Flood vehicles

[79 Camaro]

Just FYI.
I'm guessing after the east coast hurricane this summer there are going to be a ton (thousands) of salvage cars/trucks out on the market for sale. Not so much car interested but buyer beware in regards to swap engines and transmissions.
Floods aren't clean water it's filled with toxic waste, sand, dirt and many other bad things.
Again buyer beware.

[Steve68]

Don't worry they'll all come to Florida, on I95, dually after dually carry wrecked cars into Florida, seen so many earlier this, looked like a mass exodus, probably to be cut up, stripped and sent below the Equator, to fix cars or be reassembled and sold

[JohnLClark]

Just curious. What could you use from a flood car? Is the engine toast? I know the electronics are full of water but what about suspension pieces?

[79 Camaro]

I would only buy a flood engine if I knew upfront I was going to tear it down for a full inspection. I would insist if I bought from a salvage yard no bent rods in case someone tried to start it when it was full of water. Same with the trans and rear end.

[raustinss]

A car can have 2 inches of water on the carpet and it can be written off , things that factor in age , mileage, brand , model, interior type , location believe it or not, how much water , how long was it in the car ... any after treatment. Clean water, dirty water , salt water etc etc etc