bad weekend, thank god for the fire brigade!!!
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not a great one, friday morning looked promising, so went to fill up the cerb for an afternoon blast around the peak district.
half a mile up, smoke filled the cabin from around the hand brake and gear knob.
I stopped and jumped out,and found flames all over the bottom of the car, not sure what was on fire, but didn't wait, 999 and the fire brigade were on the way.
flames seemed to stop and then when the brigade arrived,they doused the heat and the smoke from underneath stopped. they had to cut the carpet back inside on the tunnel and put out the smouldering on the tunnel. a real credit, they were really careful trying not to cause damage.
managed to get her home on friday afternoon,after a couple of sweet tea's to settle the nerves and the shaking. honestly one of the scarest moments ever.
now comes the repair. contacted my insurance and am expecting a call back tomorrow. hopefully they will be ok with it going to a specialist, i don't fancy it going to bodge it and scarper bodyshop, glassing it up and pushing it back out of the door.
I'm in south manchester, so was thinking RT racing or raceproven at sheffield,any others?
anyone had similar experiences?
never had to go through an insurance claim before, any advice would be helpful
sounds like the cat got hot and set something on fire, but what else could be damaged?
inital thoughts were lambda, heat shielding, brake pipes? fuel line? chassis (hopefully not)? plus the obvious cat/s, fibre glass and carpet. basically allsort which are in the tunnel next to the drivers seat. it even melted the bolster pump/bulb
All help/guidance much welcomed
half a mile up, smoke filled the cabin from around the hand brake and gear knob.
I stopped and jumped out,and found flames all over the bottom of the car, not sure what was on fire, but didn't wait, 999 and the fire brigade were on the way.
flames seemed to stop and then when the brigade arrived,they doused the heat and the smoke from underneath stopped. they had to cut the carpet back inside on the tunnel and put out the smouldering on the tunnel. a real credit, they were really careful trying not to cause damage.
managed to get her home on friday afternoon,after a couple of sweet tea's to settle the nerves and the shaking. honestly one of the scarest moments ever.
now comes the repair. contacted my insurance and am expecting a call back tomorrow. hopefully they will be ok with it going to a specialist, i don't fancy it going to bodge it and scarper bodyshop, glassing it up and pushing it back out of the door.
I'm in south manchester, so was thinking RT racing or raceproven at sheffield,any others?
anyone had similar experiences?
never had to go through an insurance claim before, any advice would be helpful
sounds like the cat got hot and set something on fire, but what else could be damaged?
inital thoughts were lambda, heat shielding, brake pipes? fuel line? chassis (hopefully not)? plus the obvious cat/s, fibre glass and carpet. basically allsort which are in the tunnel next to the drivers seat. it even melted the bolster pump/bulb
All help/guidance much welcomed
Blimey that is a bad day !!!! Make sure who ever gets car they first find out exactly what the cause was !! Cats do get very hot but even so the weather still keeping things cooler at min ! What will they be like when it's cooking in the sun ?
Insurance company should use anybody u pick so long as its a recognised repair centre
Glad u and your car have survived a very scary moment !!!
Insurance company should use anybody u pick so long as its a recognised repair centre
Glad u and your car have survived a very scary moment !!!
thats the main thing, glad no one was hurt or injured.
insured through mannings, think the actual insurer is lloyds.
was going to speak to a few repairers in the morning to understand the situation properly before the insurers get in contact.
I want it sorting properly, not some outfit which are just used to spraying and fitting a new wing.
insured through mannings, think the actual insurer is lloyds.
was going to speak to a few repairers in the morning to understand the situation properly before the insurers get in contact.
I want it sorting properly, not some outfit which are just used to spraying and fitting a new wing.
not looked properly yet, but the brigade suggested it smelt like the cat had burnt out. don't know if it was that which started the fire.
could have been a fuel leak, but the damage is all in the tunnel. may be oil or fuel on the cat??? it's not been out for a few months, so a small leak could have caused a build up and the heat could have set it off.
the fibreglass damage doesn't look too bad, but I can imagine all the heat will have knackered other bits in that area.
bit worried they might write it off, it's nothing major but loads of little bits which can soon add up
could have been a fuel leak, but the damage is all in the tunnel. may be oil or fuel on the cat??? it's not been out for a few months, so a small leak could have caused a build up and the heat could have set it off.
the fibreglass damage doesn't look too bad, but I can imagine all the heat will have knackered other bits in that area.
bit worried they might write it off, it's nothing major but loads of little bits which can soon add up
might be driveable. didn't fancy trying.
got my brother to help push it home. mostly down hill so rolled fine.
didn't really notice any whiff of fuel, but i hadn't gone far.
fuel line could have been the cause, but it will need checking anyway during the repair as it runs somewhere down the exhaust tunnel, doesn't it?
also will need to check the brakelines as they are in there too.
got my brother to help push it home. mostly down hill so rolled fine.
didn't really notice any whiff of fuel, but i hadn't gone far.
fuel line could have been the cause, but it will need checking anyway during the repair as it runs somewhere down the exhaust tunnel, doesn't it?
also will need to check the brakelines as they are in there too.
I would get a trusted opinion before even thinking of calling the insurance company! - once you log it... it is on record...so dont until you know the exent of the problems. otherwise you will get loaded on premium. Personally I would be having a look onder to see what started it. If you are not confident with this, get it recovered to one of the garages mentioned. Cat or fuel line do seem to be top suspects.
thanks for all the advice, spoke to richard at RT and brendan at raceproved, both really really helpful folk. only problem will be which one to choose!!
spoke to the insurance and they won't action anything until their assessor has viewed the car for "write off" purposes. so waiting on the assessors call, lets hope he's a sensible bloke.
had a good check over myself today and damage doesn't look too bad, so a bit less worried.
spoke to the insurance and they won't action anything until their assessor has viewed the car for "write off" purposes. so waiting on the assessors call, lets hope he's a sensible bloke.
had a good check over myself today and damage doesn't look too bad, so a bit less worried.
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