Never underestimate the deviousness and deception of a used car dealer. Most of
the ones around here leave a trail like a slug.
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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2018 1:43:32 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] OT – Flood Fail
That’s interesting, Bill. I’ve never heard of such precautions before.
Chris
> On 17 Jun 2018, at 19:42, Bill Pearce <billpearce@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Oh yes, the annual weather events in Jim's neighborhood are sent to folks in
> mine. After every big storm, there are warnings all over TV about checking
> thoroughly used cars for water damage.
>
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>
> From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2018 10:56:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] OT – Flood Fail
>
> I'm sorry to hear of your recent experience. On this side of the pond,
> such vehicles are known as "water dogs", and often show up on used car
> lots far from home. I like the replacement.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 6/17/2018 7:05 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
>> I’ve been a little preoccupied over the last two weeks: I drove into too
>> deep a puddle on 1 June and the engine stopped. It hasn’t started since, but
>> I hoped that a good garage might find the fault and bring my lovely BMW X1
>> back to me.
>>
>> It hasn’t. I got a call from the insurance company last week to tell me that
>> the car was beyond economic repair.
>>
>> It’s not the cylinders, it seems: the engine will turn over so there has
>> been no water to bend a conrod. But the OBD is dead and the garage (and the
>> insurance company’s engineer) reckon that the electrics have been badly
>> affected and that there is no knowing how much it will take to get the car
>> on the road and reliable again. I’ve talked to a few people and it’s not
>> uncommon for too much water to kill a car, it seems, what with all the
>> microprocessors and sensitive electronics.
>>
>> So I feel a little daft, but I’ve managed to find myself a replacement, a
>> BMW X3 that’s just over 2 years old and not a stupid amount of money. This
>> prompted my younger son to accuse me of having engineered the accident so
>> that I could acquire a new car (he was in the car at the time, so he knows
>> what happened). And he sent me a Father’s Day card with the conspiracy
>> sub-text:
>>
>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=22875
>> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=22875>
>>
>> But I am consoled by my replacement car, although I’m back to a diesel
>> engine:
>>
>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=22878
>> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=22878>
>>
>> It isn’t ready for me yet, but I’ll be driving it (very carefully) back from
>> the dealer on Thursday.
>>
>> Chris
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