Oh yes, the annual weather events in Jim's neighborhood are sent to folks in
mine. After every big storm, there are warnings all over TV about checking
thoroughly used cars for water damage.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2018 10:56:20 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] OT – Flood Fail
I'm sorry to hear of your recent experience. On this side of the pond,
such vehicles are known as "water dogs", and often show up on used car
lots far from home. I like the replacement.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 6/17/2018 7:05 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
> I’ve been a little preoccupied over the last two weeks: I drove into too deep
> a puddle on 1 June and the engine stopped. It hasn’t started since, but I
> hoped that a good garage might find the fault and bring my lovely BMW X1 back
> to me.
>
> It hasn’t. I got a call from the insurance company last week to tell me that
> the car was beyond economic repair.
>
> It’s not the cylinders, it seems: the engine will turn over so there has been
> no water to bend a conrod. But the OBD is dead and the garage (and the
> insurance company’s engineer) reckon that the electrics have been badly
> affected and that there is no knowing how much it will take to get the car on
> the road and reliable again. I’ve talked to a few people and it’s not
> uncommon for too much water to kill a car, it seems, what with all the
> microprocessors and sensitive electronics.
>
> So I feel a little daft, but I’ve managed to find myself a replacement, a BMW
> X3 that’s just over 2 years old and not a stupid amount of money. This
> prompted my younger son to accuse me of having engineered the accident so
> that I could acquire a new car (he was in the car at the time, so he knows
> what happened). And he sent me a Father’s Day card with the conspiracy
> sub-text:
>
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=22875
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=22875>
>
> But I am consoled by my replacement car, although I’m back to a diesel
> engine:
>
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=22878
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=22878>
>
> It isn’t ready for me yet, but I’ll be driving it (very carefully) back from
> the dealer on Thursday.
>
> Chris
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