Stranded in France, Any clever suggestions?
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On the way back from a 2 week holiday, my 3 series wheel has cracked, let the air out of the tyre and then the tyre has gone pop.
I have been recoveredd by Sanef (230 Euros!) to a hotel in Arras (around 1 hour from Calais), missed my Eurotunnel tonight, and don't have Euro cover with the AA.
I am meant to be in work Monday.
At this moment I am frazzled and can't even think how to get back to the UK yet, let alone by Monday.
Can anyone think of something obvious I am missing?
I have been recoveredd by Sanef (230 Euros!) to a hotel in Arras (around 1 hour from Calais), missed my Eurotunnel tonight, and don't have Euro cover with the AA.
I am meant to be in work Monday.
At this moment I am frazzled and can't even think how to get back to the UK yet, let alone by Monday.
Can anyone think of something obvious I am missing?
The Dunkerk-Dover line operated by DFDS is open. directferries.co.uk might be cheaper to obtain a ticket short-term.
http://www.dfdsseaways.co.uk/ferry-routes/ferry-to...
http://www.directferries.co.uk/england.htm
http://www.dfdsseaways.co.uk/ferry-routes/ferry-to...
http://www.directferries.co.uk/england.htm
I would have said "Call the Arras BMW dealer" but they closed an hour ago and aren't open on Sundays.
Maybe you could put a post on a French BMW forum to see if anyone reasonably local could sell you a wheel? I guess you're only looking for a spacesaver so you can trundle to the port and get to the UK to be trucked home.
http://www.forum-bmw.fr/
Maybe you could put a post on a French BMW forum to see if anyone reasonably local could sell you a wheel? I guess you're only looking for a spacesaver so you can trundle to the port and get to the UK to be trucked home.
http://www.forum-bmw.fr/
Thanks guys
Just getting food (burger classique FYI) as I am starving.
eBay.fr is a great shout but I am struggling to locate anything, the other problem is that because my car is run flat equipped it is not supplied with a jack or wheel brace.
It's an e92 335i and the pooped wheel tyre is 255/30/19
Just getting food (burger classique FYI) as I am starving.
eBay.fr is a great shout but I am struggling to locate anything, the other problem is that because my car is run flat equipped it is not supplied with a jack or wheel brace.
It's an e92 335i and the pooped wheel tyre is 255/30/19
W00DY said:
If you can get a wheel for the small hours tonight between Somerset and Dover, then I could bring it over on my morning ferry tomorrow.
I am in Surrey and can lend a wheel as long as I get it back quickly?I have a 335i and have a spare set of 18 alloys the rears are 255 45 18
rallycross said:
W00DY said:
If you can get a wheel for the small hours tonight between Somerset and Dover, then I could bring it over on my morning ferry tomorrow.
I am in Surrey and can lend a wheel as long as I get it back quickly?I have a 335i and have a spare set of 18 alloys the rears are 255 45 18
W00DY said:
If you can get a wheel for the small hours tonight between Somerset and Dover, then I could bring it over on my morning ferry tomorrow.
I'm near Southampton and have a set of e46 m3 18" wheels in the garage, happy for one to be borrowed, from a quick google looks like it would fit.This is a good example of why run flat tyres and no spare wheel from bmw is such a stupid ideal, on my 335i there is no room to store an 18 inch 255 tyre but when I go on a long trip I always put a spare wheel in the boot (it fills the boot.)
No reason why they could not have carried on with emergency skinny space saver wheels as a get you home safety measure.
No reason why they could not have carried on with emergency skinny space saver wheels as a get you home safety measure.
Guys this is amazing.
The AA have sent a man to me, who of course cannot fix the wheel but they wanted to send him anyway as I am a gold member. I'm not sure he will help the situation so I will make keep you posted. He has offered to take us to the tunnel for 300 euros but not sure if there will room on a train since we are so late and not sure they will let a broken car cross?
The AA have sent a man to me, who of course cannot fix the wheel but they wanted to send him anyway as I am a gold member. I'm not sure he will help the situation so I will make keep you posted. He has offered to take us to the tunnel for 300 euros but not sure if there will room on a train since we are so late and not sure they will let a broken car cross?
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