f%$k.............Sandy flooded my vert

[ZekeTheSneak]

like a boss,

[GT BMW E30]

OK VINNI HEAR COMES SOME PAIN. You sound like the guy from FIMA that told me its a luxury to have a tv, direct tv, 2 cars, formal living room and family room, and a lot more. Man fuck that.. i worked hard for this and for you to even be judgmental to say i do not care about it is F'ed up.
1st my neighbors that have lived in this area for 17 years say that they have never seen a disaster like this. 2nd i live in a small sectioned community. if a car alarm, yelling, unusual noises, etc. happens we look outside our window. 3rd the water did not raise it came all at once then rouse then leveled out. Everyone was outside at once yelling. we still had electric. I took notice to how the direction of the water was, how fast it rouse, when it leveled out and started to decline. My 1st thought was a water main broke or levy broke. No way in hell my area got that much water in 20 minutes. I am no weather man but the only other reason i thought of was that Sandy picked up water from the river in between NJ and NY which is about 2 1/2 miles away and dumped it in a 2 block radius. Streets blocks out of the radius had no water. Jersey shore is 1 hour away. So that is out of the question. Talking to a few neighbors i found out something else but I rather not say anything now because i have to prove it.

everyone else that knows me knows no way in hell would i leave this car in any danger. i only had liability.

Here are some pics.

IX in pictures had water up to the front seat. it does not start. I was trying to get it ready for the winter so i can put the vert away to work on.

[bimma360]

Hey I know there can be a lot of variables in this, but I would check with your home owners insurance. It all depends on your actual policy, but I do know home owners insurance can cover auto damage sustained on your property. Good luck man, and sorry to hear about this.

[VinniE30]

He had bad luck, why chastise? Its too bad your state isn't devastated by this disaster otherwise you'd be singing a different tune i'd bet.

When did I chastise him? All I said basically was that he could have done something about it and didin't. I guess we can't do anything but apologize and say how sorry we feel for him here. NJ actually is my home state and it was devastated and my family lost a lot in this so don't lecture me on what happened.

I'd take your stance about the people that lived in coastal areas and refused to evacuate, or worse, went surfing and then are complaining that they haven't seen FEMA or the red cross and are asking to be evacuated on the 2nd/3rd floor of their homes.

Thats what this is though. Wither there was an official mandatory evacuation or not, he was in a coastal area and didn't leave. Staten island is at sea level and they knew for days that there would be a storm surge.
Why the hell are we apologizing for people that don't listen and take action when we knew for days what would be coming... It was publicized all over, even exaggerated with names like super storm and frankenstorm. If you don't listen to any of that whose fault is it?

[Eric535]

You sir are a genius.

[Tismael711]

The bottom line is the car is done. But its just a car.... Knowing Damien...he'll build a better vert in no time. You know you have my support, bro.

[Bimmerguy91]

What kind of douche bag is going to bitch someone out about what they could have done when he just got hit by a fucking hurricane? Jeez. Good luck if you dry everything out you might get lucky.

[robrez]

That's all really sad but there's a big difference between something that can't be avoided and something that could have. Lots of people on the coast moved their cars days before this got here.

And there's a big difference between simply being able to avoid something, and doing what's practical under the circumstances. Since you're obviously not in a position to know the OP's situation in the face of an impending catastrophic storm, it's not your place to play Monday Morning Quarterback.

[e30Villain]

had mine way up and the tide still almost reached the fogs when in came in.

You sir are a genius.

[audiquattrot]

@ audiquattrot


I'm glad your e30 is safe, man!

thanks bud ;-) the shift boot survived!

[ButtJuice]

@ audiquattrot


I'm glad your e30 is safe, man!

[achtunge30]

What does his house have to do with this? It's not like he had to make a choice between saving his house and saving his e30. It's unfortunate what happened to his house, no denying that, that couldn't be avoided. What happened to his e30 could have been avoided, he could have parked it somewhere higher up. I used to live in an area that can get flooded (but wasn't a flood zone) and people do it all the time even just during bad storms.
I personally know a lot of people that lost their homes recently and a lot of places I grew up right down the street from in seabright and long branch are now gone. That's all really sad but there's a big difference between something that can't be avoided and something that could have. Lots of people on the coast moved their cars days before this got here.

Where could he have parked? There's no real way to predict if the storm hit us head on like it did days before. Not everyone has the luxury of relocating cars to higher ground at a family member's house. Not everyone has a flat driveway that he could've lifted his e30s on. And maybe if he parked it on higher ground, whats not to say an old tree would not fall on it?

I don't live in a flood area nor near a major waterway and kept my cars at home in my garage and thankfully it didn't flood, my house isn't destroyed, but a tree branch smashed the windshield of my DD.

He had bad luck, why chastise? Its too bad your state isn't devastated by this disaster otherwise you'd be singing a different tune i'd bet.

I'd take your stance about the people that lived in coastal areas and refused to evacuate, or worse, went surfing and then are complaining that they haven't seen FEMA or the red cross and are asking to be evacuated on the 2nd/3rd floor of their homes.

[VinniE30]

What does his house have to do with this? It's not like he had to make a choice between saving his house and saving his e30. It's unfortunate what happened to his house, no denying that, that couldn't be avoided. What happened to his e30 could have been avoided, he could have parked it somewhere higher up. I used to live in an area that can get flooded (but wasn't a flood zone) and people do it all the time even just during bad storms.
I personally know a lot of people that lost their homes recently and a lot of places I grew up right down the street from in seabright and long branch are now gone. That's all really sad but there's a big difference between something that can't be avoided and something that could have. Lots of people on the coast moved their cars days before this got here.

[Balleristic31]

you're a douche bag. the man's HOUSE was flooded, his life is under duress and you're gonna lecture him and how he MIGHT have saved his $5000 car?

i hope nothing bad ever happens to you.

This vinni

Honestly we all love our e30s but there are a million more important things to be worried about in a situation like this. Cars are cars and can be replaced in most cases. Some things can't and take priority over even the mighty e30

[ltz Viper]

Did you put it in rice?