Practically Classics Forum

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?

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

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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.

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

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...

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!

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....

megadethmaniac wrote: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

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