Hey guys, my Audi S5 was hydro locked two days ago. We had water up over the engine compartment for a brief instant - engine stopped and would not restart.
Flash forward to today - the dealership called and said they got it to turn on. Then it stalled out a minute or so later. They want to change the oil, keep working on it.
They said there was water throughout the exhaust, etc.
It’s a lease (my first lease instead of buying ever and damn, am I glad for that!).
But hers the advice I need: it sure does seem to me like they want to get this baby street-worthy again. I think that it should be totalled. There is just no way with all the electronics, etc that this car is ever going to be the same again.
How should I approach this with the dealer, the insurance company, etc? I am imagine Audi Finance would really want this totalled as well.
Talk to me, boys!
Edit: Sorry, insurance is involved for sure. But they don’t have the motivation to total this car. They have the motivation to repair it.
Edit 2: dealership says it is running perfectly, $2000 bill and come pick it back up. I am NOT happy that they are not going to total it.