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