Car woes

I am looking for a place that can replace one of my wheel rims, balance the tire, and possibly realign it. Wal-Mart doesn't do realignments, the IHOP guy who fixes cars isn't fixing cars any more, and the place he recommended isn't answering its phone.

However, I wonder if I really need everything realigned. I went to Firestone or Meineke or somewhere to get my car inspected lo these many months ago, and aside from wanting to charge me $12 to replace a lighbulb, they also told me my wheels needed to be realigned. They said, "It'll be only three hundred dollars."

I may not know much about cars, but I'm not stupid. I am not paying $300 to get my car fixed when really the only problem was that my rim was dented. So perhaps I'll have Wal-Mart put the rim on and balance the tire, and then go get my car inspected by a more honest place. I just want to get it all done by this weekend so that when I come back after Thanksgiving vacation, I can go waste a day at the DMV, and then I can finally get off of my parents' insurance.