Dang thats a good chunk of change. Have them cut you the check, Buy a used engine for $1200 (seen em on ebay), labor to install (maybe 600-800 I would guestimate) and pocket the remaining.

 

Oh yes! 335i or 335is? The bf works for BMW here and I just picked out his next lease - it'll either be red/red or slate gray/black. Thank God you didn't get the 328i.

To the OP, that sucks about the xB dude, and there's nothing worse than getting a crappy rental when your car's being checked out/fixed. I had a fender bender a few months back in my tC and they tried giving me a Cobalt that didn't even have power windows/locks haha! The Sonata might be a Hyundai, but I'd pick that Hyundai over an HHR (or ANY chevy for that matter, unless it's Bumble Bee lol) anyday.

Good luck with everything!

 

As it is right now, the car is going to get fixed with the money the insurance will give me. This should take 1-2 business days for the engine to arrive and my mechanic 1 day to fit it.

Immediately after the car is in my possession I'm going to a dealership and trading it in. I might pull the trigger on an Accord coupe 6speed and calling a day.

Now I'm excited.

 

Well, I realize you feel differently, but I'm inclined to agree with the assessment that with a new engine you'll be fine. It's not as if the car was actually flooded and it wasn't in the puddle that long anyway. Cars get stalled in puddles all the time (no CAI involved), but it doesn't usually total them. Parking it in a pond, of course, is a different story !

In any case, if you get a different car, best wishes with it !

 

i got my bmw for 26.8 grand because i bought it wholesale, used from a dealer in this condition, it would have cost over 30.

as for hyundai, they're still not good cars, considering they're being probed for the steering becoming disconnected in the soul and the sonata, i wouldn't want one at all. have they come a long way, yes, but they still have a long way to go. and yeah, toyota, honda, nissan and subaru have been sleeping a bit it seems. i think the problem is that they spend too much time segmenting their brands and models for differentiation among buyers, but haven't done much in the way of improving their engines, drivetrains or demographics. especially toyota and honda, they think that everybody just wants an appliance and nobody wants a car with some flair.

and to the last question, mine is a 2007 bmw 335i sedan with the sport package, so it does have the awesome n54 engine, but it doesn't have the tweaks that the new 335is has like overboost and extra power and such.

 

YayYAyayaYAYyayAYYAY!!!

 

I say you get an HHR. IMO.

 

GTFO with this HHR bullisht!
I think I have my mind set on that red Accord for now.

 

you gonna take off any parts b4 the trade in works out?

 

Of course, everything is coming out!

 

they had a pretty sick Accord on hellaflush. I tried to look for it but I guess they took down the link.

 

how much for the roofrack?

 

Yeah i'm going to work on the Accord too...make it look proper.....
As far as parts...im going to make a FS thread. some parts are spoken for....sort of

 

you can run the wheels you have now on the accord.

 

so lets make this happen....im ready when you are

 

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

im alil worried about what the dealer will say about the xb since it was a water damaged car

 

What is there to say? There's no water to actually went in the car, just a different engine with less miles and hopefully by then they won't notice.

 

FS thread: https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=192509

 

when you trade it in, dont tell them....

 

they wont know