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Old 07-02-2004, 07:39 AM
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Pat Campanella, left, and Affordable Towing and Recovery owner Devin Statts discuss how to get Campanella's SUV out of Katherine Peacock's pool in Hawai'i Kai. Campanella was giving his wife a driving lesson when she overcompensated and drove into the pool
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Jun/29/ln/ln22a.html

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Old 07-02-2004, 11:56 AM
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A whole new meaning to the word "carpool"
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Old 07-02-2004, 02:48 PM
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Can you still save a car like that?
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Old 07-02-2004, 03:17 PM
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No, at that point you can expect electrical troubles for life, engine was flooded with water and mildew will form in closed areas giving bad odors. Flooded cars are totaled. I think you can save such a car if you disassemble, dry all parts and reassemble everything, so basically, the work exceeds the value of the car.
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Old 07-02-2004, 10:30 PM
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Old 07-02-2004, 10:50 PM
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Affordable Towing and Recovery is about to change their name to Expensive Towing and Recovery
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Old 07-03-2004, 12:56 AM
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Totally. I'd just leave it in there.
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Old 07-04-2004, 03:03 PM
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Hey atleast they didnt have to worry about a car wash!

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Old 07-05-2004, 04:17 PM
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One good thing is that the SUV didn't roll over when she made that turn.
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Old 07-07-2004, 02:27 AM
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I wonder if life vests are an option on that model.
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Old 07-08-2004, 09:30 AM
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Old 07-08-2004, 10:00 AM
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I wonder if life vests are an option on that model.
'Course, if the airbags had gone off, that may not have been an issue!
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No, at that point you can expect electrical troubles for life, engine was flooded with water and mildew will form in closed areas giving bad odors. Flooded cars are totaled. I think you can save such a car if you disassemble, dry all parts and reassemble everything, so basically, the work exceeds the value of the car.
No way! Ever heard of microwave oven
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There was video of a crane hoisting the van out of the pool on the local stations. Funny thing, I didn't realize that I knew the owners of the the house, Katherine Peacock, until i read the linked article.

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