Any flooded Scions? Suburban Chicago Roll Call!
09-16-2008, 06:11 AM
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Any flooded Scions? Suburban Chicago Roll Call!
Where was your Scion during the storm? 
It's time to check in, now that most of us have power back!
My brother's tC in Elk Grove was saved by a freak act of organization...I cleaned the last of my stuff out of the garage Friday afternoon, and he was able to pull in Saturday night...which is a good thing, because there were 18 inches of water in the driveway. o_0
And my boyfriend and I got sunk at an IHOP in Arlington Heights when we pulled into 2' of water in the parking lot (this was my first indication that something was wrong on Saturday)...but fortunately we were driving his Lancer and not my xB. LOL, box protection instinct.
Frankly, we were all very lucky - it could have been worse. Much worse. After all, a guy drowned a mile from my apartment. In a soccer field.
It's time to check in, now that most of us have power back!My brother's tC in Elk Grove was saved by a freak act of organization...I cleaned the last of my stuff out of the garage Friday afternoon, and he was able to pull in Saturday night...which is a good thing, because there were 18 inches of water in the driveway. o_0
And my boyfriend and I got sunk at an IHOP in Arlington Heights when we pulled into 2' of water in the parking lot (this was my first indication that something was wrong on Saturday)...but fortunately we were driving his Lancer and not my xB.
LOL, box protection instinct.Frankly, we were all very lucky - it could have been worse. Much worse. After all, a guy drowned a mile from my apartment. In a soccer field.
09-16-2008, 02:40 PM
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Yea, I fared fine.
It did take me 40 minutes to drive 2 miles to work yesterday though.
I live a mile or so off the DesPlaines River, so there were lots of streets West of me that were closed down.
It did take me 40 minutes to drive 2 miles to work yesterday though.
I live a mile or so off the DesPlaines River, so there were lots of streets West of me that were closed down.
09-16-2008, 06:46 PM
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Yea... after a few of these rainstorms, I kinda want an intake with the filter in the engine bay.
09-17-2008, 02:10 AM
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I went through a couple inches of water and i made it through it... other than that.. no flood damage.. not so good for one of our members though as he got hydrolocked saturday morning... going through his insurance now, wont have his car for a bit though.
On my way home from work on saturday though, i had a bit of a scare trying to get through Golf road by Algonquin as it was flooded in.. i went slow and some dick flew by me in a truck, because you know they own the road, and he splashed water all over my car like i drove through a waterfall.. i couldn't see crap.
On my way home from work on saturday though, i had a bit of a scare trying to get through Golf road by Algonquin as it was flooded in.. i went slow and some dick flew by me in a truck, because you know they own the road, and he splashed water all over my car like i drove through a waterfall.. i couldn't see crap.
09-17-2008, 07:57 PM
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I driven in huge puddles when we were getting flooded back in June. I thought it was great idea to go to Scion show in Milwaukee even when the storm was going on. Didn't realize that South of Milwaukee is mostly hills and driven through a puddle that was little over foot high.
I never felt my heart hit the floor so fast when I heard the water crashing underneath the car. That's when I decided to nickname the car "SS touring Coupe." LOL "Oh my God, CAI! I'm so going to flood the engine!"
Let the car dry out that night was fine the next day.
When I cleaned the filter two months ago...There was watermarks on the rubber top. I guess that bypass actually does work? lol
I never felt my heart hit the floor so fast when I heard the water crashing underneath the car. That's when I decided to nickname the car "SS touring Coupe." LOL "Oh my God, CAI! I'm so going to flood the engine!"
Let the car dry out that night was fine the next day.
When I cleaned the filter two months ago...There was watermarks on the rubber top. I guess that bypass actually does work? lol
09-23-2008, 09:53 PM
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kinda late in replying but my D is just fine. as for flooding and blackouts, it wasn't too bad in my area. however, my neighbor was somewhere south of chitown and hydrolocked their new sienna w/ only 5400 miles. what a shame. ha ha the driver miscalculated the depth and just drove thru water on road.
10-02-2008, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by XPRESSCION
I driven in huge puddles when we were getting flooded back in June. I thought it was great idea to go to Scion show in Milwaukee even when the storm was going on. Didn't realize that South of Milwaukee is mostly hills and driven through a puddle that was little over foot high.
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Was this the Don Jacobs show cuz that was a "interesting drive" and it rained the whole show!
10-09-2008, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by teck22
Originally Posted by XPRESSCION
I driven in huge puddles when we were getting flooded back in June. I thought it was great idea to go to Scion show in Milwaukee even when the storm was going on. Didn't realize that South of Milwaukee is mostly hills and driven through a puddle that was little over foot high.
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Was this the Don Jacobs show cuz that was a "interesting drive" and it rained the whole show!
10-13-2008, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by MasKeo13
I was a victim of the flash flooding that saturday morning driving to work in Schaumburg and hydro-locked it in the parking lot of work.... :0(
But...insurance covered it and shes finally back.
But...insurance covered it and shes finally back.
By the time I got to the open part of Algonquin, the onramps for 53 were starting to go. I saw people driving through 2' of water, and I was like "YOU ARE INSANE."
Where did you get stuck?
