[mossawi]

Burst water mains in the gardens flooded my underground car park where my GTA was happily stored. The car sat in 1.5 meters of water for 24 hours before I could enter and rescue her. It has now been recovered to the dealer to see what the damage estimate is. It is likely to be classified as a total loss by the insurance. Gutted

 

[dabsafc]

Thats gutting

 

[mossawi]

Thats gutting

Tell me about it. It was towed to the garage for damage assessment. So far it is around AED 70k (around 11k pounds)

 

[almayer]

Damn it Mohamed, I'm really sorry!!! Do you have insurance of the building?

 

[mossawi]

Damn it Mohamed, I'm really sorry!!! Do you have insurance of the building?

Well it is DEWA mains pipe that burst. have a look at this
Flood at Jebel Ali Gardens in Dubai - YouTube

 

[krackpot]

Oh I am so sorry for this.

 

[brave soul]

The damage water can do is incredible , hope there is a silver lining . Sorry !

 

[almayer]

Hi Mohamed, any update?

 

[OperationAlfa]

Oh my.. That's not nice to see.

 

[mossawi]

So here is the update:

Labour cost: AED 30,000 (5,000 GBP)
Parts: AED 240,000:wow::wow: (40,000 GBP) :wow::wow::wow:

 

[almayer]

S H I T

Sorry to say, but for much less you can get another one:

Offers: Alfa Romeo, 156, Final price (

 

[krackpot]

I hope you get compensation, man.

 

[almayer]

One here for sale:

Dubizzle.com Mobile

 

[mossawi]

One here for sale:

Dubizzle.com Mobile

I looked at this before I bought my car a few years back but I did not like the mileage. I think I will wait for the insurance $ then import one from Europe (maybe)

 

[amclean]

Just came across this. Gutted for you. Hope you get sorted out and find another just as nice.
Alan

 

[Superino]

Just saw this thread, I would be devastated if that happened to me. Hope you have had it sorted or found another GTA to replace it with.

 

[Pud237]

Did you get a good settlement from the insurers? And do you know what happened to the rest of the car?

Cheers

Dan

 

[mossawi]

Did you get a good settlement from the insurers? And do you know what happened to the rest of the car?

Cheers

Dan

Got the equivalent of Eur 11k which is fair but considering i had just spent Eur 5k for cam belt service, all new AC system, tires and just had it insured, it actually sucks. I tried buying it back from the insurance to turn it into a track car but they never accepted my bid.

Now life is dull with driving a passat every day

 

[brave soul]

Sorry to hear you are in a VW . Does suck , hope you get back in an Alfa .

 

[mossawi]

It's aliiiiiiveeee

Someone salvaged the car and put it back on the market again.

Dubizzle Dubai | Other: Lowest mileage ALFA ROMEO GTA in UAE, done only 44000 km