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Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by adlowe07, Sep 7, 2017.

  1. adlowe07

    adlowe07 Junior Member

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    From what I've read, Hurricane Harvey has damaged over 500,000 automobiles. I am one of the few that lost my 2012 Prius Gen 4. It was my first Prius and only had it for a year. I bought it in August 2016 with around 25,000 miles on it and it flooded August 2017 with around 43,000 miles on it. It was practically brand new. Here are a few images. My car had at the most maybe 1.5 feet of water in it. Oh, and my parents lost their Prius also. Who else lost their Prius?
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    #1 adlowe07, Sep 7, 2017
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    sorry to hear it man! bummer. :unsure: where are you and your car located? insurance?
     
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  3. adlowe07

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    I'm from beaumont, texas and Geico just declared it as a total lose
     

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    Horribly sorry for the loss - as well as for the dozens of families that lost members / loved ones. Got a feeling there'll be a TON of spare parts available for many a hybrid / plugin w/in the next few months.

    That said, i recall a Nissan Leaf video (released around end/beginning of 2010/2011) that showd a Leaf traversing water nearly 2' deep. Hard to reconcile how so many hybrid/plugins were written off, considering that.



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    I am sorry for your loss. I hope you and your loved ones are safe.
     
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    I lost mine. This is my second Prius loss in two years! I begged my husband for years to buy me a Prius. I finally convinced him in 2015. I got a dark grey Prius IV and I loved it. In 2016 we had the worst hail storm ever with softball size hail. It broke all the windows and totaled my less than 1 year old car! SO I upgraded to the 2016 Prius IV (white) and I loved it too! We drove to Galveston for a cruise August 19-26 and while we were on the cruise my less than 1 year old Prius was flooded. :( Someone said maybe that is a sign, I told them it was a sign that God wanted me to have the new 2017 Prius Prime!
     
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    2k1Toaster Brand New Prius Batteries

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    This guy was probably OK...

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    (I like humour in sad situations)

    Good luck with the recovery, sorry about the car. At least with it declared a total loss, you can just shop and buy a new one and not have to deal with getting it repaired in shops that are probably going to be completely overloaded.
     
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