Flooded cars from Hurricane Helene could be headed to used car lots
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- Thousands of cars have suffered flood damage from Hurricane Helene, from Florida to North Carolina. How to make sure you don't end up buying one in a few months at a used car lot.
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They should be heading to the junk yard
@@jamesmccrea6106 😂😂😂
@@jamesmccrea6106 most of them will, dealers at auctions wont care for low profit flood cars
This is absolutely true. When Houston flooded, the flooded cars were shipped out of state for sale.
That's how insurance companies get reimbursed...
That happened to me. I bought a car that had been flood damaged and totaled in Texas with a clean Arizona title. Do your due diligence and demand a Carfax report or have a certified mechanic like AAA inspect the vehicle prior to purchasing it.
Yep. Watching the news and seeing all those cars with water above the hoods ....... first thing that came to my mind that's gonna be on a used car lot sometime next summer being sold at a great price 🙄
@@Joe-n4e8e first thing that come to my mind. Is a buncha people are gonna need cars fast. So it's gonna bump the prices up!
My first thought is, Car prices are not going down as previously predicted, now that hundreds of thousands of vehicles will need to be replaced. There is about to be a severe transportation shortage. Or maybe all those overstocked new cars will finally get off the lot and into someone's driveway.
@@shannahighsmith1179all those unsold 2023 dodge hornets that has over a year's supply on the dodges lots all should be sold at a discount to these poor folks but they won't sell them?! They're new albeit 2 years old but those folks would be grateful for anything rn
Just dry out the computer and you have a cheap, perfectly good car.
All low mileage with one owner and a clean shiny new title too!
All excellent suggestions! But one more point that is crucial: do a title search on the vehicle and look for a “salvage” title designation that will appear in the case of a water damaged car. 💯
Not always. Cars can be sold at auctions that dealerships. Have an independent inspection before buying
Thank you for doing this report. I did not know this was a allowed.
It’s not. If a car is flooded, the insurance company declares it a total loss, and title gets branded as salvage.
@@1wheeldrive751 Only if owner had a full coverage insurance lmao
@@Americana-m4p - if you have a loan on a car, which 80% of cars in the US have, you have to carry full coverage insurance. I own 2 cars outright (a 2021 and a 2022), but I still carry full coverage on them, just with a high deductible to keep the cost down.
@@1wheeldrive751full coverage insurance with high deductible sounds like a waste of money
Many will be retitled in Missouri, made to look like 1 owner, because Missouri only charges $15 to retitle
So ig avoid cars from Missouri...
I bought a salvaged 02 Toyota Sienna from Hurricane Katrina. She's now 22 years old and runs like a top. Best $8K I ever spent.
🤣🤣😂🤣😂 got to love the internet..where fantasy’s become reality.
@@P2Feener305 Doubt me if you want, P2. Of course she looks rough but I only have to pay liability insurance, and have had no car payment for 20 years. That and having no mortgage have kept me debt free at the age of 74. Anytime I needed to go to a wedding, funeral, etc. I have always been able to rent a fancy car. Or a $19 a day UHaul pickup if I had to haul something. Just curious... how much have you laid out in transportation expenses in the last 20 years?
That’s a great story bob. However it may surprise you that after 68 years of life I’ve only owned one car since 1977, a 1973 chevy caprice classic. It was given to me by my uncle who was a mechanic, he also serviced it until about 1993 right before he passed away. Today my 73 is still running strong.
@@P2Feener305 That is awesome, P2.
Except the car was worth 4k, so you ate 4k.
the insurance companies sell these cars at auctions-they have no scruples
Be careful they can clear check engine lights right before sale. It will take the car a couple of diagnostic runs to show the dashboard "check engine light" again if it's been "cleared" by a scan tool.
@@JameyLane OBD 🚙 scanners should cost under $50
@@mondocjenson-dy8zd Everyone has one.
A cheap code reader will show “monitors not ready” if the CEL has been cleared. Run if you see that.
That happened to me!
Never buy a car without looking at the Carfax. Where has the vehicle been? These areas? Red flag.
And be careful there too, it might not have reported before it went through all the auctions.
@@Bill-im6nt Yes a sparse Carfax is a red flag too. Good cars should show clear in-service dates/locations and dates locations if serviced for maintenance.
Only way it will show on carfax is if it's claimed on insurance. And alot of people know the totaled value will be less then resale. So you know what people are gonna do. There gonna sell.
@@justing6594 Carfax for something like that is going to red flag too as there will be gaps, there will be "odd" locations of next "event". I can spot something like this just from where the car was....or WASN'T. That's why single owner cars are great.
@@JameyLane the dealer could have it forsale at a lot and say it's well maintained single owner car. Not trying to argue I'm just saying.
Sounds like you're talking about used ICE cars. As for flooded electric vehicles (EVs) though, the situation seems to be even much worse than this.
