After Hurricane Ida, need another minty, white 4-option car
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Soroush’s car only got wet to top of center counsel. Was a easy fix. Car has had no issues in past 4 years now.
I fixed that!
I fixed it!Murdered my name
Soroush’s car only got wet to top of center counsel. Was a easy fix. Car has had no issues in past 4 years now.
Did you send my parts?
Need to get the water out of the engine ASAP. Pull the spark plugs, crank over by hand. Spray wd40 in cylinders, drain oil from oil tank, re apply clean oil in engine, self prime oil pump and I have a way for you to crank motor over with starter with out powering up full car harness. Make sure battery is disconnected now. Pull all the fuses up front and spray contact cleaner on the connections. Front harness is no longer available. Lots of prep work could be done to save the car.
I had soroush's car running in 4 days. Again his water damage was not above the roof line like yours was. None the less.. If proper steps are taken right away the car can be salvaged very easily.
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Well, I heard from the insurance company today. Post-Katrina, they don’t allow customers to keep water damaged cars as a matter of policy. They were pretty reasonable on the value for the total loss.
On the bright side, it isn’t going to the crusher. It’s being picked up by IAA today and in the coming days/weeks it should appear on their website for auction. So….if anyone is looking for a car that’s been supremely well cared for and was only underwater overnight before seeing the error of its ways, keep an eye on the website!
On the bright side, it isn’t going to the crusher. It’s being picked up by IAA today and in the coming days/weeks it should appear on their website for auction. So….if anyone is looking for a car that’s been supremely well cared for and was only underwater overnight before seeing the error of its ways, keep an eye on the website!
extrap
GT Owner
Assuming you're asking about the old car (not the "to be purchased" car), it was 7800 miles and zero mods--bone stock. I put about 500 miles a year on the car, mostly in 10-50 mile increments on fun roads. It was driven regularly to keep all the fluids circulating and then put back into a cool, dry garage.
FerrariSlayer
GT Owner
ugh.....it's really hard to look at that bottom picture. Sorry for your loss - happy hunting! I would be counting my blessings that it wasn't the "other white one".......
500 miles a year?
Your not driving it enough!
I do that in a weekend!!
In all seriousness I wish you the best of luck in your search
My best regards
Ron
sounds like the insurance company is going to get a lot of money back on the auction with some much interest out there.. burnt crisp ones are going way over 200K...
Vince H
GT Owner
That’s the truth! Although super painful, this one can probably be replaced. The one arriving next week…well…not for at least 2 years!
Ron, I agree! Would love to drive it more. The combo of a ton of work/travel, plus the shorter driving season (and a few other vehicles to exercise) makes it tough. But each time I get in it and go, there is a tremendous sense of occasion. Noting else like it!
extrap
GT Owner
I understand completely!
An epic experience every time you get in it!
No burnt crisp car has brought over 200 in need of repair that I’ve seen. Only recent burnt car I know of is at my shop and it sold for less than 200.
This white car hear will really need to be stripped to a bare chassis to to be cleaned. Motor is full of water and by time leaves auction will need to come apart as I don’t believe that they got the water out of it.
it could bring 160-200. I’ll be a player on it.
It’s only worth 250-260 fixed. But it may bring more who knows..
Johntpr
GT Owner
Silver one just popped up...not white but a lighter color....
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Thx for the lead. It's a nice, clean car (and I like quicksilver). But, I think I'm going to keep looking for the exact replacement, so I can pretend this never happened!Silver one just popped up...not white but a lighter color....
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Silver one just popped up...not white but a lighter color....
1,100-Mile 2005 Ford GT
Bid for the chance to own a 1,100-Mile 2005 Ford GT at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #55,755.
I love silver but boy does that car seem to have some significant color mismatching with the front fender and tail end.
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extrap
GT Owner
Where was the car when the flood happened?
And how did the poor thing not make it into the aforementioned bone dry garage?!
