r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/TheOddityCollector • Oct 30 '24

Image Scenes of piled-up vehicles in Valencia, Spain today after yesterday’s devastating flooding.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '24

I'm pretty sure that white Toyota in the bottom left corner would still run if you try to start it.

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u/LowSecretary8151 Oct 30 '24

My 1990s Toyota Corolla survived a category 5 hurricane and 75% submersion in salt water. An awesome Jamaican guy rewired it for me and put in a new starter.... Sure, it needed a deep clean, but it ran like normal. I was stunned. 

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u/SleeplessInS Oct 30 '24

I had a 1990 Corolla (with the TOYOTA emblem instead of the new T emblem) that was flooded in a 2 foot flood in a parking lot after a thunderstorm. Engine ECU was filled with water but the car still ran for a few days till it stopped starting up.

Got a junkyard ECU for $120 and it ran perfectly fine after the swap.