another word to teh Wise

[Cryptoad]

there will be bunches of great deals on used cars and truck in the next few months,,,,most will be flood vehicles. It very hard to tell if a vehicle has been flooded. the super fine silt can not be completely removed and u will be luckly if u get a years use ouit of the vehicle.

[dalton99a]

1. Also, see

https://www.carfax.com/press/resources/flooded-cars

http://www.freewayinsurance.com/blog/auto-insurance/8-signs-you-may-be-looking-at-a-flood-damaged-vehicle/

Hurricane Floyd (1999) damaged 75,000 vehicles and more than half were put back out on the road.

Tropical Storm Allison (2001) damaged more than 95,000 vehicles by the most extensive tropical storm in U.S. history.

Hurricane Ivan (2004) – Left more than 100,000 cars submerged in floodwaters throughout the Southeast.

Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Wilma (2005) – claimed more than 600,000 cars across the Gulf Coast. Many of these cars still are showing up for sale around the country.

Hurricane Ike (2008) – more than 100,000 cars in Texas and Louisiana, from Galveston and Houston over to Baton Rouge, were left underwater.

[RandomAccess]

2. Important point

[Control-Z]

3. Thank you for this post!

My daughter is going to need a new car. She's works in set design/production (I can never remember her actual work title - and it changes with the film/ad/job she's been hired for so I can't keep up.) But she doing well in her first year, even working quite a bit for Funny or Die. (Proud mom here!) Anyway, she often has to use her MINI convertible to pick up and haul around whatever she needs for her sets - props, decorations, plywood... We/she had no idea that this is where she would land when we got her the MINI. She was still in school and just driving locally. She needs something much larger with easy loading.

I hate car shopping. Especially for used cars. I don't have a lot of faith in prior owners or used car salesmen. Water damage is just one more worry that I would not have even considered if not for your post. You really have no idea what a service you have done for my family with this post. Thank you, Cryptoad!

[defacto7]

4. Unfortunate but true. Buyer beware.