Legojon's sensible & economical totally stock 1.6 Leon
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. I'll start with a new lambda sensor and see if that helps. Twice the cars, twice the spending woo!
So keeping in mind the Lambda sensor is throwing a "heater" error. Which I'm assuming only effects mpg whilst waiting for the thermostat to open. I've filled up both Sealions. SL1 (Cupra) covered 177 miles and needed £48.50 to fill back up. SL2 (this one) covered 262 miles and cost £38 to fill back up (averaging 37mpg motorway / country roads). Both were full of course before the test. So I think a success!!
I've made a short test for those of you following my Sealion 2 build.
Q1 - your driving a truck, the lights are on red and it'll be at least 30 seconds before they change to green. Do you A: Waste 30 seconds of your life waiting. B: Ram the black leon out the way for being stupid enough to stop for a traffic light?
Q2 - How pleased am I?
Q3 - The lorry driver has admitted 100% fault (note to all - dashcam!). Are his insurance going to write my Leon off?
Q1 - your driving a truck, the lights are on red and it'll be at least 30 seconds before they change to green. Do you A: Waste 30 seconds of your life waiting. B: Ram the black leon out the way for being stupid enough to stop for a traffic light?
Q2 - How pleased am I?
Q3 - The lorry driver has admitted 100% fault (note to all - dashcam!). Are his insurance going to write my Leon off?
I have alot of lorry drivers who work for the water company i work for driving the water tankers for us
If they damage a car on the road if its less than around 2k they just pay the drivers off in cash as its cheaper than them claiming
If you have his details word it correctly to advise you will accept a cash settlement and repair it yourself
Take the cash....boot the bumper back on and buy your cupra r a tte420 lol
leon mk1 cupra
If they damage a car on the road if its less than around 2k they just pay the drivers off in cash as its cheaper than them claiming
If you have his details word it correctly to advise you will accept a cash settlement and repair it yourself
Take the cash....boot the bumper back on and buy your cupra r a tte420 lol
leon mk1 cupra
Q1- B
Q2 -
Q3 - Yes
Rubbish day for you I see... How's the neck?
I must admit dashcams seem to be the way forward these days, like @Leeoncupra said its what it's there for... To get damage and you not care... If that was SL1 there would of been people in hospital I think lol happy you're ok
Q2 -
Q3 - Yes
Rubbish day for you I see... How's the neck?
I must admit dashcams seem to be the way forward these days, like @Leeoncupra said its what it's there for... To get damage and you not care... If that was SL1 there would of been people in hospital I think lol happy you're ok
TBH, since I've spent around £700 on it in the last 6 weeks... I'm going to be fighting for that on top of the price I paid for the car. Yeah, SL1 I'd have been really p!ssed off. I had considered taking the cash and buying it back. But then won't I get stung insuring a Cat xxx car?
Yeah it would be cat n but if youve spent 700.on it wouldnt you drive it into the ground anyway if it was cat or not aslong as it starts and drives it wouldnt change anything for you pal
Id understand the frustration but in reality its a work horse for you so give it a pat on the back for taking on a lorry with pride
leon mk1 cupra
The main frustration is, the lorry drivers just shrugged it off like its par for the course. All for 30 seconds of being patient. Apparently his third accident this year already.
Q1- B
Q2 -
Q3 - Yes
Oh and, yeah you win! Those were the right answers!
. I like that idea. Will give them the benefit of the doubt for the moment as his insurance actually seems really nice. Yeah, I know Darth Vader was also nice at first. 
Going to get a quote for it tomorrow, present them with the quote and see what they say.
Well *hit, that’s annoying.
The only thing I’d say about not going through insurance is that if they do repair it and you’re not happy with the repair it’s tough luck.
I used to always think cash settlements were best but now I’ve gone the other way.
Whatever happens don’t accept the first offer as it’s always low.
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The only thing I’d say about not going through insurance is that if they do repair it and you’re not happy with the repair it’s tough luck.
I used to always think cash settlements were best but now I’ve gone the other way.
Whatever happens don’t accept the first offer as it’s always low.
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So... been to the body shop today and got a really reasonable quote. I'd be really annoyed if the insurance don't accept it. I forgot one of the other benefits of SL2 is how cheap the replacement parts are! But I have a couple of options I've worked out with the body shop depending on how much trouble I have pushing the bill through. Don't want to seem optimistic as hope leads to disappointment. But SL2 should be back on the road soon.
Oh... and does anyone know if this needs to be glued and resealed? The lights come apart into three pieces. The middle section has clipped back in, but I can't believe the outer lense just clips on. It's in undamaged pieces though. Can I save it?
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Seriously, wind took the rest of the bumper off last night and broke the other tail light beyond repair. After 3 weeks sitting on my driveway I've emailed the director of the accident management company a few of my thoughts, which he's passed on to my claims advisor.
Seriously, wind took the rest of the bumper off last night and broke the other tail light beyond repair. After 3 weeks sitting on my driveway I've emailed the director of the accident management company a few of my thoughts, which he's passed on to my claims advisor.
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