flooded car..

[rich.]

Evening chaps, a friend has driven into a flood. it was dark no warning signs etc & came as a very nasty surprise to a very lovely lady. she is worried the insurance will not pay out, so for the moment i have the car in my workshop with the dehumidifier insde going flat out.. its a renault megane cc thing & im worried about all the electrics.. any suggestions chaps?

[megadethmaniac]

my Mrs did exactly the same to a xantia, insurers didn`t bat an eyelid.

they class the vehicle as irreparable as they don`t know what the water contained (swage and the like) I wouldn`t bother too much as it will be a w/o. Concentrate on the cosmetics if you must to dive the settlement

[megadethmaniac]

drive not dive

[TerryG]

I wouldn't have thought insurers would have a problem paying for it to be fixed / replaced. how bad was the flood? is it running just a wet interior or has the engine injested lots of water in which case a dehumidifier won't fix that.

[Mitsuru]

The garages around here refer to Renaults from 1990+ as Renault Migraines.
The more modern the car the worse they usually are apparently.

[rich.]

thanks for that chaps, the car is running fine. it was filled up to the height of the sills. i will give it a quick clean today. there are a few electrical problems though...

[Luxobarge]

I'd be worried about the electrics on a Megane even in perfectly dry weather, let alone after being in a flood....

My advice - don't get drawn into what could be a long, painful and expensive saga.

All the best with it!

[rich.]

thanks mate, im hoping the insurance will play ball & write it off as its full of gadgets that look really expensive to replace.. im just trying to dry it out for the moment... finally got the boot open & sucked out a gallon or two of water.. the floor is a plastic panel....

[SirTainleyBarking]

my Mrs did exactly the same to a xantia, insurers didn`t bat an eyelid.

they class the vehicle as irreparable as they don`t know what the water contained (swage and the like) I wouldn`t bother too much as it will be a w/o. Concentrate on the cosmetics if you must to dive the settlement

It's the risk of E Coli, Norovirus etc that they worry about. Personally, I'd be more than happy to rip the seats and carpets and replace with a good set from a breaker, but I have access to high level sanitisers and disinfectants, so finding the odd "Jobbie" in the glovebox wouldn't worry me provided I had a bunch of blue roll and some marigolds

[rich.]

ive given the inside a good clean with the vax, seats were dry but carpets are soggy.. ill see the lady tonight so we shall see whats planned