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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / June 2006Carfax? Flood Salvage Advice?
Could someone check a VIN for me if they have Carfax? WVWSK61JX3W159235 Well, I've been reading up and I've heard a lot of bad stuff about flood salvage titles. I'm thinking of buying one that is advertised as a salvaged vehicle. I spoke with the guy and he said that it is like new, electrically and mechanically sound and that the flooding was very light "just under the seats". The car looks brand new. I searched the NICB database and it says that this car wasn't a Katrina or Rita flood car. Any advice? Is it truly dangerous to drive these cars? I'm just strapped for cash and I need a deal. THANKS!  Signaturenotfarnow http://www.automotiveforums.com > Could someone check a VIN for me if they have Carfax? WVWSK61JX3W159235 > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > car. Any advice? Is it truly dangerous to drive these cars? I'm just > strapped for cash and I need a deal. THANKS! If it were I, I would probably just run from this deal. You have no idea how much trouble a car like this can develop. If you are hellbent on going forward, don't do it without researching the history of the car yourself and find out all the details. Talk to the previous owner, etc. > Could someone check a VIN for me if they have Carfax? WVWSK61JX3W159235 > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > -- It "could" be a good deal is you got the car for a huge discount off retail and you were willing to gamble. If the flooding was just under the seats that is enough to get into most electrical and mechanical components. 50% discount from retail would be the highest I would go. >Could someone check a VIN for me if they have Carfax? WVWSK61JX3W159235 > >Well, I've been reading up and I've heard a lot of bad stuff about >flood salvage titles. Bad stuff is right! > I'm thinking of buying one that is advertised as >a salvaged vehicle. I spoke with the guy and he said that it is like [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >car. Any advice? Is it truly dangerous to drive these cars? I'm just >strapped for cash If you are "strapped for cash" how are you going to be able to pay for constant repairs to the vehicle's electrical system? If will be very bad if it was freshwater -- much worse if saltwater. Don www.donsautomotive.com > and I need a deal. THANKS! "Donald Lewis" <don@donsautomotive.com> wrote in message > If will be very bad if it was freshwater -- much worse if saltwater. > > Don > www.donsautomotive.com You got THAT right!!! > If will be very bad if it was freshwater -- much worse if saltwater. And much much worse if it is sewage contaminated water of any kind. Or flood water contaminated with cheicals. Or....... Ed > Could someone check a VIN for me if they have Carfax? WVWSK61JX3W159235 > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > car. Any advice? Is it truly dangerous to drive these cars? I'm just > strapped for cash and I need a deal. THANKS! If I were a dealer & you my next-door neighbor, I would sell you a collision-"salvaged" car that had been repurchased and repaired with $3500 in damage expense, if I had supervised the repairs (even if I had farmed the repairs out). I would NOT sell you a car that had either $3500 or just $300 repairs to correct flood-damage, regardless of who made it presentable, both visually, mechanically, and electrically. s notfarnow <notfarnow.28yzoq@no-mx.nodomain.com> wrote in article > Could someone check a VIN for me if they have Carfax? WVWSK61JX3W159235 Given the potential for great financial loss, I would think it would be worth it for YOU to invest in your own CARFAX account......... Why should someone invest THEIR money into a CARFAX package only to save YOU a few dollars in looking up a VIN? Cheap a.shole!!!!! |
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