05pearl Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 If you have full coverage insurance, it may be covered by "act of god" they should cover it in full. good luck That's what I thought. And, this is exactly what the "act of G-d" clause is about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawl Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 I knew some bright spark would say that dont be so negative. some of us are positive people and when you bring them together so suddenly you're going to have issues. car for sale. PM me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05pearl Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 I think you guys are looking for the bad pun thread. I find this all revolting! I knew some bright spark would say that I'm amped you're ok. When it happened, did you say "ohm y god!". dont be so negative. some of us are positive people and when you bring them together so suddenly you're going to have issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnamaraz Posted May 26, 2009 Author Share Posted May 26, 2009 All you people finding joy in my shocking pain! ha! ; ) Dealer called me this morning. They can't even do anything with the car without putting a new computer in first. Time to send my Cobb AP back and have all my keys re-coded. Mother Nature, normally I love you....but in this case, you owe me 500 bucks for my deductible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawl Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 I think you guys are looking for the bad pun thread. flash some light as to where i can find this thread. car for sale. PM me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speeding_gaijin Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Holy crap, that's insane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryN Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Is the car working again?!! What's the story?? Awesome post indeed! I remember when my house got hit by lightning. Scared the living bejesus out of me. However my chimney was still intact, but the Xbox 360 got the RROD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05pearl Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 flash some light as to where i can find this thread. why here of course http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2473428#post2473428 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawl Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 why here of course http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2473428#post2473428 oh you made one thunderous applause. car for sale. PM me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05pearl Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 oh you made one thunderous applause. ...just for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnamaraz Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 Car is in the shop still. ECM was totally fried. So far, does not seem like anything else is wrong. But we all know how that goes. Luckily, I am able to borrow my dad's 335xi TT for a few days. Maybe I'll just keep it! : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryN Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Car is in the shop still. ECM was totally fried. So far, does not seem like anything else is wrong. But we all know how that goes. Luckily, I am able to borrow my dad's 335xi TT for a few days. Maybe I'll just keep it! : ) My condolences... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasone Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Not a single burn mark on the car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagcars26 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 My condolences... Really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteyjr Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Today the talk of choice was lightning strike at the rehab center I work (after a particularly severe lightning storm yesterday). Fla is the capitol of strikes in the world.You do not want to get struck. I've seen quite a few with after effects ranging from simple headaches to severe neurological damage . Basically your conduction system and nerves get fried when struck. Having a ECU fry is a blessing compared to what could have happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 car is safest place to be My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnamaraz Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 Today the talk of choice was lightning strike at the rehab center I work (after a particularly severe lightning storm yesterday). Fla is the capitol of strikes in the world.You do not want to get struck. I've seen quite a few with after effects ranging from simple headaches to severe neurological damage . Basically your conduction system and nerves get fried when struck. Having a ECU fry is a blessing compared to what could have happened. Indeed I am really lucky. A car can be fixed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnamaraz Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 Not a single burn mark on the car? I think it may have hit my roof rack and traveled down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnamaraz Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 Dealer got the car started today. However, the entire throttle control system has to be replaced as well. Dealer told me you can floor the gas and the RPM's stick. Also, car is not idling consistently. Also, something about having to replace the BCM too...or some sort of unit that relays info to the power windows...etc. In other words, Allstate is gonna have to fork over some more cash flow. Good thing it's not out of my pocket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 So they are covering all the cost, that's good. Good to see your in good hands. lol 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cseagle08 Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Yeah even with a grounded system, a lightning strike is like 10,000 amps I think. I would be surprised if everything electrical wasn't gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnamaraz Posted May 29, 2009 Author Share Posted May 29, 2009 Yeah even with a grounded system, a lightning strike is like 10,000 amps I think. I would be surprised if everything electrical wasn't gone. They did a fairly intensive visual check and did not see anything that looks visibly fried. But we all know how that can go... Keep your fingers crossed for me. At this point, I am almost wishing they would just total the car and I'll get a new one. I am just worried that once a big time electrical disaster happens like this,...the car might never be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekay Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 That's very true. Hell, even after the smallest fender bender a car is never the same. I have, however, replaced my ECU and didn't notice any difference at all. Beyond an ECU replacement, I have no idea how different the car will be. It sucks giving up something you are happy with... My 9.3 cups EJ22 makes me feel like my **** is 2.8 decimeters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasone Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I think it may have hit my roof rack and traveled down. Should be one (two, really) somewhere. I'm only asking out of interest in seeing the carnage. People are right. Only a fried ECU is pretty lucky. It could have hit you, which would have been a lot worse, or it could have fried everything electronic in the car as well. Either way, glad you're ok, and glad things are being covered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Looks like you got the strike of the year! As I see it - check every electronic detail in that car. It seems to be a complete toast. And some details may not fail right away but maybe some time from now. That's one of the classic ESD problems - electronics is damaged but still works for a while and then dies when the temperature changes or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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