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09-07-2012, 11:23 AM | #135 |
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Just curious here, and sorry if this is a dumb question.... what happens to an engine with water damage? Is an engine replacement more economical than an engine repair? Granted, I understand that as the owner of the vehcile, I would just want a new engine. But, what happens to the old engine that makes it useless?
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09-07-2012, 01:02 PM | #136 |
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Think about it like this engines work on the suck squeeze bang blow principle. Which means air is taken in and compressed then spark is added and it is sent out as exhaust. Since water is not compressable when the piston is trying to squeeze it is unable to do so, which inturn means something has to give. The weak link will always give whether that be rods, lifters, even the cylinder wall so the damage can run the full spectrum of parts that can break. Once one of these parts breaks it usually takes other pieces along with it. Also once water is taken in corrosion will start to form and that means cleaning every part it touched.
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09-08-2012, 12:51 PM | #139 |
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Getting frustrated. BMW dealer told Adjuster 1 that engine needed to be replaced on Friday 8/31 by phone and fax. Adjuster 1 did not respond until Tuesday, and said he was re-transferring case back to original adjuster (he was a fill in). I called on Thursday and left a message, no response, left a text on Friday, no response. So now it has been almost two weeks since the loss, and I have no idea what is going to happen.
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09-08-2012, 01:16 PM | #140 |
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You're a lawyer aren't you? You know these things take time. As long as the insurance company has extablished liability and verifiied that you are covered its just a matter of cutting through all the red tape.
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09-08-2012, 11:57 PM | #141 | |
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as far as the time frame goes, my experience with geico wasnt that great with my other car... it needed a new engine and it took geico forever to find the replacement (and this on a toyota!!!!) they kept sending busted motors and refused to cover a factory refurbished motor... the reason was...since my original engine was 51K old, they would only cover an equivalent mileage engine...after 3 attempts at letting them handle this and getting frustrated at 3 consecutive busted motors that they sent, I finally asked the dealer to put in a factory refurbished motor that the dealer sourced and coughed up the difference!!!!! total down time from the time of accident to me getting the car back was about 9 weeks...... yours is a different case and I hope it gets sorted out for you in a decent manner. and btw, moved over to liberty mutual for my M3 with their BMW performance insurance option, which I understand allows for new replacement parts in case of an accident, plus had much better rates than geico and most other providers........ |
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09-09-2012, 08:28 AM | #142 | |
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Also, not knowing whether they will or won't total is killing me...
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09-09-2012, 08:29 AM | #143 |
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K-M3 thanks for the insurance tip...I'll see how this ends up and then decide on insurance.
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09-10-2012, 12:19 PM | #147 |
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09-10-2012, 06:41 PM | #148 |
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Well the second adjuster met with the dealership today and inspected the car. He left me a voice mail (I am traveling on vacation with a six hour time difference) saying that due to the high cost of repair they must complete an appraisal of the car to determine whether to repair or total. he also said the neither he or his supervisor has authority at this dollar level so after the appraisal is done, a manager makes the call.
Hopefully I'll know something tomorrow. Anyone know this M3: http://www.offleaseonly.com/used-car...558PY39289.htm
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09-13-2012, 08:50 PM | #149 |
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Well after calling the adjuster today (Thursday) he called back and said the appraisal was in and that everything was transferred to a manger to make decision on what happens next. My view is unless car appraises over $48k, they will total.
Won't likely get an answer till Monday.
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I hope they total it for your sake...unless you just lose an inordinate amount of money this would be the best outcome. I don't think you would want this car again.
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Geico I have had since 1990. That being said for 2 BMWs and current M3 and current X5 I pay $100 a month for full coverage with rental coverage. Thats dirt cheap and Liberty couldn't come near that.
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09-15-2012, 01:07 PM | #153 |
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Well things get weirder. Got an e-mail yesterday from Geico saying that my vehicle was a total loss, and they sent a vehicle value report. It was an appraisal comparing my car to similar models and a value of about $46k. Appraisal looked fine to me except it showed a 6 speed when I have dct, and did not appear to include EDC, HD Radio, Carbon Leather, Individual Audio or BMW Assist (about $7,600 in options).
When I called the adjuster, he said to ignore the e-mail, they make their own decision and he seemed annoyed about the e-mail. I also told him about the options that were not listed, he asked for the window sticker, which I don't have. I did send him a printout from this website: http://www.rubmw.ru/vincode/eng/ I am debating whether to go cheap now and wait on the new M3 (either a 135i, 335i or G37s 08-09), or buy an M3 (08-09) or an Audi S5. Maybe this saga will end sometime next week....
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