Ok here is the scoop..... My car took water on the inside of the car(about3-4 inches. I ripped carpet out and sucked water out when I got home. My car ran for a good 6 miles before it died on me after I got out of water. I had a cold air with the bypass on it(not sure how much that helped) I'm not worried about the engine because I have a 2000 GSR fully built up I can put in now. So should I buy the car back from the insurance co? Or will I run into rust problems later on? I need two new seat, new back(bottom part of seat) and probably ECU.


Now for all the people that will say I should have been smart enough not to try to go through the water. Well I did not I was pushed into by another car that did not stop, so I had no choice. Please any info and help on buying back car, or building my civic back up pros and cons would be greatly appreciated.

 

That's touchy, dunno what kinda of electronics you may have fried. Could be one of those things you get real lucky on or really screwed on. How much is buyback compaired to buying another shell?

 

Not sure on buy back amount yet?

 

What yr civic is it? and how much is the buy back? If its like <$500 do it..take everything out of the car inside out. Repaint everything cage it, race it!!!

 

1999, any other thoughts on this situation?

 

You shouldn't have to worry about rust much if everything was dried out in a timely manner. As long as there isn't anything trapping water against bare metal, you should be fine. As for the wiring, electronics, etc, that's possibly a different story. The interior wiring will be the problem if there is one, the engine bay wiring should be ok if the car is that young and all of the environmental seals on the connectors are intact. The interior connectors don't have seals usually. Honestly, if it was just 3 or 4 inches inside, there is very little wiring down at that level to worry about.

Make sure you check the CV joints, tranny, etc., if you've got water intrusion there you're going to have an eventual failure.
Was it saltwater or freshwater?

 

Buy it back if its for a good deal. I work at the Honda dealer and see this type of problem all the time. Was it fresh water or salt water? That makes a difference in wires and electronics corroding. If fresh water then your good just make sure everything is dried underneath the carpet. We usally replace the joot material underneath the carpet. Inpsect all connectors & pins in the lower section where the water reached.

 

fresh rain water

 

man once it get the electronical shit wet its done i promise

 

quik484 is the car that got messed up the one with a cali plate with your name as its number? could of sworn I saw a civic with that plate out by ches square...it would suck if its the same car I thought I saw