| There are hundreds of thousands of cars, trucks, | | | | the water and grit is in the engine, transmission, |
| classic cars, motorcycles and other types of vehicles | | | | differential all the wheel bearings and working parts. So |
| that have moderate to severe flood damage, and | | | | after driving the vehicle a few hundred miles you will |
| many thousands more will be damaged this year, | | | | start to develope major failures to these components. |
| make sure you are prepared to be able to ferret this | | | | Also the water will get into the electrical system of the |
| cars out before one winds up in your driveway. | | | | vehicle and cause shorts in the wiring that may cause |
| Before buying get a suspected car,get a good pre | | | | fires or serious damage to the computer system of |
| inspection on the car or if a Classic Car etc. get a | | | | the vehicle that will result in very high repair bills. |
| proper Classic Car Appraisal, then you will be armed | | | | To avoid buying any of these vehicles you will need to |
| to go to your insurance agent and get properly insured. | | | | have a complete inspection by an Automotive |
| Some of these vehicles that have not been | | | | Inspection professional, to inspect or Appraise the |
| completely submerged will be cleaned up, freshner | | | | vehicle for any tell tale signs of water damage. If you |
| sprayed into carpets and vents and shipped North, | | | | can't do this yourself hire a good mechanic to check it |
| East and West. These are the cars that will need | | | | for you, or use a vehicle inspection service,like |
| expert Inspections and Appraisals, as they will be | | | | CarFacts, to determine if it has been in a flood or any |
| harder to detect. | | | | type of accident or had major repairs. |
| The Dealers who deal in these vehicles get them dirt | | | | Check title for previous owners and if it trails back to |
| cheap and do some clean up and then ship them out | | | | recent sales in the Hurricane/flood states pass up the |
| to the unsuspecting public. These vehicles will look | | | | sale even it seems to be a good deal as you may |
| normal but after buying one of them you will most likely | | | | have some high repair bills later or worse, not even be |
| develope serious problems down the road. And this | | | | able to salvage vehicle. |
| could be avoided if you have an expert Automotive | | | | I know several people that had Classic Cars, Vintage |
| Appraiser and or Inspector check it out for you. | | | | Cars, Street Rods and high dollar Motorcycles that got |
| These vehicles will have mold started that you won't | | | | severely damaged or destroyed only to find out their |
| be able to detect for some time and the odor will be | | | | insurance coverage did not come close to covering |
| covered up with some strong sprays that will hide the | | | | the replacement cost of their vehicles. If only they |
| problem for several weeks/months. But then one | | | | would have had a proper Appraisal on their vehicles |
| warm day after being closed up in the sun you will | | | | that could have all been avoided and their vehicle |
| open the door to a musty odor that will start to | | | | would have been covered for the proper amount. |
| become worse each day until after a while it will be | | | | Don't let that happen to you. It dosn't have to be a |
| unbearable. And this type of odor is very hard to | | | | severe storm that damages your vehicle, it could be |
| cover up for any length of time. | | | | damaged by a fire, an accident or numerous other |
| The odor may be the least of your problems for after | | | | things, so check out the proper way to have your |
| a vehicle is submerged in water for any length of time | | | | vehical Appraised at Carfacts Appraisal information. |