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Old 09-27-11, 09:21 PM
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whoa, I'd of been afraid of my alternator. Ours are mounted low. I mention this because of the waters height. A Jeep Wrangler for example has its Alternator mounted high on the engine block for fording capabilities, something an IS was never meant to do. Seems this was unavoidable though :/
Old 09-27-11, 09:42 PM
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Yikes that is a lot of water. Glad your car was ok!.
Old 09-27-11, 11:07 PM
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Wow...glad you made out ok and your car too!!!! Air bags would have been nice here!!! LOL
Old 09-28-11, 02:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Deathrow23
I know, i know, i shouldnt have done it, however i couldnt turn around. My car is lowered which made me even more nervous, however i drove my car through a flooded street and the water im sure was above the bottom of my door line. No water entered into the cars cabin but i did see traces of water spots inside the spare area. im suprised my fog lights still work since they were submerged, and also im sure my exhaust was underwater also. but i had a question, what do i need to check out? since i drove through a flood, everything on the car seems fine, no check engine light, car didnt stall, all lights work, car drives the same. i read about checking the oil and that looks normal also. Just to give you an idea of how high the water was on my car compared to that beetle
LOL I was caught in that flood as well but in the Tampa Bay area
that happen like 4 days ago right =0) I remember it was nasty the only thing I would be concerned about is rust under your undercarriage in time.. I do believe Lexus has a recall for lines getting rusted next to the fuel like when I did a car fax report and saw all of the recalls the IS had
Old 09-28-11, 02:51 AM
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sir, you have *****
Old 09-28-11, 03:31 AM
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I lost one of my JDM Yellow fogs a few weeks ago when NYC was completely flooded... I wanted to kill myself since I had just installed the bulbs ... oh well, ordering new when I get back to the states!
Old 09-28-11, 03:50 AM
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Originally Posted by WIZARD1325
LOL I was caught in that flood as well but in the Tampa Bay area
that happen like 4 days ago right =0) I remember it was nasty the only thing I would be concerned about is rust under your undercarriage in time.. I do believe Lexus has a recall for lines getting rusted next to the fuel like when I did a car fax report and saw all of the recalls the IS had
it was this monday afternoon, i work in Tampa and live in St pete, i took 275, but made the mistake of taking 9th MLK home, should have stayed on the interstate, at least that doesnt flood. lol
Old 09-28-11, 07:38 AM
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You think thats bad? This is me three weeks ago... Water actually reached up to the windows, it was considered a total loss.



And this is me Two days ago....

Old 09-28-11, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by IS250Mica
You think thats bad? This is me three weeks ago... Water actually reached up to the windows, it was considered a total loss.



And this is me Two days ago....

Whoa....glad u recouped....hope with your insurance you didn't have to pay any out of pocket expenses other than the deductable...
Old 09-28-11, 09:04 AM
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Take care bro, it is good to have the reliability of a Lexus when you need it.
Old 09-28-11, 09:07 AM
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The alternator isn't that low to the point to where you have to worry about it getting soaked. Your car should be fine, if it would've been slammed then that probably wouldve been a problem.

Glad you got another IS IS250Mica
Old 09-28-11, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by SRTGS300
The alternator isn't that low to the point to where you have to worry about it getting soaked. Your car should be fine, if it would've been slammed then that probably wouldve been a problem.

Glad you got another IS IS250Mica
I couldn't pass up the deal. Plus LEXUS rules!!!
Old 09-28-11, 11:30 AM
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Wooo like a huge swimmingpool :P
Old 09-28-11, 11:50 AM
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Car should be ok... exhaust is always blowing air so I doubt water got in. I've done it before when I used to have my Civic.. it drove for the next 4 years just fine.
Old 09-28-11, 03:47 PM
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As long as your car didn't stall out and no water entered into the cabin, you shouldn't have anything to worry about.


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