Friday, February 20, 2009

spotting a flooded car

Spotting A Flooded Car
Writen by Verapol Chaiyapin

Over 500,000 new and used vehicles were damaged in the recent floods and hurricanes but unfortunately, many of these vehicles make it into the hands of the general population. Although many states require that car titles specify when a car is flood damaged or salvaged but the descriptive terms vary from state to state. Scam artists can move the car to a less restrictive state and using the discrepancies in state standards to wash the cars flood history clean. Many of these cars are shipped far from the affected areas so dont assume that a car youre looking at couldnt be a flooded car just because you dont live near the flooded areas.

Have a professional mechanic closely inspected any vehicle that youre considering, used or new. Be alerted if the car price is significantly low. If a deal sound too good to be true, it probably is. Look for rust or fresh paint, mud, grit or mold and smelling mildew or strong air fresheners may be important tip-offs. Insist on seeing the cars existing titles. If the previous owner is an insurance company, find out how the company took ownership of the car. Also, check where the car was recently registered. If its one of the areas affected by any recent hurricanes, you should be skeptical. Remember, problems caused by flood damage may not show up right away. You dont want to end up with a dream car that turns into a nightmare.

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