Originally posted by Domestic Disturbance
honestly i would just clean it back up, i mean like gut the whole thing of the interior, let it all dry, replace whats needed, etc. the motor stalled, but did it lock? i dont know how long ago this happened, but if you are quick about getting the motor out and apart, and get it dry'd and treated so it wont rust you should be alright..... i dunno, i just wouldnt give in to insurance unless they were willing to get me into another identical car for close to the same it would cost to restore the origional.
Eh...you could do all that and still end up with money out of pocket and a glorfied lawn ornament. Sewage tainted water poured out of the exhaust and throttle body the night of the incident. Better for the insurance company to handle the car. After all, this is what we pay them to do.
Slight update:
Car was towed today. My mother said the tow truck driver had a hell of a time pushing the car out of the garage on a downhilll slope. The brakes were not engaged/stuck, so something mechanical was probably locked up (I won't even venture to guess what).