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He shouldn't have to try and deflect blame. He was driving his car in the rain, as all of us do. Maybe he hit a puddle, maybe he didn't. But I would never call that negligent on his part as he was just driving his car normally in shitty conditions.
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He's presenting it like he's hiding something lol. That's my point, but it doesn't change the sad reality of the situation
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Welllll ... check this post out on the 2Addicts forum. This was in Montreal.
Granted, the victim was an utter dolt and was ultimately so shamed by us 2Addict long-termers that he was banned and that thread locked ... but his car hydrolocked in what I figure was about 18 inches of water. It happens ... and BMWs are definitely not immune ...
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Without shoes on this is almost up to my knee cap (I am 6' 1"). This is far from getting splashed by a passing car.
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Who knows for certain what happened in either case. The point is, you don't have to have the nose of your car submerged to tempt hydrolock. My personal rule of thumb is if I can't see the center of the wheels on the cars ahead of me, I don't go in. You just don't have any idea how deep the water is beyond that.
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No reason to do what he said. Obviously there is no cold air intake, and there is no question about this at the dealership, as they looked at his stock air filters.
A car coming the other way, and driving through as much water as there was, could very well cause the problem he is describing. I don't believe that somebody driving a brand new C 63 AMG is going to start running through huge puddles. Either way, it's still insurance, and a real pain in the ass. Whether the turbo chargers contribute to this in some manner, is up for debate. This isn't the first time this has happened! We have our fair share of rain storms here, and our fair share of cars that got Hydro locked in storms. Dude, I wish you all the best, post a video what she's all back together again. Shit happens |
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Why would his insurance pick up the tab for the replacement engine if he has warranty? Motor hydrolocked, it's not like he crashed into someone or anything else.
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Why would a manufacturer's warranty cover something like this? It's not a manufacturing defect per say. Someone can argue it's a design flaw if in fact things happened the way the owner said. But good luck getting the manufacturer to accept responsibility for it as this could be treated as an "act of God" situation. As a result, this would fall under auto insurance as the car was being operated at the time. Because of the situation, this should be covered under comprehensive coverage. If his insurance feels they have a case to make the manufacturer accept liability, then the insurance company would go after the MB for reimbursement. It's better for the insurance company to pursue this avenue versus the owner as obviously the insurance company has more resources and pull.
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I think the recommendation is about 4" which puts at most 2-3" of your wheel underwater.
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If the hydrolocked engine occurred because of water, such as driving through a puddle on the road, then you need more than what basic insurance would allow. Your basic policy is what the state requires and only covers what happens in a car crash with another vehicle. The state mandates bodily injury and property damage liability. Your engine doesn’t hydrolock because of being involved in a car crash (unless your crash sends your car crashing into a lake, river, or another body of water). Since this is unlikely, you need to look at having other coverage. Comprehensive coverage is what you need to have on your auto insurance policy if you want the protection for a hydrostatic locked engine. You would be protected against weather-related damage including:
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So here is an update video. The car is totaled as a new engine costs $71K and the car is about $85K. If it's 80% or more of the value of the car they total it. Not sure why he's still upset I'd rather a new car than getting the engine replaced in that car which could have other issues.
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Things I learned from the latest video
The 11 minute video could easily have been 2 minutes Insurance will pay for it He takes no responsibility for it happening He has "enormous emotional connection to the car" but it is almost brand new. My thoughts - He will have a huge bill when they give him a check for what the car was worth when it was totaled. A $71k engine is crazy. Based on this I would never consider doing something to this engine which could jeopardize the warranty as an engine failure could total the car. I would never take this car to a track day as an engine failure could total the car and possibly neither the warranty or insurance would pay for it. I would likely never buy a car that had this engine in it or I would get rid of it at the end of the warranty. I would never follow this guys video's, they are painful to watch If I were his insurance company I would tell him I wasn't thrilled with him recording our phone conversations and posting them on the internet. I wonder what the law would say about it.
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