Hiya guys and gals, my name is Darren and I'm from just outside cambridge (uk)

For the last 14 months i have been a browser on this site but hadn't signed up yet as I was awaiting my project build to be completed before i showed you all.... Well its now done but sadly it wasn't long lived

I was on way home from Milton keynes last sunday eve when we was hit by the flash storms, according to the news we actually had 2 months of rain in just 2 hours, within half hour alone the roads went from totally dry to having to drive at 5mph, yes it was bad but no worse than other storms I have driven in over the years

Anyway.... I was driving in the rain and a van went past throwing water all over my windscreen / front of my car and into my air intakes via my front grill and my car ground to a holt with a horrible metalic clonking sound and cut out, to make things even worse, as I went to get out the car and another t**t in a 4x4 decides it will be funny to do the same thing again whilst my door is open, soaking both me and also the inside of my car with a good few inches of water , every other car that went down the same road was fine (must have had 50 or so go past)

I called breakdown and they pulled apart my airfilter and it was full of water as was my air flow meter etc, the water has been sucked through my air system and all into the engine and "hydro locked" it, he said it's probably done major damage to the rods, pistons and valves and I'm not to try starting it atal I then had to wait on a recovery truck for 7hrs until 4am, finally getting home around 6am

This tuesday the insurance people have been out confirmed the engine is hydrolocked and beyond economical repair as a recon amg engines from mercedes costs.. wait for it.... £38k :0

To say i'm gutted is an understatement, This was only the second time I have took it out after coming out the bodyshop just a week before, where it had spent 14 months or so in the making to make sure it was spot on and ready for the shows, I'm not ashamed to say I have been in bits the last few days, stupid I know getting upset over a car but I truly am devastated (before and after pics of the cars transformation below)

All that being said, atleast my car was on an agreed valuation policy, so now once I receive my settlement I have a few choices, either buy the car back from the insurers and spend whats left replacing this cars engine or I can let the car go and go shopping for a c63 (and stay away from puddles this time lol)... hhhmmm decisions decisions

 

that sux... can't go wrong with either choice...