So last night we had a torrential downpour (6" inches in less than 2 hours) and my car suffered some flood damage. By the time my roommate woke me up the parking lot was flooded and my car which is parked on an elevated curb had water level at the door jam. At this point i busted out two car jacks and raised up my car to buy it a few more inches but at this point water had already reached the tailpipe.

This morning the flood waters were gone and I found about 1-2" of water in the cabin. Since the parking spaces are angled I think it all came in from the rear doors. I was able to start the car but there were some definite electrical problems as the windows and keyless entry don't work. Car is about to be towed to the Audi dealership in Greenville for assessment/repair.

I got some nasty pictures of teh flood that i'll post later. Do u guys think they car will likely be totaled?

7/7/2009 10:02:41 AM

year make model?

7/7/2009 10:29:25 AM

2007 Audi A4 2.0T

7/7/2009 10:48:15 AM

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oooooooo unless I am mistaken the transmission computer is under the front passenger floorboard and its "waterproof" box usually works opposite of its intention, meaning it will take on water and keep it there

could be a moot point if your car isnt an automatic tho

7/7/2009 5:37:58 PM

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sure....blame it on the flooding.

7/7/2009 5:57:21 PM

was this in wilmington? i heard about some flooding on the news

7/7/2009 7:11:56 PM

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"could be a moot point if your car isnt an automatic tho"

no auto slush boxes here

^ yeah wilmington. supposedly some cars off racine drive and new center were literally under water. Talked to lawyer today and the home owners associate could be liable for the damages; For not providing proper drainage of waste water and/or inadequate parking. If this flooded for a casual evening summer thunderstorm what the fuck happens during an actual hurricane.

7/7/2009 8:16:43 PM

that rain storm was the 14th highest ranked for rain fall in one day.

7/7/2009 8:20:52 PM

^^yeh, wilmington got socked yesterday... I'm seeing the aftermath today/tomorrow. but... your HOA shouldn't be responsible for this damage, most likely. I highly doubt they are legally bound to drain a 6.5" rainfall event that occurs in a few hours - that's a huge damn storm and when most of wilmington's storm sewer was installed, designing for that large of a storm may have not been required. I'm not familiar with the dates of the installs nor the regulations when they were installed, but I'm willing to bet it wasn't designed for such a storm. And this was anything but a casual summer evening thunderstorm. Most storms are about 1" and with hurricane influences, that average moves to 4 inches, but over a period of a day or so, not 4 hours.

7/7/2009 10:31:58 PM

you sound as surprised as someone living in new orleans

7/13/2009 8:23:26 PM