My car took on water, I'm so depressed.

[Junket]

The highway is backed up so I took an alternate root home. Didn't realize it flooded, though I wasn't surprised since this is New Orleans. I made it through most of it, but just as I was about to get out of it, I started to increase my speed (10 mph MAX), and water built up on my front end and must've slipped under the hood.

The engine turned but wouldn't start, so I had to get it towed.

The guy at the shop said it might be a bad cylinder head, which after some research only makes sense to me if the water jet cooled the engine too-quickly and caused it to crack. I hope to god that ain't the case though, since looking on-line that part would cost at least 600-700 dollars, and you know they'd mark it up further for profit. I had just put 400 in maintenance last month, and put in about 1300 in maintenance when I first got it back in May.

I'm really hoping that's not what went wrong, but the guy that's actually working on it hasn't gotten back to me, so it looks like I'll be borrowing my g/f's Ford Ranger tomorrow as well.

I'm sick of New Orleans, and a bit mad at myself.

Next vehicle I buy will be a truck.

[boobaa]

Shitty american cars, nothing else to say.

At least I hope it is´one..

[Aeradalia]

Sorry to hear about your misfortune Fras... hopefully it won't be a cracked head. In the meantime you could reference other mechanics to determine the likelihood of damage in your given situation and determine average costs. Sometimes you can negotiate a lower price with mechanics if you mention their competitors having lower prices. Check back often with your mechanic, as they have a tendency to include extra features which aren't necessary according to the factory standards for the vehicle and will charge you for them without any real consent.

[Junket]

Shitty american cars, nothing else to say.

At least I hope it is´one..

If by shitty you mean built in Brazil.

And if by American, you mean German.

[Yggdrasil]

Give him time to have the engine dry out before anything else. It could simply be water in the engine. I think it takes about 48 hours to get it all evaporated after they flush all the fluids.

[misombra]

that both sucks and blows.