I heard something the other day about "stupid driver" clauses in insurance policies - i.e. if you do something really stupid you're simply not covered. Driving into high water is given as the example of something really stupid. Not sure how common the use of the clause.

He could have bought a G Wagon for that much. Then he could drive through all the high water he wanted to.

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Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

FWIW, drive a Mini Cooper S ( supercharged ) through a deep puddle of water, and I can pretty much guarantee you ,you will experience " Hydrostatic Lock ", i.e. demolish the engine in the same manner.
The price for the engine is pretty much the same as a BMW V-12.

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A friend of mine did the exact same thing with her new Mini Cooper

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This part got me wondering. I cannot understand how MB could make such a mistake, especially on such a high-profile parts order! Clearly this element to the story/wait was MB's fault; not consumer, not insurance and not the service department, however your time and effort to order and QA the parts deserves compensation.

Would the bill have been any less had your dealership received the correct parts when ordered?

Again. Thanks for sharing. And if you have any spare parts from this job in N. Jersey, I'll happily pick up. I need a few M120 parts for a damaged W140 S600

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No, the wrong part only cost us some time, not any actual money.

If I owned that car I'd keep a copy of the invoice in the records, scare the **** out of the next owner.

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Makes all of MY car repairs seem pretty inconsequential . . .

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

He has a cool accent, too.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Just To Make The Deal Sweet 4 U I Will Give You $25 Gift Card From Home Depot !!

Yeah, Good point. If it does, that would really hurt your resale value even though you went to the expense of completely replacing the engine.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

That's a good point. I wonder if there was water inside the car?

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

The car made it through the puddle, so there was no water inside the car. As far as the rust issue is concerned, I doubt this will become a problem in the future. The underside of the car probably didn't get any wetter than it normally would during typical wet weather driving conditions.