Question re flat tyres

[Gollom]

My W203 had been at Manchester Aiport 'meet and greet' for 2 weeks and from landing on Friday evening took me over 90 mins to get it back plus it was absolutely filthy - covered in bird muck, feathers and tree debris. Looked for all the world like it had been parked in a farmyard!! Going to be some heavy conversations tomorrow I can tell you!

Anyway, I also noticed on Saturday morning that both offside tyres were down to 10psi (nearside were both OK) No visible damage and after re-inflating seem to be holding the air fine. No sign of anybody removing the dust caps - the car was so dirty it would have been noticable.

Puzzzled as to why it was just the offside wheels and both down to the same psi. Any ideas?

 

[timwood2000]

If you get stuck in the mud, isn't lowering the tyre pressures one way to get out of the mud?

 

[Gollom]

If you get stuck in the mud, isn't lowering the tyre pressures one way to get out of the mud?

Interesting idea - thanks. No mud,just general dirt. Also no sign of dust caps being removed.

"Curiouser and Curiouser", said Alice.

 

[sinewave]

Interested to know what signs you'd expect as a giveaway that dust caps had been removed?

Bit like saying I can tell how many times the screw cap has been off the Orange squash!

 

[Gollom]

Interested to know what signs you'd expect as a giveaway that dust caps had been removed?

Bit like saying I can tell how many times the screw cap has been off the Orange squash!

See your point. Guess I just assumed that there would have been fingermarks etc. in the vicinity and also that any scrote willing to deflate the tyres would not have been bothered to replace them?

 

[grober]

Porous alloys, dirty rim seals, leaking valves, nails in tyres? Did you note the mileage before and after the 2 weeks " storage" mischief making a distinct possibility- Sure you got the same wheels/tyres?

 

[Gollom]

Porous alloys, dirty rim seals, leaking valves, nails in tyres? Did you note the mileage before and after the 2 weeks " storage" mischief making a distinct possibility- Sure you got the same wheels/tyres?

Considered these but it is the fact that it's only the 2 offside affected that is puzzling. It has been stood still quite a lot since I got it (working away a lot at the moment) and had not a problem up till now.

Just spoken to Manchester airport Customer Care who do at least sound professional and I'll email tham later (My job is handling CEO level complaints for a telecoms company so know what the triggers are!)

 

[camerafodder]

Looking on the bright side, it may have been used in the latest shoot for:
CARSTUCKGIRLS.com -- The car stuck and Pedal Pumping site !!!

 

[G.P]

The n/s has been down a pothole or up a kurb on that side resulting in damaged wheels so now the tyre's don't quite sit right on the rim? They were low on pressure before and you did not notice?