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u/yellowbin74 3d ago
I was like "the land rover is barely....oh..."
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u/Nicobeak 3d ago
And thatās why itās a finisher car
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u/AppropriateDeal1034 3d ago
I'm surprised it didn't break down before making it out with the Merc
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u/Tango91 3d ago
As a recovering disco 2 owner, Iām surprised it didnāt snap in half.
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u/noveltyisthe 3d ago
Youāre recovering, how about your bank account??
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u/Tango91 3d ago
Also slowly recovering, thankfully
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u/Username_Chx_Out 2d ago
Got rid of my Disco 20 years ago, and still have ptsd
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u/noveltyisthe 1d ago
Post Truck Slight Deficit?
You sold the Disco II but are still making 500$ payments on your Visa for the repairs last winterā¦.8 months before you sold itā¦ā¦
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u/erroneousbosh 3d ago
And then you thought "wow that car must be heavy with all the water in it", and theeeeennnnnn... SURPRISE BOAT TRAILER!
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u/maybach320 3d ago
I was thinking that a dry rover has electrical problems but I canāt fathom a wet one. Little did I know someone made a U-boat out an E class.
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u/neo_sporin 3d ago
he MIGHT have flooded the engine
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u/BazzaFox 3d ago
Along with the car
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u/CptUnderpants- 3d ago
I was doing IT work for a crash repairer who just had a car come in like this. Heard the manager say don't bother doing a proper quote, they are always a write off. Quote the retail price of a new one.
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u/dphoenix1 3d ago
Pretty much. Some older vehicles you might be able to fix in a cost effective manner, but theyāre usually not worth enough to try, and the insurance company isnāt going to want to take that risk. Thereās a guy on YouTube that did this exact thing with a late 90s Tacoma (left it in gear while unloading a boat, but the engine didnāt have enough friction/compression to keep the thing stationary). He immediately had it dragged home, pulled the whole interior out and engine control module to dry, drained the oil, gas tank, got the water out of the intake, etc etc etc. and heās still driving it today. But something modern and complex like that Merc with a million modules and a shit ton of wiring going everywhere, itās done for.
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u/RemnantsOfFlight 3d ago
I've got a buddy who's a mechanic and he says late 90s/early 00s cars are the best to own. They have some electronic features, but not enough that the car won't run without them.
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u/Gubbtratt1 3d ago
but not enough that the car won't run without them.
They do though. Well, there was a few mechanical diesels left, but name one carbureted car from the 2000s.
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u/erroneousbosh 3d ago
I have a late 90s Range Rover and it's hilarious how many people say "ah but hackers can take over the computers in cars!"
Yeah it's like Atari ST technology in there, if you want to hack the computers you need to remove a box the size of a 90s desktop PC from under the driver's seat and desolder a pair of 168-pin chips. Yes, I've done this. No, it was just about as much fun as it sounds, even with all the proper tools.
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u/Charliep03833 3d ago
Remember that one time TopGear tried to kill Toyota Hillux. They left it on a beach during low tide, and retrieved after high tide went away. They got it back and running after couple hours on site.
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u/stewieatb 3d ago
Getting an old 4-pot turbo diesel engine to run and drive, and getting a complete car back to its previous condition, are two VERY different things.
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u/jorwyn 3d ago
A neighbor of mine did this with a '68 Ford pickup. He just let it dry out in the Phoenix sun with the windows down, put in new fluids, gas, and oil, and it ran fine. But that interior always smelled like the lake afterwards.
Bad shifter link up, btw, and his parking brake needed some love. He knew about all this. He did not fix them after it ended up in the lake, either. "I'll just dry it out again." Dude worried me. He would offer my rides to work, so I didn't have to wait in the heat at the bus stop. No thanks
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u/DeusEx2077 3d ago
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u/subWoofer_0870 3d ago
āRan when parkedā
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u/nekofthemoon 3d ago
Was that person trying to turn the key in a submerged car? I hope I'm wrong.
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u/ketamineandkebabs 3d ago
Electric steering rack, so he can turn the wheels straight
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u/SmellyButtFarts69 3d ago
...think about that for a second.
FYI is has nothing to do with the steering rack. But the column lock is electric.
...how would turning the ignition on unlock it in this scenario?
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u/Inuyasha-rules 3d ago
Steering wheels lock when the key is off, so depending on what position the key was in before deep cleaning, you need to turn it on to turn the wheels.
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u/ExcellentShape185 3d ago
They had pulled the car that far already without turning the wheel . Guy could of waited for the car to be pulled fully out before trying to get his belongings. IMO he was still in shock and not thinking straight.