I think mine had some serious water damage when I bought it used but it works great. It was a Florida rental car for 3 years. Now it’s in Oregon. I cleaned and appropriately oiled everything. Several mechanics checked it out and said it was a great deal. I even paid for a more thorough evaluation with an already trusted mechanic. I think it helped that it was an IC model, not hybrid. Toyota rav4 adventure
The best way to check is ask the salesman to let you look under the carpet in the front floor. Unscrew the few screws on the kick plate (the piece of metal covering the edge of the carpet) . The shady dealers never clean there and if there was water there you will see water marks and sand there. If they wont let you do that walk away.
I once had an older vehicle, from the late 60s, and it flooded to the windows. I simply rebuild the engine, flushed the transmission (manual), flushed the rear end, and made some electrical repairs, and drove it for years. Of course, that was in the days when shade tree mechanics existed, and cars were no so full of nuisance electronic gadgets. Eventually sold the car years later, still running strong. People that buy and resell flooded damaged cars, should be prosecuted for fraud, as they don't care about other people's misfortunes.
They never get it all out of the bottom part of the trunk. Easiest place to check always has been.
What if there white or Grey paste along the bottom edges of the spare tire wall
@@AK4974U Will usually be dirt or sand leaves etc. Sticks.
Perfect timing just at moment everyone in the country is broke and needs to buy used
@@bencaldwell7234 Due to the depressionary Obiden economy
I live along the I-95 corridor in Virginia. Without fail…. After these flood events in Florida we see lots of trucks hauling horribly flood damaged cars on trailers headed north on I-95.
water gets in your lights even if it just rains or anywhere else inside cars are not waterproof
"FOR THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS IS FOOLISHNESS TO THOSE WHO ARE PERISHING."
Thanks for the warning right now our present cars are good enough.
I have a 2006 Nissan Altima beater that I bought in 2010, it just won't die. But on any given day, it might be its last. When Toyota announced that starting in 2025 Camry's will only be available as a hybrid, I bought a new 2024 for $31K out the door. 44.6 MPG according to computer on a recent highway trip. Used cars are so expensive now that buying new just made more sense for me.
A 1995 Geo Metro got 55 mpg on the highway. You could have gotten better fuel economy for about 300 dollars and a case of beer.
In Illinois they wont title cars from Texas or Florida.
The government shouldn't be restricting people's right to private property by inhibiting transfer of ownership and titling.
@@gregorymalchuk272 Blame the scammers.
@@gregorymalchuk272: Blame the state that allows shady car scams = Florida, Texas .
I don’t want to buy a lemon 🍋.
What if I register the car to another state, then re-register it to Illinois?
@@SI0AX Not sure.
Cars with no insurance payout can end up with a clean title but still be totaled.
As always. Those vehicles should not be allowed for sale. LEMONS.
Most cars are fine. Just dry out the computer and you get a cheap new car.
Not all states have lemon laws
@@gregorymalchuk272Just avoid German cars. At least BMWs since they have a procedure where you need to leave the battery disconnected for 30m to reset the ECU, which means there is always power being sent to the ECU.
Oh boy I can hardly wait
I check the tires for proof of rubber flavor. If the tire taste like rubber, you’re good.
If the owner of the flooded car doesn't have full coverage and/or does not file a claim, it's not going to show in Carfax. Carfax shows only REPORTED problems.
They can be at new car dealers too.we all buy the cars at the same auction.the new car dealers buy more cars with frame damage then small lots.just to let the public new.
When New Jersey was flooded years ago I saw dozens of semis loaded with cars with NJ plates. It was obvious why
Happens all the time.
That great deal will be a nightmare
Thanks for the video.
Is it bad sign if I find a starfish under the hood?
Fresh water= let it dry it will be fine as long as it’s dry .. salt water = will conduct and burn out computers causing the car to go crazy. It will destroy the bearings and rubbers under the car
Engines don't like water no matter what. Water always contains dirt especially flood water whether salt or not.
The buy here/pay here dealership near where I live got in trouble years ago by selling recovered cars from hurricane Sandy. They would buy salvaged cars from Long Island and put people in 26% APR loans. Which was illegal because you can't get comp and collision with a salvage title, at least in New York.
@@austinradtke2896The government shouldn't limit people's freedom to buy insurance.
@@gregorymalchuk272 Yeah! Insurance companies should have the freedom to screw us over with high rates and hold monopolies, ensuring that we're screwed over even more!
@@gregorymalchuk272 Yes they should you do not and should not be allowed to raise my rates from your stupid accident ridden rotbox
Surface water or salt water emerged vehicles should have the vin removed by the federal government and scrapped.
Other countries seem to understand this.
Arabic car lot and they will over charge you for the car the cost of the financing is more than the car
This happens every time there is a flood somewhere. It isn't ground breaking news. New cars will get the same treatment so keep this in ming if you're shopping for a any vehicle new or used.
A flood damage vehicle is the worst thing to you’re health it ain’t worth the risk those vehicles should be in a junkyard
Avoid cars from Florida. Salt water will eat them up.
If your car is under water don't try to start it undo battery take computer out use hair dryer take air cleaner apart blow dry it out
to be fair head and tail lights can get full of water because seals leak and spare tire wells can get water from leaking seals.
