Cars with single central bolt affected - Porche recall after some models wheels fall off

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Fri 15 Nov 2024 19:59
Cars with single central bolt affected - Porche recall after some models wheels fall off - Steveieb

https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/31516287/porsche-recall-manufacturing-defect-wheels-fall-off/

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Fri 15 Nov 2024 21:28
Cars with single central bolt affected - Porche recall after some models wheels fall off - Brit_in_Germany

All sold in Australia.

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Sat 16 Nov 2024 06:20
Cars with single central bolt affected - Porche recall after some models wheels fall off - madf

UK cars affected as well.. Today's DT covers it.

German engineering at its best.

No parts so owners stuck w/o a car till Feb 2025 apparently.

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Sat 16 Nov 2024 16:11
Cars with single central bolt affected - Porche recall after some models wheels fall off - badbusdriver

Quite funny that the Sun article in the link features pictures of three different Porsche models, none of which have the single centre bolt.

No parts so owners stuck w/o a car till Feb 2025 apparently.

I wouldn't worry too much about this inconvenience. The models affected are the most hardcore versions. Given that, and the price these cars cost, it would be fair to assume owners will have at least two other cars at their disposal.

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Sat 16 Nov 2024 22:31
Cars with single central bolt affected - Porche recall after some models wheels fall off - bathtub tom

Quite funny that the Sun article in the link features pictures of three different Porsche models, none of which have the single centre bolt.

First rule of jounalism: Never let the facts get in the way of a good story!

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Sun 17 Nov 2024 10:16
Cars with single central bolt affected - Porche recall after some models wheels fall off - madf

First rule of jounalism: Never let the facts get in the way of a good story!

< The Sun never deals with facts, the Daily Mail avoids them if they can and the Daily Telegraph is remodelling to out-Mail the Mail. The Guardian ignores inconvenient ones. Facts are inconvenient when they disagree with your political opinions.

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Sun 17 Nov 2024 15:11
Cars with single central bolt affected - Porche recall after some models wheels fall off - John F

c. £250 each? Torque >400ftlb? What happens if you get a puncture? Nuts! (not bolts)

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Wed 27 Nov 2024 10:46
Cars with single central bolt affected - Porche recall after some models wheels fall off - mcb100
‘ What happens if you get a puncture? Nuts! (not bolts)’

You summon your man to come and sort it out (unless you’re carrying a 2m+ breaker bar…
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Thu 5 Dec 2024 11:43
Cars with single central bolt affected - Porche recall after some models wheels fall off - MasonFord

hahaha, nice one.

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Sun 8 Dec 2024 09:19
Cars with single central bolt affected - Porche recall after some models wheels fall off - Sofa Spud

Wheels would be less likely to fall off if they were held on by 5 bolts, or even 4. I'm surprised nobody has thought of that.

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Sun 8 Dec 2024 09:37
Cars with single central bolt affected - Porche recall after some models wheels fall off - bathtub tom

F1 whheels manage (mostly) with a single fixing, as do wire wheels.

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Sun 8 Dec 2024 15:01
Cars with single central bolt affected - Porche recall after some models wheels fall off - alan1302

Wheels would be less likely to fall off if they were held on by 5 bolts, or even 4. I'm surprised nobody has thought of that.

I expect it has been thought about.

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