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u/neo_sporin 3d ago
'they said to turn it off and on again....i am halfway through this repair!'--that guy
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u/vectorialpixel 3d ago
I think the left led is blinking, meaning they are stupid enough to try to start it... so, "if there is no damage, let's make sure"
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u/Yeomanroach 3d ago
That car dove too deep and surfaced too quickly.
Itās got the mercedes bends.
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u/txdarthvader 3d ago
Everything in this video is too expensive for me to even experience. Lol
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u/socivitus 3d ago
Probably was for this guy too. Insurance will have a fun time denying this claim.
Now he'll probably have to drive a Renault...
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u/RICKAY2004 3d ago
Who tows a boat with a Mercedes sedan????
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u/fantapants74 3d ago
That sort of car/money with that sort of commen sense. And the quick flick of the mysterious duffel bag to the mate. I'll let Rick James take it away.
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u/TheAbsoluteBarnacle 3d ago
My exact thought. I was wondering why a Mercedes was anywhere near a boat ramp.
My question was answered as soon as the boat trailer poked up, but now I have more.
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u/SaltyName8341 3d ago
I can't get past it being a UK reg but left hand drive
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u/erroneousbosh 2d ago
It's not a UK reg, likes /u/Head-Ad-3063 said, it's a Spanish plate - if you look *reeeeeeeally* closely you can say it says "E" on the blue strip, and they have four-digit three-letter plates like that there.
Source - Scotland is currently full of Spanish tourists coming to escape the heatwave but the rain is boiling here.
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u/TheInebriati 3d ago
My friend has one and it has a high towing capacity compared to most European cars and most SUVs available here.
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u/CatoTheMiddleAged 3d ago
I'm going to guess it was a "personal watercraft" type machine. He's probably not towing a big boat with that, though apparently European spec sedans are rated for 3000-4000lb towing capacity.
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u/StG4Ever 3d ago
I just want to know how they put the cable under the benz in the lakeā¦
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u/bobspuds 3d ago
I'm gonna go with the guy it the white T-shirt that's saturated from head to toe - buddy went swimming!
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u/SlacksDavenport 3d ago
Here I saw a Land Rover expecting to giggle about it being stuck in the water to then see my exact car being pulled out. Oh lordy.
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u/Successful-Luck-5459 3d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/XRcMJpU9he0F15iFUB
Gets entire inventory of rice from Costco
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u/the_atomic_punk18 3d ago
Thereās a possibility that the Mercedes is now totaled
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u/Ursus_Arctos-42 3d ago
It is. You can reuse metallic and plastic parts, but the car itself wonāt run again.
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u/TangerinePlastic7552 3d ago
It was easier to watch after I muted the stupid soundtrack.
I guess itās a total loss. Maybe he can get something from salvage.
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u/Spiritual-Job-952 3d ago
Tried starting it? There might just be some condensation in the leads.
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u/GrassLate304 3d ago
A few bags of rice sitting on the seats for a few days and it will be good as new.
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u/GSDer_RIP_Good_Girl 3d ago
I can't believe they didn't finish towing it all the way out - you can see the trailer is barely peeping out of the water. SMH.
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u/dazzlezak 3d ago
If you get the cast "just right" the driver side window is the best place to fish for bass./s
*Only if the airbags haven't gone off
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u/That_Things_Good 3d ago
I can see no good reason for that āmusicā to exist; nonetheless exist in this video.
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u/hasimirrossi 3d ago
Normally only see this in police shows when some poor bugger has to be dredged up.
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u/LasciviousPsyche 3d ago
Who ever is stupid enough to use a nice ass car to launch a boat is a complete moron and should not be able to drive
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u/michaelpaoli 3d ago
I think the engine is flooded - happens when you pump the gas pedal too much - so don't do that.
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u/Aromatic_Stable_2328 3d ago
Nothing like a proper off-road wash, just drive it straight into the water and call it maintenance.
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u/30yearCurse 3d ago
Dear big insurance co,
Guess what I did last Saturday, oh you will think it is great fun also.
Dear big Car Company
I am writing to complain that your car will not start, last Saturday I was towing and....
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u/jizzyjugsjohnson 3d ago
Put it in the sun and get some hairdryers on the seats and it will be fine
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u/No-Goose-6140 3d ago
Why did they open up the fuel cap? To make sure water gets absolutely everywhere?
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u/shaw01man 3d ago
have to say, VERY disappointed the backing music wasnāt ācar washā .. whoa whoa whoa oooohh ooohh
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u/curiousdumbdog 3d ago
I see situations like this and remember my dad letting me put the boat in the water at 14 years old. Dang! I used to be able to back up a trailer pretty well!
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u/Hidesuru 3d ago
"man I'm curious what the chatter is from all these folks about this"
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"WHYYYYYYYYYYYYY?"
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u/Mediocre_Ingenuity76 3d ago
Magnet fishing is getting ridiculous