Jezbraker
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So having got my MOT last week (after the whole binding brake/LSD thing) I was up early the next day to take the dog for a walk and an excuse for a little blatt in the car.
On the way home I went down a few lanes (show my eldest the farm near Braunton Burrows with a jet fighter in the driveway) and came across a bit of water in the lane.
Car coming the other way came through it it was not up to the sills so I drive through.... (yes I hear you!)
Thing is I do recall reading about where our Italian friends had decided to locate the air intake when I first joined this forum after buying her, and i have a new filter in the garage to fit that I've not got round too... but a momentary "pah thats not deep" and well... you know what happens next.
In 1st gear, as slow as she will go... and a few yards in cough, splutter, clonk.
Then follows quite a bit of steam from under the hood and quite a few expletives that the 12 year old kindly didn't mention to mummy when recounting the tale.
Recovered her home, air filter is drenched. Undo sump plug and a few litres of water followed by the oil. All plugs removed and unable to turn the crank by hand more than a few degrees.
Game over.
Insurance company (literally added to my policy on the Friday at 11am, pre MOT at 12pm and puddle at 11am Saturday!) announced it a total loss within seconds of pressing the submit claim button online.
I'm keeping the car - had to send lots of photos to the engineers to get them to agree not a CatB and also ignore Copart pestering to collect her!
I'm not going to fix her myself though... to many other projects.
Not sure if I'm going to sell on as a complete project to someone else or just break her myself - need to see what stuffs worth I guess...
Beware them puddles folks!
On the way home I went down a few lanes (show my eldest the farm near Braunton Burrows with a jet fighter in the driveway) and came across a bit of water in the lane.
Car coming the other way came through it it was not up to the sills so I drive through.... (yes I hear you!)
Thing is I do recall reading about where our Italian friends had decided to locate the air intake when I first joined this forum after buying her, and i have a new filter in the garage to fit that I've not got round too... but a momentary "pah thats not deep" and well... you know what happens next.
In 1st gear, as slow as she will go... and a few yards in cough, splutter, clonk.
Then follows quite a bit of steam from under the hood and quite a few expletives that the 12 year old kindly didn't mention to mummy when recounting the tale.
Recovered her home, air filter is drenched. Undo sump plug and a few litres of water followed by the oil. All plugs removed and unable to turn the crank by hand more than a few degrees.
Game over.
Insurance company (literally added to my policy on the Friday at 11am, pre MOT at 12pm and puddle at 11am Saturday!) announced it a total loss within seconds of pressing the submit claim button online.
I'm keeping the car - had to send lots of photos to the engineers to get them to agree not a CatB and also ignore Copart pestering to collect her!
I'm not going to fix her myself though... to many other projects.
Not sure if I'm going to sell on as a complete project to someone else or just break her myself - need to see what stuffs worth I guess...
Beware them puddles folks!