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Good point. Even driving onto a large piece of tent canvas and then folding it over the roof might be enough to allow you to keep water away from the bottom and sides of the car.
Have to say I would resort to some pretty crazy maneuvers before I let this happen.
I’m surprised nobody makes and sells waterproof car baggies or something. You could use some sort of heavy duty polymer with a zip loc type of seal. Just open it up, drive onto it and then pinch it shut. Granted you car might float away but if it’s in a garage it won’t.
They do make such a product called Flood Vault and another called Clima Guard. My brother is near Palm Harbor and got 3 feet in the ground floor which is only for storage and garage space. He moved the cars to the top of his driveway which is higher as the water was reaching the bottom of the door sills. They have 3 cars and evacuated today with two cars and parked another car at a golf club which sits higher and further from the gulf. It’s an old Lexus so they aren’t too worried. He is still trying to clean up from Helene. Thankfully Miami is escaping this one. After Andrew, it took a long time to recover.
I’m surprised nobody makes and sells waterproof car baggies or something. You could use some sort of heavy duty polymer with a zip loc type of seal. Just open it up, drive onto it and then pinch it shut. Granted you car might float away but if it’s in a garage it won’t.
My folks lived in Hilton Head, SC. on the water. He started parking his SLS at the Savanah airport parking garage before they evacuated. It worked out great.
I would think Porsche should make a protective waterproof baggie the shape of a 911 so it’s easier to get on and off, with less fussing needed to make it fit properly. But that’s just me as a dumb engineer and not a product development or marketing person. Pretty sure many people in flood zones would buy them, knowing that it would fit properly.
Ugh ! That is painful to view …..It's a funny thing about a Porsche, there's the moment you know you want one, there's the moment you first own one and for the truly afflicted, there's the decade or two that passes in between"
Have to look for a bright spot that will be the fun of a search for the replacement.
I lost my C7 last year in the flood event we had. Car had 1,306 miles on it. The 911 was saved because it was on the lift over the 7. A bag would have saved it, no doubt.....everything is replaceable. So I just got a C8....
So sorry @Frankfurt1470 The sounds of the car's death must have been painful.
It doesn't take much water intrusion to total a 911 or any other relative modern vehicle with the the Body Control Module, and all the other electronics at floor level. A friend of mine had his 997.2 totaled about a month ago in a heavy (2"/hr rainfall) thunderstorm. He had just returned from a trip and parked his car outside to unload just as the storm hit. Shortly after, his car started horn honking, lights flashing, etc., and he called me. He was able to get the frunk open with the fob, and I told him to disconnect the battery. He discovered the carpets soaked, but no standing water inside, and it never flooded around the car.
It was discovered that the drains under the engine lid were overwhelmed by the the heavy rain, and the water entered the cabin. His car was totaled by the insurance company as well.
Ironically, he had been driving in heavy rain just before getting home with no water intrusion because when in motion, most of the water blows over the car. It happened only because the car was sitting still for an extended period in a monsoon, and the drains were either clogged or couldn't handle that volume of water.
I’m sorry to hear this happened to you or really all of those affected by these incredibly powerful storms. But I’d also like to thank you for starting this thread and teaching people about ways to minimize destruction:
1. Find a good multistory parking garage
2. Buy the $3k flood vault or similar
3. make some **** up and hope for the best
And if you choose none of those things are replaceable but people aren’t so please take care of yourselves in FL!
I’m surprised nobody makes and sells waterproof car baggies or something. You could use some sort of heavy duty polymer with a zip loc type of seal. Just open it up, drive onto it and then pinch it shut. Granted you car might float away but if it’s in a garage it won’t.
Don't have any first hand experience, but there is this
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