My car got caught yesterday within an hour on Sutton St, North Melbourne. No insurance for flooding, and not worth fixing.
Recommendations for generous scrap yards? Hoping to make back as much as possible.
Or anyone here want a 2020 Cerato hatch? Great car up until yesterday!
Posted by star77272
28 Comments
There’s a number on the wall you should call – In case of flooding
Send this to the guy who posted yesterday complaining about no rain.
Crazy. I was in the CBD when it hit and there was flash flooding
Attempt to dry it out. You never know, could be good for another 200k. Not much to lose here.
It could be worth looking into council’s responsibilities here. Yesterday’s rain was not a natural disaster and infrastructure should be able to manage a normal amount of rain.
Are you sure it’s not worth fixing? They’re online for 20k.
(Disclaimer: I don’t actually know anything about cars)
Dry it out and see if it’s salvageable
Hilarious
Is “flooding insurance” a separate thing? Why wouldn’t it be covered?
Gonna need a lot of rice to dry that out.
That’s going to need a lot of rice to dry that car out.
Great car, low kms, slight water damage
She’ll be right mate – you’ve just flooded the engine.
…and a few other bits
love that I know exactly where that is
You say you had no insurance for flooding, but do you actually have insurance, as I am unaware of a car insurance provider that does not cover flood damage. Maybe some cheap online providers exclude it.
Also, on a technicality, I suspect this is rain damage from a storm, not flood damage. Flood water comes up from a river, where as storm water comes down from the sky or down a hill. There is a difference in insurance policy coverage between storm and flood so also try that angle.
Good luck!
~source: insurance broker.
If not insured, remove seats, remove carpets, remove any wet modules.
Allow everything to dry out. This will take days for the carpet and seats.
Meanwhile replace trans/diff, engine oils.
Reassemble interior and computer modules.
Should be fine.
that fucking sucks bro, sorry to hear that
Did the water get high enough to damage anything apart from the carpet?
https://preview.redd.it/a93f7kxpnklg1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2636cf8a33c3624b4ba689dc9fc06597e4f28633
It’s bad news !
You might be okay, doesn’t look like the radiator or front bumper is completely under water. Dry it out and leave it for the next few days and take it to your mechanic. See if she starts and goes again.
What does that sign say on the wall? Something “in case of flooding”, I just can’t make out the rest of it.
The longer its left moist the more it stinks.
Put it in rice…. See if that helps before throwing the car out.
I’ll buy it off you for $500
Can park there mate!
I’ve put a flood damaged car that needed VIV inspections done before. It is hard work and getting everything dry is a huge undertaking. I work in electrical industry and water damage is no joke. It may work now but the gremlins can surface later on. Tow it home,remove battery so there’s no current. Try to reduce corrosion. Lift the carpet or better yet. Remove the entire interior. As in strip it right down and start inspecting ALL electrical connections. Wires act like wick. It will wick moisture into sensitive electrical components. I got the car thoroughly dried out using a paint booth. Baked it for hours. Maybe someone is braver than I and have at it if the price is right.
That’s frustrating, sorry that happened.
We recently had to scrap a car. Get a quote from a couple of yards and be open if you’ve received a higher offer when talking to other yards. They will low ball you on the first offer but increase it when they know you are shopping around. I found that approach drove offers up by about 20% or so. As your car is newer than ours was, I’d anticipate reasonable interest levels.
OH LAWD TERRY, PUT IT IN REVERSE! (Or rice)