Loss of RS2 to water, Gutted being the understatement

[74rsman]

Ahh bad luck. I hope you can get her dried out. Would a slow bake in a paint booth help dry her out?

[macspring]

I am seriously about to cry.

...........If you do break it out, I would be interested in several bits, ................

[Nuvo]

Here's the thread, sadly the pics are no longer available.

[fourwh33ldriv3]

There's a thread on here somewhere regarding that car in Holland, the work that had to be put in to rescue it is incredible!

Hat's off to the guy that saved it, though it's a totally different kettle of fish to Mikes car. Having been fully submerged for weeks, partially in heavy silt is going to make for a lot more work than a brief dunk to glass level in relatively clean water. The Dutch car had also sustained serious panel damage to the the near side rear, whereas Mikes car is just dirty and of course wet.

I'd seen that thread too, and cannot find it just yet, but will. Yes I remember seeing my car and rmembering how that one was fully submerged too and more than just panel work, if I'm right I recall that chap worked for Porsche, happy days! If anyone finds it before me see if we can get us both in touch!?!

[fourwh33ldriv3]

I am seriously about to cry. I hope you are able to bring her back, but it will take a lot of work. If you do break it out, I would be interested in several bits, but I hope it doesn't go that route.

Thanks but I'd sell the while car in one piece if it came to that but hope not to.

[fourwh33ldriv3]

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More than likely

[fourwh33ldriv3]

I just wanted to add, the cartoon isn't sealed, it has two large foam pads on the front with fans that blow air through, if the water came again it'd still flood the car.

Ahh well I wont be getting one of those then !! Thanks for the info before I loked into them more deeply 😳

[fourwh33ldriv3]

Mike, in the pics the cars are very close together? I'm assuming you parked them this way and they haven't shifted themselves.......in short I assume there's no bodywork damage as such?

This was the way I'd parked them John, only the Q7 had a slight scratch on the left side where a broom handle or something fell between them, other than that not a mark luckily...

[K Simmonds]

My thoughts exactly. If that guy can do it, this should be much easier. I thought it might help with motivation.

Yeah, if he managed to sort out that car then Mike's should be much less work

[Trist28]

Mine was is a little more substantial than the one Kit linked too. It was just over £100 years back - A similar model by same brand is http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8l-day-Amc...MAAOSwLN5Wi~o7

Perfect for inside of cars

Hope you get it dried out soon - The turbo drier some one has offered - Its does really need a de-humidifier as if a dryer (fan) of some kind the humidity wont be sucked out of the internal of the car at this time of year. Key with small dehumidiifer is you can seal up the car, ie no external moisture around

On my lunch break so go to be quick. You don't need a large dehumidifier, both Tristan and I use them to dry out our vehicles when wet inside, in my case a Coupe and in his case a Landy he takes through rivers etc.

It's only really the inside of the car that needs rapidly drying, the outside is designed to get wet after all. I set one up inside the car, close all the windows/doors and well as all heater vents then carefully close one door with the plug end of the cable outside of the car.


I have something semi industrial which I picked up second hand, while Trist uses something along these lines and empty's it frequently.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dihl-Mini-Portable-Dehumidifier-White/dp/B00GO4KB5A/ref=sr_1_1/275-5903216-6707425?ie=UTF8&qid=1451917093&sr=8-1&keywords=12+volt+dehumidifier

That was just the quickest example I could find, I'm not say get that particular model but you don't need to spend a large amount of money on one.

[Audi J]

Having been fully submerged for weeks, partially in heavy silt is going to make for a lot more work than a brief dunk to glass level in relatively clean water. The Dutch car had also sustained serious panel damage to the the near side rear, whereas Mikes car is just dirty and of course wet.

My thoughts exactly. If that guy can do it, this should be much easier. I thought it might help with motivation.

[K Simmonds]

I saw this and thought of you. All the best with it.

There's a thread on here somewhere regarding that car in Holland, the work that had to be put in to rescue it is incredible!

Hat's off to the guy that saved it, though it's a totally different kettle of fish to Mikes car. Having been fully submerged for weeks, partially in heavy silt is going to make for a lot more work than a brief dunk to glass level in relatively clean water. The Dutch car had also sustained serious panel damage to the the near side rear, whereas Mikes car is just dirty and of course wet.

[c4S6]

I am seriously about to cry. I hope you are able to bring her back, but it will take a lot of work. If you do break it out, I would be interested in several bits, but I hope it doesn't go that route.

[Audi J]

I saw this and thought of you. All the best with it.

[Rubberdubber]

predictive text?