I was in Miami on Saturday (which is rare for me), and had the misfortune to be heading north on U.S. 1 during that massive downpour at around 4 p.m. At the point where you jog over from Brickell Ave. to Biscane Blvd., the road apparently decided that it would be more suited to personal watercraft. I actually feared for my car, and I don't even have a CAI. I reasoned out to myself that the intake was high enough it wouldn't suck up any water, and started following the other cars through. But then, to my horror, I realized it might actually start pouring in through the doors - definitely not a good thing. I quickly bailed out to a parking lot offering higher ground and waited for 10 minutes while the floodwaters subsided. There were actually a few of us that did the same, a Lexus and a new CLK. But it all turned out okay, no harm done, no water got in.

Dang, what a weird situation. At one point, I was actually envious of a Hummer that went plowing through the water with reckless abandon. Well, okay, maybe for just a minute. Then I remembered he still has to drive that thing when it's dry out.

 

You are lucky.

I have lost a few dozen cars in the last few years from standing water. From water ingestion to the weight of the water pushing against the fan and making the car overheat.

I think you were the first person to be envious of a Hummer.

 

I am scared with that up in Tallahassee, where I go to school because the parking lots flood. That means that I could be at school and my car would get flooded without me knowing until later.