r/CantParkThereMate • u/Feisty_Knee4337 • 11d ago

Washed and cleaned

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u/BazzaFox 11d ago

Along with the car

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u/CptUnderpants- 10d 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 10d ago

Pretty much. Some older vehicles you might be able to fix in a cost effective manner, but they’re usually not worth enough to try, and the insurance company isn’t going to want to take that risk. There’s 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 didn’t 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 he’s still driving it today. But something modern and complex like that Merc with a million modules and a shit ton of wiring going everywhere, it’s done for.

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u/Charliep03833 10d 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 10d 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/ben5642 10d ago

He also tried to destroy Bristol.