All cars manufactured in the past 10-15 years contain a great deal of electrical automation and a flood of this nature cause such significant damage to the electrical system, that Insurance Companies automatically Write them off, on a cost repair basis. Flooding to the footwell only, can also lead to a car being Written off, as again it is very difficult to extract all the flood water from the rubber matting under the carpet. Also many modern day cars have the ABS System under the passenger seat. The costs associated with removing the carpet and drying out the footwell is prohibitive. There are websites which sell flood damaged Cars many of which are from the winter floods we now experience on a regular basis. Small mistake for the BMW owner, massive cost ramifications!
Paul Benton ● 2462d