Has anyone managed to flood there car and get it repaired?
Last night the river Thames decided to run through my mini, the foot wells were like swimming pools, car alarm kept going off, the BCM was under water and had to get the AA man out!
Now am in a complete dilemma, is it worth fixing or writing off
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"Surely you can make an insurance claim against it?"
Yes I can, but am weighing up all options.
The car before being flooded had nothing wrong with it. And I am not a fan of throw away society
Just trying to see if anyone has had a car repaired after flooding |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"If the cost of repair is more than the car is worth your insurers will write it off. 
More than 2 thirds the value of the car I believe"
I didn't know that. To make matters worse it's the value placed on the vehicle by the insurer and not what the car is worth to you. It makes me wonder why they bother asking when you take a policy out in the first place.  |
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"If the cost of repair is more than the car is worth your insurers will write it off.
More than 2 thirds the value of the car I believe
I didn't know that. To make matters worse it's the value placed on the vehicle by the insurer and not what the car is worth to you. It makes me wonder why they bother asking when you take a policy out in the first place. "
When I am asked the value of my car I always say whatever your “book value” says!
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"Does the engine still run or is it hydraulic locked??"
It started last night when I attempted to start it up to try and get the alarm to stop working!
Won’t start now as battery has been disconnected only way AA man could get the alarm to stop |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I buy loads of damaged cars repair and sell, both from insurance damaged to non recorded.... i will never touch flood damaged... theyre a nightmare especially on cars now days with coded bcm's.
Let the insurance deal with it |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If it's flood damaged insurance always right it off nothing to do with cost because of future faults with electrical system I've bought loads and put new ECU in and off they go |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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modern cars are full of electrics and any flood damage will destroy the electrical system in any car. plus the car will always be damp and the windows will steam up and you will never get rid of the smell.your insurance company will write it off for sure |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I buy loads of damaged cars repair and sell, both from insurance damaged to non recorded.... i will never touch flood damaged... theyre a nightmare especially on cars now days with coded bcm's.
Let the insurance deal with it "
What's a bcm? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If the car wasn't running or sucked water into the engine then mechanically it will be OK with a couple of filter and an oil and fuel change. Cosmetically it's a different story. Cleaning it so the smell doesn't come back will be difficult. Only you know how much the car is worth to you individually so only you can decide weather it's worth the cost of repair. Good luck and I hope you get sorted as soon as. |
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By *ribsaMan
over a year ago
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In all honestly it's not worth the hassle as stated by most, the insurance company will more than likely write it off. But think about it this way water and electrics don't mix even if car is dryed out most of tthe electrical connectors on wireing will start to corrode and the car maybe come unreliable worst case catching fire from short circuits.
I personally would not trust the car again the reliability would be my biggest question brakeing down is never fun. |
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"I buy loads of damaged cars repair and sell, both from insurance damaged to non recorded.... i will never touch flood damaged... theyre a nightmare especially on cars now days with coded bcm's.
Let the insurance deal with it
What's a bcm? "
Body control modules. (Rather than cars having one ecu like they ised to they have a Mass amount of Ecu's) |
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Definitely be written off by insurance, it's not just water damage it's the rest of the crud that comes with it.....they will take it and assess the damage , you can ask to see the engineers report..... |
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over a year ago
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Flood damaged vehicles usually come under Category B
Category A or B write off's must not be repaired and returned to the road.
Whilst a Cat A vehicle must be crushed as it is, some parts may be salvaged from a Cat B vehicle.
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By *Man1263Man
over a year ago
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Depends on the damage?
How high did the water get?
Has it affected the electrics?
Any into the engine via the intake?
Can't remember if the Bini has anything like an ecu under the seats, so that would need checking.
It might be a simple case of remove seats (and battery) wet vac the carpets and do a master reset of the ecu.
Or if it went high enough to enter via the inlet then water in engine may have already borked that
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