parthiban Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Hard luck mate, that does look like a pricey job so will have to be insurance - just a few inches lower and it would just have been a smashed light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted May 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 its broken the back of the light , reckon £2-£3k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Bugger......... Being annoyed is nothing more than a reaction to the damage not a condemnation of your wife. Had the incident been more serious the first question would be are you/ is she ok!!...... And anyway accidents do happen and that's why we have insurance so the car will be back to it's former glory in no time mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted May 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 I'm annoyed because its avoidable . It would be so bad apart from it being a long history of EVERY car she has owned or driven. As well as ker bing the alloys she has also scuffed both bumpers as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 http://www.specsavers.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted September 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Thought I would add this Last month I decided to do away with the DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) , not that ours had given any trouble but on these cars they last about 75-100k before needing replacing and its a hefty bill of c£1500 I found a company that would cut out and reweld the dpf and remap the ecu to allow the car to forget it ever had one The difference in driving is quite staggering , the car has more midrange torque and does go pretty well really, I reckon 0-60 in low 7 seconds now if pushed but perhaps best of all is the fuel consumption I bought this car new and the best mpg I ever had was 59mpg on a cross country run one summers morning but never got near there again , on a long run it will do 52-54 usually However going to Belgium, jam packed with luggage, a full tank and three people we got 57.1mpg. On a day trip in France we got this, wasnt pottering either drove to the speed limit all the time (I rarely speed in France) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 That's quite a staggering difference - although with the DPF removed doesn't that affect emissions? And is no longer removing the harmful particulates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam_r Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Dpf removal is amazing isnt it...it doesnt effect emmission and diesel are only tested for smoke. The map would have greatly helped with your mpg.. But i would be hesitant to use the trip computers mpg as once they have been tinkered with they generally are optimistic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 If it works so well then why not sell the car like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 I didn't actually mean in terms of passing an MOT, I meant in terms of removing all the disgustings that diesels like to chuck out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Oh i see..... So what happens MOT time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted September 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 No dpf is a fail , but it can't be seen without removing parts so I'm not worried The whole dpf thing is a con they reduce the emissions by about 10% by filterering some of the soot but every so often the car needs to burn the soot into ash which over time fills the filter hence the need for replacement. But during this regeneration the car uses a lot more fuel and emissions rise up considerably so in fact no dpf is no worse for the environment than having one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted September 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Dpf removal is amazing isnt it...it doesnt effect emmission and diesel are only tested for smoke. The map would have greatly helped with your mpg.. But i would be hesitant to use the trip computers mpg as once they have been tinkered with they generally are optimistic You can alter the obd on a lot of VAG cars using Vagcom and I know mine is pretty accurate as I've tweaked it , I check with a fill to fill from time to time but they will always be optimistic as the speedos are optimistic by design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Not necessarily environmental impact though, but the particulates themselves which can cause respiratory issues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted September 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 That's just part and parcel of the evil of diesels. The dpf doesn't filter all the soot just a small percentage to reduce emissions , it's what happens when you set car makers unrealistic emissions targets . It's a sticking plaster fix really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 That's just part and parcel of the evil of diesels. The dpf doesn't filter all the soot just a small percentage to reduce emissions , it's what happens when you set car makers unrealistic emissions targets . It's a sticking plaster fix really Fair enough, I actually thought the particulate filters removed quite a bit. If not then Boris is right to try and get rid of diesels from London! I do find it annoying that we went after CO2 instead of looking at air quality............ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted September 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 The government were given UK targets to reduce co2 by the EU no consideration to public health Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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