richykitchy Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 This outcome has saddened me so much, I'm going to go and start mine up for the first time in a month and apologise to it for leaving dumped in the road for so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescarruthers Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 54 minutes ago, richykitchy said: Oh no! I saw this on Farcebook but didn't twig it was the 'other' Autoshite C6. Now it's just me You’re not alone Rich, I am also here with a C6, Petrol powered bankrupting monster. richykitchy and Twiggy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 1 hour ago, richykitchy said: ....I'm going to go and start mine up for the first time in a month and apologise to it for leaving dumped in the road for so long. ....and how might it reward* you...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richykitchy Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: ....and how might it reward* you...? By not starting? Possibly? Just a guess. I didn't try or anything. Honest. Talbot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Given how high the exhaust gas temperature gets during a regen cycle, basically anything going awry in the vicinity could be a recipe for fire. At those temperatures pretty much anything that isn't completely non flammable will become fuel. Flash point of LDS fluid is 155C, so well within the range you're likely to find in areas of an engine bay if you had a leak somewhere bad. Given how much stuff is crammed into the engine bay on these trying to figure out the cause is probably going to be nigh impossible without spending a lot of time on it...even then unless an obvious flash point is visible it's likely to still be largely speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Oh gawd. I'd also seen the pics on Facebook and not made the connection. So glad you got out of it. Horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Zelandeth said: Given how high the exhaust gas temperature gets during a regen cycle, basically anything going awry in the vicinity could be a recipe for fire. At those temperatures pretty much anything that isn't completely non flammable will become fuel. Flash point of LDS fluid is 155C, so well within the range you're likely to find in areas of an engine bay if you had a leak somewhere bad. Given how much stuff is crammed into the engine bay on these trying to figure out the cause is probably going to be nigh impossible without spending a lot of time on it...even then unless an obvious flash point is visible it's likely to still be largely speculation. From the pictures of the fire it looks as if some fluid is burning vigrously. I was wondering if high pressure LDS or diesel was being flamethrower'd onto the tarmac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogchod Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 Insurance report has arrived. No conclusion of cause. They've offered less than half market value 😠. I will be rejecting their generous offer... Asimo, Dyslexic Viking, Fumbler and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 😥 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 That's so sad. I had a car set on fire once on my mums driveway, nothing more saddening than the burnt hulk of a car, and the smell is awful too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Wow, wasn't much left was there...hope you get a more reasonable settlement out of them in due course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 It unfortunately seems that insurance companies would rather waste money spending months arguing over a settlement than give a fair valuation straight away. They don't care that the general public has a very low opinion of them. sdkrc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexi Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 So is this when you find out if you have a good ins co, or are they all much the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJK 24 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Where have the doors gone? Are the aluminium and therefore no more? I hope you get an honest settlement. Get looking for some adverts for similar machinery and send them to your loss adjuster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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