Watchdog and cracked BMW wheels

[Steve748]

On tonight's WATCHDOG BBC1 20.00 there is an item that started on http://www.e90post.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=2...

And has had a long running thread here http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190...

About tonight's programme http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=313...

ETA linky from last Thursdays programme

moved, I hope you contribute en-mass now!

Edited by Steve748 on Friday 30th October 20:40

[eliot]

Its all that power from those remapped dervs cracking the wheeels...

[Steve748]

there's always one

[Fire99]

Cracking show.

Though I feel this may 'split' opinion

[Urban Sports]

Hopefully it's only the 19's not the 18's mine is on.

What a fecking joke!!

[Garlick]

Has Anne Robinson had a facial injury? WTF has she done?

[Munter]

Fire99 said:

Cracking show.

Though I feel this may 'split' opinion

It could go around and around.

Clearly the problem is the fashion for silly low profile tyres (No problems on my 60 section tyres). However if BMW are going to sell those wheel tyre combinations in the UK they really should cope with the average UK driver on the average UK road.

[-Z-]

Typical Watchdog attention to detail, saying its only 19 inchers in question then showing Dom picking up 18's.

[Urban Sports]

-Z- said:

Typical Watchdog attention to detail, saying its only 19 inchers in question then showing Dom picking up 18's.

I thought that, muppets!!

[Munter]

-Z- said:

Typical Watchdog attention to detail, saying its only 19 inchers in question then
showing Dom picking up 18's.

Some of the motoring stories on this show have been laughable. Such as the "Why dont cars flex enough to keep all 4 wheels on the ground no matter what angle surfaces you drive up". Or the "My handbrake keeps coming off when I don't set it properly" story.

[Garlick]

SMMT chap did well......

[160steve]

was it not lembit opik?

[Urban Sports]

Garlick said:

SMMT chap did well......

[Munter]

160steve said:

was it not lembit opik?

<nudges other half> See. See. I wasn't being a prat. 160steve agrees with me.

Unfortunately while having that discussion I missed what he said. What did he say?

[mcford]

Affects wheels with run flat tyres fitted. Have BMW taken into account the reduction in the shock absorbtion properties of the tyre sidewall, when designing the wheels?

It was BMW in the 1980s that advertised that genuine parts were better. The example they used for comparison were wheels, with X rays of both to show how superior their genuine parts were.

Just goes to show that BMW are not interested in their customers, only in their profits.

[StuB]

I've also had a cracked rear alloy on the inside rim of my E60, 18" with RFT (now junked) this time though and yes I was fobbed off by the stealer!

[DSM2]

Steve748 said:

A note to mods...This item is about a TV programme about BMW and their refusal to accept any responsibility about cracked alloys
but I think it would be better here than in TV or BMW or News as I think it deserves a wider audience and falls into lots of catogories so I would appreciate it if you would leave it here..please!

On tonight's WATCHDOG BBC1 20.00 there is an item that started on http://www.e90post.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=2...

And has had a long running thread here http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190...

About tonight's programme http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=313...

With respect this would have far more relevance in the BMW Forum, for obvious reasons.

Either way there was no need to close the thread in the BMW forum. All that will do is restrict viewing. A few hours on GG and it will be over the page and forgotten.................

[160steve]

Munter said:

160steve said:

was it not lembit opik?

<nudges other half> See. See. I wasn't being a prat. 160steve agrees with me.

Unfortunately while having that discussion I missed what he said. What did he say?

no idea!

[Steve748]

160steve said:

Unfortunately while having that discussion I missed what he said. What did he say?

he couldn't talk about specific cases and he said a lot of words but he kept getting interrupted with silly questions so what he did say amounted to a load of guff

[Munter]

Steve748 said:

160steve said:

Unfortunately while having that discussion I missed what he said. What did he say?

he couldn't talk about specific cases and he said a lot of words but he kept getting interrupted with silly questions so what he did say amounted to a load of guff

Ah a case of Ann not hearing what she wanted (right or wrong) so stomping over him. Journalism at it's best again.