80% chance my car is totaled =\
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80% chance my car is totaled =\
this past Sunday rained pretty hard in palms springs area everywhere was flooded, unfortunately I was shopping before it started raining so by the time I was going back home all the streets were full of water. I was going to parked my Z on a mini market and called someone to pick me up. To make it a short story water got into the engine so the car turned off right away. I'm just waiting for the insurance to tell me if it's gonna be totaled. if it comes to get the engine fix I'm thinking on putting a little extra out of my pocket to fully build the engine. how ever I've been doing done research in case I need a new car and the ones I have in mind until now it's: Pontiac G8 GT, Infiniti G37S and BMW 335i TT. what would you guys get if it comes to get a new car, of course it's also going to be modified (nitrous, supercharger or TT who knows) any opinions/suggestions welcome.
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Get whatever car you can afford and build it from there, you have great choices for your car, and that sucks about what happened to your car bro, good luck
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Gotta ask: how can you be sure water got into your engine? Did you try driving the Z when it hydrolocked? Was there water in the cockpit?
Hard to believe this happened in Palm Springs!
Hard to believe this happened in Palm Springs!
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Palm Springs is the desert man they have flash floods all the time I can absolutely see this happening
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Sucks dude. I live in Panama City & we have had a record year for rain. I have on driven my Z 4 times in the last 2 months. This whole week here has been nice & starting this afternoon through middle of next week in more rain so can't drive the Z again.
As for you car options, I own a 08 G8 GT & love the thing. I was kind of considering selling it but I really do enjoy it so much so I likely wont. I would say go G8. What was the extent of the damage inside the car? Even if insurance says totalled I personally would keep it & do a built motor like you mentioned.
As for you car options, I own a 08 G8 GT & love the thing. I was kind of considering selling it but I really do enjoy it so much so I likely wont. I would say go G8. What was the extent of the damage inside the car? Even if insurance says totalled I personally would keep it & do a built motor like you mentioned.
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stuartc323: all 3 cars are in my price range but I wonder witch platform I can get more power out of it on stock internals. thanks
dkmura: I know and all rain it's because of the hurricane on the pacific. the next day I checked intercooler piping and throttle body and they were full of water, didn't wanted to try and turning on but the guy from the issuance tried turn it on and nothing. i know for sure the engine its seized, you never know maybe even a bend rod.
Bmurray350z: yeah I was really sad. if they totaled the car I'm hoping I can buy it back though. as long they don't ask too much for it.
dkmura: I know and all rain it's because of the hurricane on the pacific. the next day I checked intercooler piping and throttle body and they were full of water, didn't wanted to try and turning on but the guy from the issuance tried turn it on and nothing. i know for sure the engine its seized, you never know maybe even a bend rod.
Bmurray350z: yeah I was really sad. if they totaled the car I'm hoping I can buy it back though. as long they don't ask too much for it.
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Sucks dude. I live in Panama City & we have had a record year for rain. I have on driven my Z 4 times in the last 2 months. This whole week here has been nice & starting this afternoon through middle of next week in more rain so can't drive the Z again.
As for you car options, I own a 08 G8 GT & love the thing. I was kind of considering selling it but I really do enjoy it so much so I likely wont. I would say go G8. What was the extent of the damage inside the car? Even if insurance says totalled I personally would keep it & do a built motor like you mentioned.
As for you car options, I own a 08 G8 GT & love the thing. I was kind of considering selling it but I really do enjoy it so much so I likely wont. I would say go G8. What was the extent of the damage inside the car? Even if insurance says totalled I personally would keep it & do a built motor like you mentioned.
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it also got inside the car. all carpet was wet. I think it has something electrical going on to because yesterday all the lights were blinking. I mean I haven't take a look at anything since I don't want the isurance to think I put hands on it.
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stuartc323: all 3 cars are in my price range but I wonder witch platform I can get more power out of it on stock internals. thanks
dkmura: I know and all rain it's because of the hurricane on the pacific. the next day I checked intercooler piping and throttle body and they were full of water, didn't wanted to try and turning on but the guy from the issuance tried turn it on and nothing. i know for sure the engine its seized, you never know maybe even a bend rod.
Bmurray350z: yeah I was really sad. if they totaled the car I'm hoping I can buy it back though. as long they don't ask too much for it.
dkmura: I know and all rain it's because of the hurricane on the pacific. the next day I checked intercooler piping and throttle body and they were full of water, didn't wanted to try and turning on but the guy from the issuance tried turn it on and nothing. i know for sure the engine its seized, you never know maybe even a bend rod.
Bmurray350z: yeah I was really sad. if they totaled the car I'm hoping I can buy it back though. as long they don't ask too much for it.
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saputo: yeah I heard about those BMW they have a lot of torque.
padilla03z: I got a called from the insurace yesterday they said to take the car to the dealership so they can run a full diagnostic and if the ecu and electrical stuff it's running good then they're just gonna replace the engine.If they give me 4-5k I'm gonna put the rest of the money to do a 2jz swap. already called JER and they quote me 7-8k out the door everything running.
oldschool350z: It had 82k on it. I know that's what I was thinking man, when the water comes from the rain it has a lot of strong minerals that can cause quick corrosion on metal. If they do fix it I'm plating on telling them to put new carpet on it too and clean all the inside.
padilla03z: I got a called from the insurace yesterday they said to take the car to the dealership so they can run a full diagnostic and if the ecu and electrical stuff it's running good then they're just gonna replace the engine.If they give me 4-5k I'm gonna put the rest of the money to do a 2jz swap. already called JER and they quote me 7-8k out the door everything running.
oldschool350z: It had 82k on it. I know that's what I was thinking man, when the water comes from the rain it has a lot of strong minerals that can cause quick corrosion on metal. If they do fix it I'm plating on telling them to put new carpet on it too and clean all the inside.
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this past Sunday rained pretty hard in palms springs area everywhere was flooded, unfortunately I was shopping before it started raining so by the time I was going back home all the streets were full of water. I was going to parked my Z on a mini market and called someone to pick me up. To make it a short story water got into the engine so the car turned off right away. I'm just waiting for the insurance to tell me if it's gonna be totaled. if it comes to get the engine fix I'm thinking on putting a little extra out of my pocket to fully build the engine. how ever I've been doing done research in case I need a new car and the ones I have in mind until now it's: Pontiac G8 GT, Infiniti G37S and BMW 335i TT. what would you guys get if it comes to get a new car, of course it's also going to be modified (nitrous, supercharger or TT who knows) any opinions/suggestions welcome.
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Sucks dude. I live in Panama City & we have had a record year for rain. I have on driven my Z 4 times in the last 2 months. This whole week here has been nice & starting this afternoon through middle of next week in more rain so can't drive the Z again.
As for you car options, I own a 08 G8 GT & love the thing. I was kind of considering selling it but I really do enjoy it so much so I likely wont. I would say go G8. What was the extent of the damage inside the car? Even if insurance says totalled I personally would keep it & do a built motor like you mentioned.
As for you car options, I own a 08 G8 GT & love the thing. I was kind of considering selling it but I really do enjoy it so much so I likely wont. I would say go G8. What was the extent of the damage inside the car? Even if insurance says totalled I personally would keep it & do a built motor like you mentioned.
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