>AND, on a side note.   I guess there really is something to tightening lug
>nuts. not an urban legend as I suspected.  I had just finished working on
>the front end and thought I'd just snug the lug nuts cause I was only
>driving a couple of miles.  Mile 1.5 I hear this growling noise.  I knew
>what it was. pulled over and sure enough. those little suckers were coming
>loose.

I learned that lessen the hard way....I once had a Vanagon that I
forgot to tighten my drivers side front wheel nuts after changing
wheels.

After driving not even 1/2 mile the wheel flew of the van and rolled
down the street.  The van "ker-clumped" down and skidded on the brake
rotor.  Luckily I was going at low speed on a side-street and no one
got hurt.

I fetched the wheel, found the nuts, jacked up the van and put it
back on.  I felt like a dork but the van was still driveable,
amazingly the steering and brakes were fine, but it had a major dent
above the wheel well and the speedo cable broke off...

Always tighten your lug nuts!