Another flood victim.. Bye bye C5! :(
Racer
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Re: Another flood victim.. Bye bye C5! :( (J99FRC)
Sorry to hear about your C5. Hope and pray they total it. A friend of mine had the same type of accident. They fixed his car and it was NEVER right. He traded it for a new one. Most inportant is that you are OK!!
By the way, your car is beautiful :cool: . The new one will be even nicer. Best of luck to you!!!!!
By the way, your car is beautiful :cool: . The new one will be even nicer. Best of luck to you!!!!!
Team Owner
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From: At the beach in little Rhody
Re: Another flood victim.. Bye bye C5! :( (ScreaminDemon)
My guess would be they will total it. Can you remove and replace your chrome wheels and other goodies with stock parts in case they do total it?
Safety Car
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From: Greenville NC
Re: Another flood victim.. Bye bye C5! :( (J99FRC)
That sucks, I wouldn't worry about the repair... they are going to total it. Start shopping for a new one and take off your mods that you can sell.
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Re: Another flood victim.. Bye bye C5! :( (J99FRC)
Thanks for all the replies!
I will find out either today or tomarrow whats going to happen.. Over the weekend I contacted the local chevrolet dealer and they want $12K+ just for a LS1 and install... He mentioned that the clutch might need replacement aswell.. :crazy: Which is fine with me... He did say they will install a '01+ LS1 and Z06 Clutch..
Question thought, I noticed when I went out to my car the other day to get some stuff outta it, everything was resetted.. :confused: Maybe this water did make it to the electronics.. If I would have had a stock breather I am sure it would have sucked it up aswell.. Debri is un-top the motor! I will keep you guys posted!
This forum has been great, wouldn't be suprised if it's #1.. thanks guys!
I will find out either today or tomarrow whats going to happen.. Over the weekend I contacted the local chevrolet dealer and they want $12K+ just for a LS1 and install... He mentioned that the clutch might need replacement aswell.. :crazy: Which is fine with me... He did say they will install a '01+ LS1 and Z06 Clutch..
Question thought, I noticed when I went out to my car the other day to get some stuff outta it, everything was resetted.. :confused: Maybe this water did make it to the electronics.. If I would have had a stock breather I am sure it would have sucked it up aswell.. Debri is un-top the motor! I will keep you guys posted!
This forum has been great, wouldn't be suprised if it's #1.. thanks guys!
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Suwanee, GA
Re: Another flood victim.. Bye bye C5! :( (RoliO)
Dude, sorry to hear it....
Really, although insurance companies use different calculations, figure if the cost of repairs run to 70-80% of the current value of the car, its considered a total loss.
Even if the damage to your car doesn't reach that, they will most likely consider this a "Constructive total loss" which means that though it didn't hit the limits, there will most likely be constant problems (supplements in insurance talk) to make it not worthwhile to repair.
Generally, if it was SALT WATER, its ALWAYS totalled....
In your case, if the water goes over the hood, even in fresh water, its a constructive total loss.
Do us a favor here...if and when they total it....post the VIN number so that we can all make sure that no one buys it from a dealer in 6 months as a "used car" ...Carfax doesn't always show "constructive total losses" as salvage titles because some companies don't report them that way to increase the salvage value they can get for them.
Really, although insurance companies use different calculations, figure if the cost of repairs run to 70-80% of the current value of the car, its considered a total loss.
Even if the damage to your car doesn't reach that, they will most likely consider this a "Constructive total loss" which means that though it didn't hit the limits, there will most likely be constant problems (supplements in insurance talk) to make it not worthwhile to repair.
Generally, if it was SALT WATER, its ALWAYS totalled....
In your case, if the water goes over the hood, even in fresh water, its a constructive total loss.
Do us a favor here...if and when they total it....post the VIN number so that we can all make sure that no one buys it from a dealer in 6 months as a "used car" ...Carfax doesn't always show "constructive total losses" as salvage titles because some companies don't report them that way to increase the salvage value they can get for them.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: League City TX
Re: Another flood victim.. Bye bye C5! :( (JTE)
you should probably push to get the car totalled.
You may also be able to remove any undamaged mods before the car is taken by the insurance (will help reduce part of your loss).
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Joined: Aug 2001
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From: Boston MA
Re: Another flood victim.. Bye bye C5! :( (RajunCajun2001)
Sorry to hear about the vette...its probably going to be totalled. Hopefully the insurance company will give you a fair settlement.
Good luck!
