{"id":37552,"date":"2022-12-05T08:47:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T13:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=37552"},"modified":"2022-12-05T08:47:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T13:47:38","slug":"hurricane-hit-bmw-m-roadster-cleaned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=37552","title":{"rendered":"BMW M Roadster Hit By Hurricane Cleaned Before Being Scrapped For Parts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/12\/05\/hurricane-hit-bmw-m-roadster-cleaned\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"photomain-article\"> <noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-00.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"BMW Z3M roadster 00\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-00.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-00-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-00-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-00-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-00-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"image of BMW Z3M roadster 00\"\/><\/noscript><img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201280%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-00.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"BMW Z3M roadster 00\" decoding=\"async\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-00.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-00-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-00-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-00-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-00-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"image of BMW Z3M roadster 00\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"62.814106395696\">\n<p>What is the point of spending hours cleaning a flooded car? While this BMW M Roadster will never be back on the road for obvious reasons, it still makes sense to have it pampered by a professional detailer. It was flooded earlier this year when Hurricane Ian hit the southeast United States before being subsequently sold to J &amp; J Auto Wrecking.<\/p>\n<p>The parts supplier bought the ill-fated convertible sports car to scrap it for parts, but not before giving it one final wash. Their friends at <em>WD Detailing<\/em> were tasked to clean the M Roadster inside and out after taking it out of a frozen lake where it was deliberately put by <em>J &amp; J Auto Wrecking<\/em>. It\u2019s sad to see such a desirable car being towed by a Hummer H2 after a tiny truck failed to get the job done despite several attempts.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-421041\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-01-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"BMW Z3M roadster 01 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-01-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of BMW Z3M roadster 01 830x553\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-421041\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20553%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-01-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"BMW Z3M roadster 01 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-01-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BMW-Z3M-roadster-01.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of BMW Z3M roadster 01 830x553\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not every day we get to see a pressure washer used inside a car, especially one that happened to have an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/11\/18\/bmw-m3-e36-restoration-video\/\">M3 engine<\/a> underneath its long hood. Even though we know this M Roadster won\u2019t be used ever again, it is satisfying to see the radical transformation after the pro detailers worked their magic to freshen up the interior.<\/p>\n<p>Everything that can be saved from the car will be taken off and sold before the M Roadster is crushed. BMW made a little over 15,000 units between 1997 and 2002, so there should be more than a few owners looking for cheap spare parts coming from a flooded car. For this example, <em>WD Detailing<\/em> was sort of like the automotive equivalent of a mortician by making the car look good for its funeral.<\/p>\n<p>As with regular cars revitalized by professional detailers, the M Roadster looks good, even though it will sadly never be driven again.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GCVnx8bpSDs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WD Detailing \/ YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Can It Be Saved?! Deep Cleaning A SUNKEN BMW M Roadster! | Car Detailing Restoration\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GCVnx8bpSDs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the point of spending hours cleaning a flooded car? While this BMW M Roadster will never be back on the road for obvious reasons, it still makes sense to have it pampered by a professional detailer. It was flooded earlier this year when Hurricane Ian hit the southeast United States before being subsequently [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":37553,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/37553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}