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what did you and your mk3 leon do today

Titchy

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Let’s just say that this morning was eventful...

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Damn man, I feel for you :( :( At least your ok.

Pretty impressed how much the wheels have buckled! Whos your insurance? Heed my advice go through SEAT Ensurance and no one else.
 

R4CK5

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Tully, I almost cried on your behalf when I saw this!!! Glad you're ok. As upsetting as it is, it's just metal and can be replaced.

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Damo H

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Today my car went back to standard :( Well back to standard exhaust and no splitter :(

@Jamp94’s sounded nice with it on though...
 

Lmbarrett83

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Don't know how I missed your post @Tully1980
Always painful to see - especially having experienced it myself.

Glad you're ok.

Sounds like you're dealing with it quite well.

Hopefully going through your insurance is straight forward.

On a plus note ive got to say these SEATs are solid cars.

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Tully1980

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Let’s just say that this morning was eventful...

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Thanks for all of the messages so far. The car hasn’t been assessed yet so I don’t know whether it’s repairable or not.

On another note, does anyone know whether the 2018MY Cupra has side airbags, and would you have expected them to have deployed, looking at the photos?


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Bedlam

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Feb 26, 2009
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Thanks for all of the messages so far. The car hasn’t been assessed yet so I don’t know whether it’s repairable or not.

On another note, does anyone know whether the 2018MY Cupra has side airbags, and would you have expected them to have deployed, looking at the photos?


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What did you hit and at what speed
Sorry for your pain BTW
 

Tully1980

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Nov 22, 2017
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What did you hit and at what speed
Sorry for your pain BTW

Kerb (front wheel damage), lamp post (side panels and rear wheel damage) then grass verge. Not sure of the speed but I’m not a big fan of roundabouts being as I got wiped out on one just over a year ago, so I tend to treat them with caution..!!


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Bedlam

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Kerb (front wheel damage), lamp post (side panels and rear wheel damage) then grass verge. Not sure of the speed but I’m not a big fan of roundabouts being as I got wiped out on one just over a year ago, so I tend to treat them with caution..!!


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Maybe not enough "impact" to trigger the airbags? (It probably didn't feel that way to you though)
 

Tully1980

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Maybe not enough "impact" to trigger the airbags? (It probably didn't feel that way to you though)

To be honest I can’t remember the crash at all. One minute I was exiting the roundabout, and the next I was sat on the verge, facing the other way with someone running over to me..!!


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Maypack

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Thanks for all of the messages so far. The car hasn’t been assessed yet so I don’t know whether it’s repairable or not.

On another note, does anyone know whether the 2018MY Cupra has side airbags, and would you have expected them to have deployed, looking at the photos?

From the Seat Website:

"In addition to front airbags for the driver and front passenger which absorb the impact of the head and torso in a head-on collision, the outer seats have side airbags that also serve to protect the head and torso in a lateral collision. In the event of a lateral collision, head airbags expand over almost the entire area of the side windows, thus systematically protecting the heads of occupants from injury"
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beddin90

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Mar 31, 2014
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Thanks for all of the messages so far. The car hasn’t been assessed yet so I don’t know whether it’s repairable or not.

On another note, does anyone know whether the 2018MY Cupra has side airbags, and would you have expected them to have deployed, looking at the photos?


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Maybe as it was the passenger side which took the impact it didn't deploy the side airbags as that seat wasn't in use ? That's if the car can determine that by the seat belts being in use.
 

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Thanks for all of the messages so far. The car hasn’t been assessed yet so I don’t know whether it’s repairable or not.

On another note, does anyone know whether the 2018MY Cupra has side airbags, and would you have expected them to have deployed, looking at the photos?


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Must admit, I hate seeing cars with suspension damage like that. You can almost sense the insurance assessor reaching for The Big Red Pen....:(
 
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