Flooded!
08-29-2014, 05:07 PM
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Flooded!
Stopped at the MB dealership the other day. Mentioned a picture seen on the net which showed a recent MB convertible caught in the severe rain which hit Tucson earlier this week. The gentleman mentioned that was only one of the two, the other one was an almost new SL AMG, (Black Series?) which the owner drove into a flooded area & hydro locked the engine. Cost of the new engine was reportedly $85k! Electrics still an unknown but the insurance company did not total the vehicle as yet.
08-29-2014, 08:02 PM
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Stopped at the MB dealership the other day. Mentioned a picture seen on the net which showed a recent MB convertible caught in the severe rain which hit Tucson earlier this week. The gentleman mentioned that was only one of the two, the other one was an almost new SL AMG, (Black Series?) which the owner drove into a flooded area & hydro locked the engine. Cost of the new engine was reportedly $85k! Electrics still an unknown but the insurance company did not total the vehicle as yet.
trying to make a run through a river?
08-31-2014, 01:23 AM
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That was most likely just a SL63. I had a few months old 2013 SL550 and the engine hydro-locked as well (flash flood).
Plain old TTV8 costs $68k plus about 40 hours labor and other potential undiagnosed stuff. Estimated repair cost was mid-$70k.
A SL65 would have been more than $80k
Plain old TTV8 costs $68k plus about 40 hours labor and other potential undiagnosed stuff. Estimated repair cost was mid-$70k.
A SL65 would have been more than $80k
08-31-2014, 09:52 AM
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That was most likely just a SL63. I had a few months old 2013 SL550 and the engine hydro-locked as well (flash flood).
Plain old TTV8 costs $68k plus about 40 hours labor and other potential undiagnosed stuff. Estimated repair cost was mid-$70k.
A SL65 would have been more than $80k
Plain old TTV8 costs $68k plus about 40 hours labor and other potential undiagnosed stuff. Estimated repair cost was mid-$70k.
A SL65 would have been more than $80k
wow, thats crazy, I can see how it would quickly total the vehicle
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08-31-2014, 03:01 PM
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