Re: Harvey flood cars

wdb · 07-25-2018, 03:58 PM

Do you intend to drive it, or use it for parts? I'd be comfortable parting out a flood car and selling off the bits that don't get hurt when wet. But a modern car is slathered in electronics that don't care much for being under water.

awilki0101 · 07-25-2018, 04:35 PM

hmmm..

https://www.copart.com/lot/35389298

335e92tx · 07-25-2018, 05:39 PM

hehe, talk about an old thread,,

If I recall, they had all the cars gone by mid apr. They were going out almost as fast as they came in.

JonEQuest · 07-29-2018, 12:22 AM

I did get one from Copart but not the very well maintained (but flooded and running) 328i vert. I did get a 2007 335i vert. that is in rough shape, but for $1,800 I am sure it will be worth it.

The good: Only 75,xxx miles, Totaled due to not too bad front collision, airbags NOT blown. Has an Injen intake setup.
The bad: The last owner was an a$$hole. Oil was 3.5 qts low. dirty as hell in the interior. Dinged up all over the body. An old rear hit was not fixed right so the trunk does not close properly so the top won't open, etc. It is running and so far I have flushed and changed the oil, pulled the front radiator support and cleaned the engine checking for issues. I am misfiring but one of the intercooler pipes was popped off from the wreck (fixed that). I put an H9 battery in it. ECU codes are misfire in Cylinder 2 but sometimes I get Cylinder 3 or a random cylinder. Shows up as code 0 instead of 1,2,3,4,5,6. I am confident I will get it in real nice shape for about $2,000 since I know how to do mechanical and body/paint work.

07-25-2018, 03:58 PM	#23
wdb dances with roads 5039 Rep 4,123 Posts Drives: '07 E86, '02 996, '95 Seven Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: the perimeter iTrader: (4)	Do you intend to drive it, or use it for parts? I'd be comfortable parting out a flood car and selling off the bits that don't get hurt when wet. But a modern car is slathered in electronics that don't care much for being under water.
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07-25-2018, 04:35 PM	#24
awilki0101 Second Lieutenant 517 Rep 273 Posts Drives: 2016 340i xDrive Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Woodlands Tx iTrader: (1)	hmmm.. https://www.copart.com/lot/35389298
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07-25-2018, 05:39 PM	#25
335e92tx ahat 1057 Rep 2,592 Posts Drives: Was '07-335e92 - Now '13-335IS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas iTrader: (6)	hehe, talk about an old thread,, If I recall, they had all the cars gone by mid apr. They were going out almost as fast as they came in. __________________ '13 335IS N54 (1 of 373 LeMans Blue out of 3597 total production e92)- Grey interior (1 of 24 in LMB with any trans- 1 of 14 with DCT)-MODS -MFactory LSD/MHD-BQ custom Tune/ATM-IC/AFE Momentum GT Intake/Konis/Mfront&HeimJoint Rear rods&arms/Brembos. https://photos.app.goo.gl/Lo6aHZRo7XqtPkhL8
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07-29-2018, 12:22 AM	#26
JonEQuest Captain 250 Rep 634 Posts Drives: 2008 335i Convertible 2007 335 Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	I did get one from Copart but not the very well maintained (but flooded and running) 328i vert. I did get a 2007 335i vert. that is in rough shape, but for $1,800 I am sure it will be worth it. The good: Only 75,xxx miles, Totaled due to not too bad front collision, airbags NOT blown. Has an Injen intake setup. The bad: The last owner was an a$$hole. Oil was 3.5 qts low. dirty as hell in the interior. Dinged up all over the body. An old rear hit was not fixed right so the trunk does not close properly so the top won't open, etc. It is running and so far I have flushed and changed the oil, pulled the front radiator support and cleaned the engine checking for issues. I am misfiring but one of the intercooler pipes was popped off from the wreck (fixed that). I put an H9 battery in it. ECU codes are misfire in Cylinder 2 but sometimes I get Cylinder 3 or a random cylinder. Shows up as code 0 instead of 1,2,3,4,5,6. I am confident I will get it in real nice shape for about $2,000 since I know how to do mechanical and body/paint work.
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