So hurricane Sally changed course quickly and hit us directly. I was just slightly east of the eye, the worst possible spot. House sustained major damage. Entire lower level had 8 feet of storm surge.

Garage I just finished installing race deck and a 4 post lift in is a wreck with the back wall blown out.

My plan was to put thre Vantage on the lift and raise it up 5 feet. As the storm came in I decided to move it to a near by clearing on higher ground. Taking chances with flying debris verse flooding.

Plan paid off. Not a lick of damage. Can't say the same for the house or the brand new Nissan Armada. I left it closer as a bug out vehicle. Entire dock, jetski ramps and boat lift are gone. Lower level walls blown out (not load bearing).

Sadly I lost my VAP ECU Tuner, but ecstatic the Vantage is fine.



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Congratulate yourself on your critical thinking that saved your AM.....hope your home can be restored soon!

 

Good save, sorry about the rest of the damage.

Wonder why these aren't more popular;

Insurance companies should reward the purchase and use of these by their flood risk clients.

https://www.floodguardph.com/

 

Glad you're safe and have your toy!

Do you live next to a river? Are you going to rebuild as-was or redesign to be higher up for the next flood? Does insurance help pay for repairs?

 

glad you're ok. In the past I've moved vehicles to upper floors of parking garages (buildings, airport, e.t.c)

all our stuff can be replaced but...

 

Pensacola bay (brackish water) Yes insurance should cover everything. Rebuild as was. Looks much worse than it is. Lots of Clean up for sure, everything is covered in mud down there, even the walls. Outer walls are not load bearing so not to hard to replace the brick.

Next storm, all vehicles will be moved indoors, I own a large warehouse midtown. And we will bug out rather than ridding the storm.

Our house was actually fortunate. Rest of the neighborhood is far worse.

 

Never seen that before, pretty cool! Only concern would be the material strength and anchoring. A neighbor had a gun safe bolted to the concrete pulled off and deposited 50 feet out on the street. A gun safe... the power of an 8 to 10' storm surge is incredible.

Now if that bubble was incorporated into the car itself for deployment when parking at the store to avoid car doors and shopping carts, brilliant! I think Q could handle that if they can build an exploding watch.

 

Yikes! Glad you and the car are ok. I got lucky down here in Naples.

 

Finally got to hit the workshop today. Pulled all the racedeck out. Pressure washed and scrubbed the floors. Pressure washed inside tool boxes (a first for me), washed tools and sprayed with WD40.

Found the missing VAP ECU tuner. Under a tool box in 2" of mud. Zero hope that it will work.




Tah-duh!

 

put the tuner in a container sealed with rice and let it sit out in the sun for a few days, you may be pleasantly surprised.

If it's dead, you can contact VAP to order you a replacement powergate, the unit itself is only $150-$200 I believe.

 

Almost back to normal. Rest of lower level still filled with mud. Priorities... new cabinets arriving on the 5th. Painting this weekend. Killz first.

 

I am sorry your home suffered so much flood damage. I know saving your car is a bit of a glimmer of light. I’m also sure getting your garage back in shape feels like a small victory.

My dad‘s home was flooded during hurricane Harvey, as was his old Corvette. After many hours of cleaning out wet furniture, family memories and flooring, getting the water out of his car and getting it started and running again seemed to be the highlight of the week. In the grand scheme of things, it was a very small victory compared to the damage done to his home, but it kept us going.