"Ferrari OWNER Exposes Dealership. Another reason NOT to get a Ferrari!"

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It's his fault for driving it til the wheels fall off. Typical woman move.

Now I learn he has a California. LOL

 

He would be happier with a Porsche.

 

Note to the world:

I don't care if you rant on YouTube.

You're welcome.

 

Hey, see my post #2! Even my wife knew to immediately bring her car back to the dealer. Women are embarrassed to be linked to this clown!

 

This happened to my mother when I was in High School. Luckily, the wheel fell off while backing out of the driveway instead of on the HWY.

I make it a habit to check the torque on my wheels any time someone touches my wheels. It's super easy for this to happen and it happens more than you'd think.

 

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9 times out of 10 I find the lug nuts are waaay over torqued. So over tightened that I would never be able to change a flat on the side of the road. Tho I've never had to anyways.

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You and Eric C are correct in analyzing the incident.

 

Yes. That is the result of so many places using an air gun that torques the bolts/lug nuts way beyond spec.

I don't know if this is true for a fact, but it is said using those air guns can so over torque the bolts/lug nuts that they can actually warp the rotor.

 

I agree on minimizing damages. But this is 100% on the dealer. Tightening lug nuts? This ain’t rocket science.


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The only time this happened to me was when I was about 15 years old and working after school for a local glass shop. I picked up the 1/2 ton truck at the local Goodyear service station after new tires installed. About six blocks later with no warning at all I see the right front tire bouncing down the road in front of me. It bounced and hit the hood of an oncoming car and then rolled into someone's yard. I borrowed the peoples phone and called Goodyear. They had a guy there in five minutes, got my tire back on and made arrangements to pay the damage to the other car.

 

Same here. Got some new tyres for my old BMW and had to get the wheels off to do the brakes. My god they were tight. Drove to the tyre shop and asked the big strong guy who did them up to undo them with the wheel brace (lug nut wrench) supplied in the BMW tool kit. He had no chance same as I didn't. I said stop using the rattle gun and get your boss to spring for a torque wrench and do them properly.

 

I think the owner is a bit of a pill... I watched his video of him and his girlfriend in Monaco, and it seems he is not much of a Car guy... so his experience is getting in and driving... he was complaining of a dead battery in Monaco after leaving the car off the charger for 7 days.... This is where Ferrari ownership is not for everyone - you have to understand the car, and it needs attention all the time... from batter tenders, warm up, tires, fluid checks etc... they all have quirks that are real vs. just talk. that is why I said he would be much happier with a Porsche.

About Wheels falling off while driving ... I remember the story I heard from a guy who had a Testarossa - must have been an early version, he said his rear wheel came off at 75MPH and the car sustained huge damage but was being rebuilt he was from TN.. and I met him on an FCA drive here in Ga. back in 2000..... since then I have always checked wheel nuts and bolts...

 

Normally there are indeed signs of it going to happen - I had the issue with my 575 after the F1 pump was replaced (which needs to remove a rear wheel); I drove a few hundreds kilometers with no issue but then after a few track laps I felt the vibrations; one bolt was gone and the others were loose... The bolt was found back (!) and all were tightened (thanks to a fellow driver having a torque wrench).
I now always have a torque wrench in my cars and check from time to time.

 

Had the lugs on my tractor when new so tight I broke every socket I had in that size trying to get them off to change wheels. Needed 1/2" breaker with 4' pipe and full body weight standing on the pipe with both feet. Service manual said 120 lbs. limit. Six on each wheel.