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Glad your back in your car Richard Just hope common sense prevails now and you get a sensible result that takes into consideration the disruption and distress that a situation like this causes. Fingers Crossed Dave

I had a similar issue recently on my 2015 BMW 3 series due to wheel bolts being over-tightened by ATS. This resulted in one of the bolts shearing off when it was next undone (when switching from summer to winter wheels). To remedy the issue a hexagonal stud had to be welded on by a local garage and then undone with a large wrench. It sounds as if wheel bolts are generally being tightened far too much?

I once had wheel-bolts on a Mercedes that the dealership had overtightened. To get them undone, my tame mechanic had to use a 5-foot extension bar - and even then had to work really hard at it! He succeeded in the end, but the bolts had been so abused that two of them sheared off whilst being undone, and several others had visible signs of having been stretched. Even if there is no visible damage to the bolts, you should consider replacing them - you never know whether bolts that have been overtightened like that have been significantly weakened, and the cost of a few bolts is going to be a lot cheaper than losing a wheel at speed! Colin

Reads well I agree a re think re phrasing where you have marked this will change. I notice you haven't brought out the tyre size issue yet even if they were fitted by the previous owner the Dealer has a responsibility to ensure the car is fit for sale. The fact you cant remove the wheels makes you wonder how they carried out a brake inspection? Or did they say they had because they couldn't remove the wheels Hmmm the cynic in me surfaces Dave