[Umbriel]

Originally Posted by MP3BOOSTED

I want it, make it my drag car.

Well yeah that would be fine but I wouldn't want it as a daily anymore.

[Mick0311]

Was the water above your tail pipes? Similar to the banana in a tailpipe?

Some of you might not be old enough to know what movie that came from. LOL

[RenegadeXR]

Originally Posted by Sambeaux

The wiring harnesses are in between the carpet and the floorpan? There literally was no standing water inside the cabin just a little leak through from below to make the lowest portions of the carpet wet.

Yep. Once water is high enough to enter the interior of the car from the bottom, that is typically the point at which it is considered totaled. But again, your insurance agency will make that call. Even if there are no issues now, the car might be a lemon from now on might spend a lot of time in the shop troubleshooting random quirks. Many insurers don't think it's worth the risk.

[ST1LE]

Originally Posted by Sambeaux

So I'm on my second SS1LE, the first one was killed when I hit a hog at a high rate of speed. I'm hoping that my incident tonight doesn't kill this one. It was raining its ass off here in Houston tonight and I was driving home from work when I came upon an area of road that never floods. Before I realized it,
it was too late and the car died. The water wasn't half way up the front wheels and it didn't make it over the door jams into the car but some did manage to leak up from the bottom under the seats. I foolishly tried to turn it over a few times with no luck, does this sound totaled? water definitely wasn't deep enough to get into the intake box or any of the computers. anything I can do in the mean time to help ensure its survival?

Sorry to hear that man! This city and the damn flooding, it's so unpredictable and dangerous. I just took delivery yesterday of my first 4x4 SUV, and the flooding and poor roads are exactly why.

I hope you get this figured out without much trouble from insurance, stay safe man, it aint over yet!

[shaffe]

Originally Posted by HartfordRacingCaptain

Sorry for what happened, but for my own curiosity, by a "hog" do you mean a motorcycle or the animal?

He hit a big ass pig

OP Sorry that you are having such awful luck!

[MackSteelPrivateEye]

Sh$%^t

[mcintyre1969]

Normally has to be up to dash to be a total

[GroundhogSS]

Originally Posted by shaffe

He hit a big ass pig

OP Sorry that you are having such awful luck!

Texas has some pretty large feral hogs. Last year someone rolled a Suburban end over end when they hit a hog on the toll road where the speed limit is 80. And 85 in some sections. They walked away.

[JamesNoBrakes]

You drove a 1LE through a river?

[Need4Camaro]

Originally Posted by GroundhogSS

Texas has some pretty large feral hogs. Last year someone rolled a Suburban end over end when they hit a hog on the toll road where the speed limit is 80. And 85 in some sections. They walked away.

I love TX130 ... such a liberating highway. But... I never knew we had hogs like that. Are they all over the state or just certain areas?

[Gunkk]

Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes

You drove a 1LE through a river?

It's "Texas Flood" season.

Sambeaux did you pull any codes?

[cignul9]

Originally Posted by Need4Camaro

I love TX130 ... such a liberating highway. But... I never knew we had hogs like that. Are they all over the state or just certain areas?

Yep. And they are most definitely in the Austin area. Especially out on the east side by 130, because it's not as developed. I've seen them crossing 290 near Elgin and Bastrop.

Aside from the pigs, you also have to watch for the retarded deer out on 130. If one WERE to be so inclined as to do some late night throttle therapy out there, the deer are a definite hazard... just saying.

[Sambeaux]

Originally Posted by Gunkk

It's "Texas Flood" season.

Sambeaux did you pull any codes?

Didn't pull any codes. The CEL was on but there were no other abnormal indications/messages.All of the electrical systems seemed to be functioning normally. I pulled the lid off the air box and saw that water was for sure ingested into the engine. Also when it was being pulled on to the wrecker water came out from the exhaust. I took it to a very large well respected chevy dealership that deals with hundreds if not thousands of flood claims per year. I went and looked it over with the service manager who has been doing this for 24 years. He believes they'll buy a new engine, pull out the carpet, dry it, treat it, and replace the insulation underneath it. He was surprised to see that none of the electrical systems were malfunctioning and thinks I may have gotten lucky. Also said that theres a 99% chance they'll fix it based on what its worth and the likely cost of repairs. 1500$ of interior work and around 10k for a new engine. I hope he's right.

[Fatty1707]

Originally Posted by Sambeaux

Didn't pull any codes. The CEL was on but there were no other abnormal indications/messages.All of the electrical systems seemed to be functioning normally. I pulled the lid off the air box and saw that water was for sure ingested into the engine. Also when it was being pulled on to the wrecker water came out from the exhaust. I took it to a very large well respected chevy dealership that deals with hundreds if not thousands of flood claims per year. I went and looked it over with the service manager who has been doing this for 24 years. He believes they'll buy a new engine, pull out the carpet, dry it, treat it, and replace the insulation underneath it. He was surprised to see that none of the electrical systems were malfunctioning and thinks I may have gotten lucky. Also said that theres a 99% chance they'll fix it based on what its worth and the likely cost of repairs. 1500$ of interior work and around 10k for a new engine. I hope he's right.

Usually this would be totaled by the insurance because water could seek havoc on alot of other parts including electrical for years to come. Interesting to see what happens. Sorry for your bad luck buddy.