the ultimate dumba#@ move by me

[special-K]

Originally Posted by CentralCoaster

Why is it totalled? My brother and his friends would bury their trucks all the time. Until the ignition or air cleaner gets under water, there wouldn't be a problem. Also have to make sure the fan doesn't come on and load the engine up enough to keep the exhaust flowing.



I'd pull the carpet out and spark plugs, and change the fluids and dry it out.

It`s not totalled.It will be sold to some unknowing sucker wanting a good deal.Only CarFax will know.I hope someone checks it.

Yeah,that`s a tale that`ll come up the rest of your life.File it under "Best Bloopers".

[noahdallas]

Did you yell like the "Dukes of Hazard"??? Glad you made it to land ok...

[mrein3]

Originally Posted by CentralCoaster

Why is it totalled? My brother and his friends would bury their trucks all the time. Until the ignition or air cleaner gets under water, there wouldn't be a problem. Also have to make sure the fan doesn't come on and load the engine up enough to keep the exhaust flowing.



I'd pull the carpet out and spark plugs, and change the fluids and dry it out.

It isn't the wet mechanicals that makes it junk. It is the wet interior on top of all of the wet mechanicals that make it junk.

They take flood vehicles up here all the time in the winter and sell them to people at what appears to be a good price. Then one day it warms up and they get a wiff of the once waterlogged interior.

Trust me. That truck is junk.

[3/4tonterror]

did you get good air or were you going for distance, good thing someone showed you how to swim.

[krue]

[RustyParts]

Good story for the grand kids.

[ToddSS]

That is freaking hilarious.

I wish I could have seen your face in slow motion waiting for the impending water landing!

In the event of a water landing, your seat cushions may be used as flotation devices.

[Stocker]

I missed this last night -- sure gave me a good morning laugh! Glad you're OK and sorry about the truck (and your insurance rates!), but....

[1lowdiesel]

damn that's beat at least you were able to get out.

Originally Posted by GREASEMONKEY72

BTW, i think i would buy it back and atlest part it out and make some money off of it,

hell yea i could use the doors and bed

[Putter]

Are you going to be able to get your accessories off? If the insurance isn't going to pay for that, they most likely didn't include those in determining your amount....so they have no 'claim' to make you leave them on there. Or at least that is what I have seen here in Mississippi. Folks showing up at the junk yard as the wrecker delivers them to get their stuff back off...for free.

Hey, two shop fans and a case of Fabreeze and you would be ready to roll.

[pat]

Wow, if anything else thats an unbeatable story!

[72highlander]

it had a cold air intake on it, open element. took about ten seconds to get it under and suck into engine and it shut down FAST. i'm sure it at least had bent valves or something. as said before, i think it wouldv'e been a nightmare. lift was a pain to put on, and you at least have to leave it rolling for the insurance company , and selling it as used would bring me about as much money for my time swapping it all back out, so i left it on.

[Yukon Jack]

Be glad the insurance company is willing to cover that loss - there are a few companies that would try to deny that claim under an intentional act exclusion.

What a story to tell!

[72 cheyenne pdx]

Now that is one way to wash a truck

[SacramentoJoe]

Sorry about your truck, but thanks for sharing the experience with us. Have you pushed to get the insurance folks to kick in for your improvements?

[Overkill67]

Originally Posted by mrein3

It isn't the wet mechanicals that makes it junk. It is the wet interior on top of all of the wet mechanicals that make it junk.

They take flood vehicles up here all the time in the winter and sell them to people at what appears to be a good price. Then one day it warms up and they get a wiff of the once waterlogged interior.

Trust me. That truck is junk.

Not to mention all the electronics, like the computer.....and yep even a case of the Irish spring soap wouldnt get rid of the smell lol almost as bad as a car with a dead body in it when it heats up

[John Fabris]

Wow!! Thanks for sharing and allowing us to laugh at your misfortune!!

[seanu]

I'm sorry about your loss of your truck..but that is just way to funny!...

Did you at least catch anything?...would have been funny if when your ins. guy opened the glove box..and fish came out...

Hey, at least you've got one heck of a story, and pictures to back it up, when someone says "no way"!

[Zoomad75]

That is a "whoops" picture for Four Wheeler mag if I ever saw one. I'm glad you got a sense of humor about it. It sucks to loose the truck, but it's good you aren't killing somebody for it out of anger.

Let me get this straight, you buddy got out before you attempted the run up the dam? Did he watch from below or climb up the dam (and notice the water)to see you come up it? I'm betting he was below the dam because your still here to write the story....

Still that had to be like a scene from dukes of hazzard with that truck flying into the pond. If I was better at photo-chopping we could have a hazzard county sheriff badge on the door and some lights on the roof! Way to go Rosco!

[72highlander]

he was at the bottom, didn't want to be in the line of fire. he said i jumped about 3 feet in the air. it was fun, but pricey fun!!

[RocketChevy56]

Originally Posted by IvelDesigns

did you use your OnStar? I bet that would have made for a great commercial.

Operator:
OnStar, how may I help you

72highlander:
Where are the life jackets in this truck?

Operator:
Excuse me??

72highlander:
Where are the life jackets?! my truck fell in a pond and I don't think it can swim.

Operator:
Sir, help is on the way....

haha, lovin' it man. that one would sell to the broadcasting companies like hotcakes. Ya, tough break man, I guess this gives you the oppurtunity to fill the empty space in the garage for somethin else!! keep on truckin!

[68GenIII]

Reminds me of an episode of that Orange County Choppers!!!

[sodak69c10]

i was thinking the same thing when i saw the onstar book in the glove box thats awesome, did the insurance adjuster ask why you were jumping your truck to start with?

[cruisinlow67]

thats why i drop or bag my rides. next time mount a camera on the hood pointing at your face.

2006 gmc z71--$37,000
6" lift and 35's--$2000
the look on your face when you realize your favorite mudhole has 6 feet of water in it and that the 35's wont help you float--priceless.

oh and if i ever get in a situation like that i will use the onstar just so i can post what they say. sorry about the truck.

[GREASEMONKEY72]

one thing i just thought of is now you can watch on tv and movies when they jump into water and know what its like and comment on what they did wrong or how thats not true and all that


does make a good story to tell though and a good story is hard to beat