F1 Autocentre Monkeys
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Next day delivery from Germany!
That is impressive.
Yeah I am beginning to regret this. It was supposed to be DHL Express (which it may be) but the parcel has so far tracked from Stuttgart to Leipzig - all of 477 Km!!. Just making my bad week even worse!
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i think youve got the wrong end of the stick chap. how else were they supposed to get the wheels off. rain dance?
if theyve been done up stupid tight and/or theyre going rusty (ie no grease on at all) then a lot of force will have to be applied. really simple logic that.
i think the blame falls with vw for not using any form of grease on there and/or going spastic with the impact gun
btw. rac to change a wheel?
i think youve got the wrong end of the stick chap. how else were they supposed to get the wheels off. rain dance?
if theyve been done up stupid tight and/or theyre going rusty (ie no grease on at all) then a lot of force will have to be applied. really simple logic that.
i think the blame falls with vw for not using any form of grease on there and/or going spastic with the impact gun
btw. rac to change a wheel?
Yes I agree VW have a part to play in this. But someone who apparently changes tyres for a living, then uses the most powerful wheel gun they have to destroy the locking key, is hardly admirable! When they used the other locking key (VW) with the full length torque wrench they were able to undo it, and the gun could not!
My point is your not supposed to use wheel guns with locking wheel bolts.
undoing with a torque wrench?
if it was that tight, even the breaker bar would have killed the mcgard too. theyre just not particularly robust
or breaker bar?
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Most good locking nuts are made soft on purpose, the idea is to slow down the thieves using portable impact torque guns by rounding off the nut and bolt head.
Those guns can do well over 400lb/ft which is at least 4x more than normal bolts should be done up!
Those guns can do well over 400lb/ft which is at least 4x more than normal bolts should be done up!
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Thank you for your feedback.
As a family run business it’s very important to us that we maintain the highest level of customer care. That’s why we take your review of our services very seriously.
We’d really appreciate an opportunity to talk with you so we can identify any areas in which we can make improvements.
Please call our careline on 01438 746633 or email us on [email protected]
We look forward to hearing from you.
Leon Glencross
Managing Director
Formula One Autocentres Ltd.
As a family run business it’s very important to us that we maintain the highest level of customer care. That’s why we take your review of our services very seriously.
We’d really appreciate an opportunity to talk with you so we can identify any areas in which we can make improvements.
Please call our careline on 01438 746633 or email us on [email protected]
We look forward to hearing from you.
Leon Glencross
Managing Director
Formula One Autocentres Ltd.
Soldato
This thread just got interesting 
Soldato
Blimey, reminiscent of the Plato thread on PH, maybe, NOT! 
Anyway, I've used that particular Autocentre, it's next to Mumbai Junction if I remember rightly and although it was a company car I had at the time so I didn't really care a knats arse about the car I found their service to be excellent.
Anyway, I've used that particular Autocentre, it's next to Mumbai Junction if I remember rightly and although it was a company car I had at the time so I didn't really care a knats arse about the car I found their service to be excellent.
I've done this before
Same here.
You've all had your membership of the man club revoked. Now go away and have a vagina put in.
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Did I mention the reason I had to call the RAC was because I was wrestling a bear to the ground who had attacked the girl I was making love to, while driving, so had no free hands to change the tyre!
Come back when you have evolved into a modern man
Ahh, the 'Modern Man': another name for the skinny jeans and 'scoop neck' top wearing, man-bag holding, fake tan wearing, under-the-thumb pathetic excuse for 'men' that all need their balls re-attached.
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I simply cant understand why you would phone the RAC instead of changing a wheel. Is your time worthless or something, it will always take longer for them to come than just doing it yourself. You've no guarantee they'll be there in 20 minutes!
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[TW]Fox;18022031 said:
But they are normally there in an hour
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Well when the car is parked where you live and you have finished a 13 hour shift in the hospital; with no real need to move the car anywhere; surprisingly 20 minutes is enough to have the lunch you missed saving lives!