Sorry to hear that, but by a strange co-incidence the exact same thing has just happened to my dads old Rover 75.
ECU slowly been rusting for ages due to the blocked drain. Took it to garage, they spent 3 weeks finding a 2nd hand correct match ECU ( few different revisions of them ), took them another week to re-program it & fit it and still there were problems. Took it back a couple of weeks later, another 2nd hand ECU, eventually got it working better-ish, but when it rained the car just died again. Back in the garage, lots of head scratching, electrical problems from the car locking itself and not opening ( dangerous ) to the windows not working and the battery draining itself overnight. Cost him near a grand over the last couple of months for effectively bugger-all.
I didnt have time to drive half way across country go over the car for him myself but by that time he had lost confidence in it anyway after 100k virtually trouble free motoring, so it was scrapped this monday and he's just gone and brought a 407 HDi estate.... Shame as the 75 was a very good car when it was working and he loved it.
My advice ? If the water has been leaking like Dads has, it will never be the same again, it could cost you serious dosh and you will never trust it 100%.
Cut your losses and scrap it. Dad got 250 quid for it scrap...
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