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Re: [OM] OT – Flood Fail

Subject: Re: [OM] OT – Flood Fail
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2018 19:43:32 +0100
That’s interesting, Bill.  I’ve never heard of such precautions before.

Chris

> On 17 Jun 2018, at 19:42, Bill Pearce <billpearce@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 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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