Camaro under 6 feet of water :-(

[Suskam]

Originally Posted by upflying

They all go here.
https://www.iaai.com/

I'm going to keep my eye on that website... please let me know if any of you guys/gals see it show up there.

[RollTideMom]

:(

Originally Posted by Silver2SSRS6spd

Thanks for the website, I can't believe how many Camaros have been totaled!

That website is sad to look at

[chrisinlittlerock]

I got Ill just looking at that. Nothing left good on that car but the wheels. Sorry guy,

[Lauryn200]

Originally Posted by SSLarry

That's just painful to see. It looked well cared for too.

As a favor to the Camaro5 community, please post the VIN to make sure we don't see that one showing up on a used car lot somewhere.

[myold88]

Originally Posted by chrisinlittlerock

I got Ill just looking at that. Nothing left good on that car but the wheels. Sorry guy,

Lots left.......... Late model flood losses can bring 50% of retail or more !
The insurance company may have this salvage steamed cleaned before the auction to maximize the value at auction. They pay an additional fee for this service. The complete front clip, rear clip and dozens of other parts can be worth a fortune to a auto salvage yard.
If properly cleaned up right away, I bet this salvage will bring $8,000+ at auction.

[Bo Tie 1]

Man sorry for your loss! A car Guys worst nightmare.

[fastball]

Those of you who think a flooded car is easily restorative, I have news for you.

It isn't!

If you were to pull off the seat covers, dashboard, pull up the carpeting, pull off the headliner, and remove all the trunk lining, you will see more computer circuit boards than Watson, the IBM supercomputer on Jeopardy. You'd have to remove every electronic circuit board and wire harness, individually before you attempt to start the car, be sure they are cleaned with electronic contact cleaner, then properly and thoroughly dried. THEN, you'd have to be sure the whole rest of the car is complete clean and dry. THEN, reinstall everything properly.

What I'm saying is the second you apply voltage to a circuit exposed to moisture, let alone a 6+ foot flood, you can kill the microprocessors, oscillators, and transistors. At minimum the car would have persistent, intermittent, and wacky "glitches". Intermittent lights blinking, wipers turning on or going up half way, speedometer flipping out, radio, climate control, airbags, ABS..... God knows what.

[RubyCamaro]

Originally Posted by fastball

Those of you who think a flooded car is easily restorative, I have news for you.

It isn't!

If you were to pull off the seat covers, dashboard, pull up the carpeting, pull off the headliner, and remove all the trunk lining, you will see more computer circuit boards than Watson, the IBM supercomputer on Jeopardy. You'd have to remove every electronic circuit board and wire harness, individually before you attempt to start the car, be sure they are cleaned with electronic contact cleaner, then properly and thoroughly dried. THEN, you'd have to be sure the whole rest of the car is complete clean and dry. THEN, reinstall everything properly.

What I'm saying is the second you apply voltage to a circuit exposed to moisture, let alone a 6+ foot flood, you can kill the microprocessors, oscillators, and transistors. At minimum the car would have persistent, intermittent, and wacky "glitches". Intermittent lights blinking, wipers turning on or going up half way, speedometer flipping out, radio, climate control, airbags, ABS..... God knows what.

[SSilver5gen]

The hid lights still usable???

[RubyCamaro]

I had State farm when my new Cavailer was lost in an urban flash flood. They quickly totaled the car & paid, no problem.

[upflying]

Originally Posted by SSilver5gen

The hid lights still usable???

Whether they are or not is moot. Car belongs to State Farm who will sell it at auction. A dismantler, wrecker, body shop or international rebuilder will soon own it. From an educated and informed guess, this car will be "repaired" and be put back on the road in Russia. хороший пока

[Suskam]

Originally Posted by RubyCamaro

I had State farm when my new Cavailer was lost in an urban flash flood. They quickly totaled the car & paid, no problem.

How long ago was that? And did they give you enough to replace it?

[PatsRS]

What about the place where ist was stored? Are they insured? They should cover anything your insurance doean't pick up I would think.

[Suskam]

Originally Posted by PatsRS

What about the place where ist was stored? Are they insured? They should cover anything your insurance doean't pick up I would think.

No, they just insure the building. Not any contents. I knew that going in.