wheel (which is the way it should be). If you don't want ot feel it, buy a Buick or Camry

 

What...?!?! what are you talking about. The car is not supposed to pull to the right. It's supposed to go straight. Always. Hence an alignment. Whoever gave you that information mis-informed you. I know your not a n00b, or stupid, so please explain why you posted that...

And willingwelli, yes, you will feel the road no matter what. It's just the way the car is designed. That's what you get for $17k. And feedback from the road varies from tire to tire... so expect change if you buy new rims and tires.

 

Have you checked your tire pressure? Overinflation can harden the ride. You should be running 32 PSI up front and 29 PSI in the rear.

 

I've heard that too. I guess if the driver falls asleep the car will drift off to the right and off of the road instead of possibly drifting left and into on-coming traffic.
I don't know if that's true or not, but it seems logical.