Check the seat belt pull the belt out if u see dirt it's a flood car.
My old Maxima was a flood car and I didn’t realize it my engine and transmission had like a line of corrosion like the bottom half of the engine and transmission was just corrosion and rust. The top half looked perfectly fine that I later realized was the waterline.
It boggles my mind that people don't spend $100-$200 for an inspection of a vehicle that they will be spending thousands of dollars on.
Shouldn't reek of mold....OR air freshener.
Never buy a used car from TX or FL and never buy used trucks from New England...
Should be a common sense law if a car is totalled in a flood just be immediately shipped to nearest junk yard. Though who dint know gov dont have enough employees to enforce much of anything an heartless greed people love to make a buck off of a loss an loss gets passed on to someone....
Thats why republicans want small government.
No, it shouldn't. We have the right to private property inherent in the right to due process. And a flood car is fine if you just dry out the engine computer.
@@gregorymalchuk272:
The car title should say Salvaged, flooded car .
NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. MILLIONS OF UNITS NOT THOUSANDS
Somebody's trash is another's treasure
easy check pull seat belts all the way out if rust color on the end of the belt it's been in the water
There are going to be plenty of ‘good’ used cars for cheap coming to a used car dealership near you. *Low miles, newer models, one owner and suspiciously good deals… “I know what I got”. Just *Run Forrest Run!*
It’s a way these scammers make their money
Yep
Right behind the other ones from Katrina
Where did you think they were going?
Do they get shopped internationally?
Probably better to part them out since we're going to have a dock worker strike and parts will be scarce
Id love to get some flood damages cars, they are a great discount if you know what you are doing. The average buyer doesnt know what they are doing and have no business screwing with flood dmaaged cars and they cant doanything themselves.
Replace the oil and the transmission fluid and dry out the computer and you'll have a new car for almost nothing.
5000% Correct
@@gregorymalchuk272 Depends on the vehicle, you can just replace the PCM/ECU and basically be done with the computer problems
No just no I will never buy a flood car and I am a mechanic whos always working on flood cars
Americans and American insurance companies will do what they always do. Send damaged cars to the unsuspecting and provide customers with new vehicles. To flood again and ship to the unsuspecting again.
Yes this is America and just about anything goes. Citizen beware.
Just unreal!
This is why I use a carbureted Toyota Tercel and scared to buy a used car.
That dudes had more work done than your average California housewife
How can you tell?
Are they “repaired”?
Hell no 😂
My father sold cars. He told me of flooded cars for sale.
An international flood Vin number data base would solve this issue...
This is when you sue for false advertising!
Like after every hurricane and flood. Stop building and rebuilding in flood zones.
Some of the flooded areas were in the mountains.
@@CharlesCurran-m9p no kidding but look at the NC Appalachian geography where flooded towns were built at the bottom of steep valleys right along stream flows
Most flood cars end up in Honduras
You STILL CHECK even w/ or w/o check for flooding THEIR SELLING FOR A REASONS
Oh come on, your windshield wipers going on at random times while simultaneously honking your horn and flashing your interior lights without your input is just a minor inconvenience. Nothing to be worried about.
The overseas market at a high price...buyer beware
Bruce Springsteen ~ Used Cars
some people should ride the buss instead of wining about the car
Don’t buy a salvage title.. simple
I think 💬🤔 this happened to me with my 2014 Ford Cmax Energi
Titles should be Branded Salvage,
Hundreds in Mexico being refurbished.
The reports could be are you kidding me? It’s a certainty.
You just now figured that out???
Only 2 yr warranty
It's Katrina all over again 😑
buyer beware. thats the way we do it in the good old U S A
Will be. Everyone got another brand new car in Florida at the expense of Everyone else in America. Then theyre getting double rich by making deals with their trash
Once water gets in the electric components computers it will corrode stay away from these ruined vehicles .they will never be the same salt water is terrible on components fresh waters is just as bad.think why marine boats have different maintenance for salt water and fresh water vessels. 💧
*_"could be?" ....._** hahaha LOL*
Bernie Moreno?
Bernie Moreno be like:
"more chances to make more monies from selling people used cars with flood damage, while neglecting to tell those customers that the used cars have flood damage?"
used car sales people be like:
"by law, i'm not required to tell/inform people that the vehicles on my used car lot, have flood damage"
customers be like:
"**** you too"
lol their already in every buy here pay here
Get yall carfax ready
They'll sell them to girls on Carvana 😂
just buy new
The last time I bought a new car was 1973 always buy used cars just use your brain and pick the right type
@@davidmann4533 and in 1973 most of the cars were crap and didn't last long
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RABIC CAR LOTS
Hey deregulation, you voted for . They an sell them anywhere, and you'll buy one.
Capitalism 101 screw the next guy🤑
could????😂
You can bet that they will flood the used lots
This ls nothing new.
After watching people houses, lives, dreams gone... yeah the last thing I or other people are thinking of is a used flooded car. Get a life guys.
Buy a new EV instead of a used vehicle.
@@bourbontrail565 flooded EVs are a bargain