flood cars
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obviously plenty of shady shit goes on, if Im looking at used cars Im gonna be suspicious as hell of anything that was registered in Texas anywhere near the time frame of the storm
Buy performance flood cars, pull drive train, clean it up the parts and resell for profit.
After Katrina in Louisiana if it was totaled due to water the car can not be put back on the road. So many junk Katrina cars ended up being "rebuilt". And I just received an email from Mercedes, that if a car has flood damage it has to be written using a specific code so that MB knows it's flood damaged and depending on extent of repairs, they'll void the warranty or make you get MB rep approvals before any repairs can be completed under warranty.
You can "clean" the title by registering it in certain states, then re-registering it in your home state. I can't remember off the top of my head which states it works in.
Which is terrifying that is allowed to happen.
It's not like it's allowed or not allowed... just their process of titling an out of state title (turning it into an in-state title) have very serious flaws.
If it isn't forbidden, its allowed lol.
Im kinda surprised there hasnt been some attempt to standardize that process across all states just for this reason
Correct, but I guess I was meaning it wasn't purposely allowed for that reason.
we had a guy with a honda civic he bought cheap for his son that was a flood car from sandy i believe, he kept bringing it to us to flush the transmission fluid and change the oil, like twice a week for a couple months. We must have done 15 trans flushes on that thing and would still find water mixed in. Not to mention the dash was lit up like a christmas tree with warning codes, most of the electronics were junk. I would never, ever touch a flood car unless you are parting out the "good" parts left
wow, that's ****ed up.
Not true at all, I have a 2014 gt that was "flooded" to the wheels and I have not had a single issue, my brother has one that was flooded higher than the dash and he has put over 70k miles on it and never had one issue, that is after he replaced the motor, and no rust, but needed new seats and carpet
and there is no mold or anything under the dash, even had it tested
as I mentioned I picked one up for a reasonable price and never had an issue and just got back from a cross country road trip ( did a loop across the us)
got the car with 18k miles and now have over 34k and not one issue
maybe true in some cases but we have 2 cars that were flooded and fixed without any cutting corners, no issues and no smell or mold or electrical issues
that part is true, that being said there are ways around it, I personally will never have it removed from my Carfax because I would want people to always know, its one thing to save a little cash but its another to cover up
perhaps in some states maybe, but from LA and FL and TX
in our experience we had no issues getting it titled, that is after you go through the salvage inspection, with the state police then a regular inspection at a shop
I picked up a 2014 gt from a fresh water flood, and It needed a new motor, so we got one
and did opg, cs and put a blower on
I have literally driven this car across the united states, I took it through the desert and all over the country and did pretty well, no issues no electrical gremlins and not one bit of rust mold or anything like that, the car has honestly been the best automotive purchase I did. I know some of you will say there will be electrical issues down the line and I would have to disagree, at least not in the 11-14's when we pulled the old motor for the new one we noticed the connections are sealed, I have put 16k miles in the time I have owned it and its been extremely good to me. my brother got a 2011 gt he got from auction as well and the car also needed a motor except his was flooded past the dash, and he has had the same situation, he has put over 70k on the car and has not had any electrical issues or anything for that matter
both cars have 0% rust and no mold
I have a friend of mine who did a very similar thing, with 2 other 2013 gt's and has had them for years, he has not had any issues
I know it may sound too good to be true but that's my experience, I am not trying to convince anyone to go ahead and buy a flooded car, because there are a lot of variables but that being said we both made out extremely happy.
if someone was going to ask me if they can check the car out and put it on the lift I would go ahead and do it, I actually want to get all of the pictures of the process and make a thread on that sometime.
I cannot say that all cars will be this way, I know some older cars will not do so well, and will probably be good for parts, but I for sure will get another flood 11-14 in the future
one thing I ask of you if you ever decide to go this route, never get rid of the history of the car and be 100% open with people if you ever plan to sell a car that's been flooded
These flood cars can be shipped from Texas and from Florida, you would never know it was in a flood. Due diligence, be smart and get history of car (previous ownership). Even then I would inspect like crazy. Damn, would love to find a flood ACR.
If a car is registered in a county that was flooded, Carfax will make note of it on the history report. This is done even if there isn't a claim. So if cars are getting shipped out there will always be a paper trail. Then it's up to the buyer to investigate for signs of flooding.
Well, I'm hoping that I don't have two cars to add to the flooded category. Still do not know the disposition of my '13 GT500 and '15 Fiests ST.
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