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ROO1
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Disintegrated Golf R wheel
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21 May 2014, 05:24 »
Just seen this
http://news.epicinter.net/customers-brand-new-volkswagen-golf-r-wheel-literally-disintegrates-at-speed/
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Re: Disintegrated Golf R wheel
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21 May 2014, 05:45 »
That's awful, bet the poor sod is gutted!
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p3asa
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Re: Disintegrated Golf R wheel
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21 May 2014, 09:34 »
That's worrying.
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mk7gti
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Re: Disintegrated Golf R wheel
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21 May 2014, 11:04 »
I'm sure VW have been all over that like a rash....
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marnie
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Re: Disintegrated Golf R wheel
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21 May 2014, 13:30 »
Time for a steel wheel option on the R?
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Wayne
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Re: Disintegrated Golf R wheel
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21 May 2014, 13:43 »
Could have been flawed from new or maybe it had been knocked a few weeks before.
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Rossc0
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Re: Disintegrated Golf R wheel
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21 May 2014, 16:04 »
They are the 19'' cadiz too, which aren't available in the UK
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dubber36
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Re: Disintegrated Golf R wheel
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21 May 2014, 16:35 »
Quote from: Rossc0 on 21 May 2014, 16:04
They are the 19'' cadiz too, which aren't available in the UK
I read somewhere else today, it's because they will not stand up to our potholed roads.
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KyleB
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21 May 2014, 17:15 »
Brutal. Hope he can claim for new pants too.
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Rossc0
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21 May 2014, 17:19 »
I wouldn't be surprised, our roads are absolutely shocking
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