Since you cite you wish the car got totaled, I presume you went through your insurance company? I am very surprised it wasn't totaled with the extent of flooding you describe, and that there aren't always obvious and immediate issues with flooded cars (e.g. electrical, mechanical, etc). I am not well versed in this stuff, but I would imagine recourse is more difficult when investment in repairs has already occurred, but if it were me, I would seek expert/legal counsel on how to get this thing totaled out.
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