Jeffn Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Aside from the obvious future problems of a low flood car, what should it do to the value of one? I'm looking at the new Leg GT wagon on ebay. Seems too high even at 20k in spite that it's new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondas123 Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 You're looking at a new Legacy GT that's been in a flood for 20k? Link? Am I understanding your question correct. What's the title say? Salvage? - The Mortgage Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.T.Subie Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 I would stay away. Denial is your best friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. pepper Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 and hide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillboy Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Get back in the boat and paddle fast and hard. It is still ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffn Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 Run Forrest, run? Yeah it's a salvage w/o warranty. They claim (as they always do) that the water came up to the carpets only and wwere taken out and 'cleaned'. For 15-17k it'd be a consideration... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VXCL Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 :lol: I'd consider it for about 7K. You would have to be on crystal meth to buy a salvage w/o warranty for anything above 10K at the most. SAying the water came up to the carpets only is like saying a girl is only a little bit pregnant hahhaha, thats money. i would take a used 05 with 40k on it b4 i ever took a new flood vehicle especially at that price. 20K!!! dont do it!!!!!!!!! MAYHEM #122/22 STS NNJR SCCA AUTOX4U.COM XENON RETRO GUIDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganymede Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 From what I have heard, the problem with vehicles subject to flood damage is mostly electrical and the corrosive/rust damage to electrical parts is not evident until much later. So, like everyone else said ; run from this deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.T.Subie Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 I just dropped my plasma in the pool you want it:icon_bigg Denial is your best friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosco Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Run Forrest, run? Yeah it's a salvage w/o warranty. They claim (as they always do) that the water came up to the carpets only and wwere taken out and 'cleaned'. For 15-17k it'd be a consideration... then why no warranty? pull the door panels off look inside believe me you will more than likely "see" the water mark. check under the dash board if water got that high you will know. look close nobody cleans them that good. btw if they sell it for 20k plus what the insurance gives them they can't lose. i would stay away from any car in a flood unless you want to gut it and race it. when you go to sell it someday (and it will be sooner than you thought) you won't get shit for it with a salvage title. ask your insurance company what they think about it with a salvage title. run little Sheba run. bosco Stay Stock Stay Happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosedaddy Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 +1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Swim away! SWIM AWAY!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dplacen Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Head for the hills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atouk Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Aside from the obvious future problems of a low flood car, If you already know that this car would be nothing but problems in the future, why would you buy it for any price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarko Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 If you already know that this car would be nothing but problems in the future, why would you buy it for any price? Because it's an incredible bargain at $20k!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vimy101 Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Because it's an incredible bargain at $20k!!! The flooded car has been officially wrecked for a reason. No telling how much damage has been done to the electrical system. The air bags could go off in your face for no reason for instance or not at all in a crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarko Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 The flooded car has been officially wrecked for a reason. No telling how much damage has been done to the electrical system. The air bags could go off in your face for no reason for instance or not at all in a crash. Because it is vocally oriented, sarcasm can be difficult to grasp in written form and is easily misinterpreted. To prevent this some people end sarcastic comments on the Internet with an emoticon, emphasize words with italics, bold, and/or underlining (e.g. That's just great), or surround them with a made-up markup language tag, e.g. *sarcasm*, <sarcasm> or <snicker>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vimy101 Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 ^^ My wife drove through some high water during a thunderstorm a couple of years ago. The carpets got "wet". Lo and behold a few months later all sorts of wierd electrical gremlins started appearing. Seems that heavy condensation got all over everything and all sorts of systems began to fail including engine management stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarko Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 ^^ My wife drove through some high water during a thunderstorm a couple of years ago. The carpets got "wet". Lo and behold a few months later all sorts of wierd electrical gremlins started appearing. Seems that heavy condensation got all over everything and all sorts of systems began to fail including engine management stuff. I totally agree with you. My original comment was merely a joke. lol. My mom had the same thing happen to her about 10 years ago. It TOTALLY screwed up the cars electrical system. I'd never even consider buying a flood vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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