| There are hundreds of thousands of cars, trucks, | | | | you will need to have a complete inspection by an |
| classic cars, motorcycles and other types of vehicles | | | | Automotive Inspection professional, to inspect or |
| that have moderate to severe flood damage, and | | | | Appraise the vehicle for any tell tale signs of water |
| many thousands more will be damaged this year, | | | | damage. If you can't do this yourself hire a good |
| make sure you are prepared to be able to ferret this | | | | mechanic to check it for you, or use a vehicle |
| cars out before one winds up in your driveway.Before | | | | inspection service,like CarFacts, to determine if it has |
| buying get a suspected car,get a good pre inspection | | | | been in a flood or any type of accident or had major |
| on the car or if a Classic Car etc. get a proper Classic | | | | repairs.Check title for previous owners and if it trails |
| Car Appraisal, then you will be armed to go to your | | | | back to recent sales in the Hurricane/flood states pass |
| insurance agent and get properly insured.Some of | | | | up the sale even it seems to be a good deal as you |
| these vehicles that have not been completely | | | | may have some high repair bills later or worse, not |
| submerged will be cleaned up, freshner sprayed into | | | | even be able to salvage vehicle.I know several people |
| carpets and vents and shipped North, East and West. | | | | that had Classic Cars, Vintage Cars, Street Rods and |
| These are the cars that will need expert Inspections | | | | high dollar Motorcycles that got severely damaged or |
| and Appraisals, as they will be harder to detect.The | | | | destroyed only to find out their insurance coverage did |
| Dealers who deal in these vehicles get them dirt cheap | | | | not come close to covering the replacement cost of |
| and do some clean up and then ship them out to the | | | | their vehicles. If only they would have had a proper |
| unsuspecting public. These vehicles will look normal but | | | | Appraisal on their vehicles that could have all been |
| after buying one of them you will most likely develope | | | | avoided and their vehicle would have been covered |
| serious problems down the road. And this could be | | | | for the proper amount.Don't let that happen to you. It |
| avoided if you have an expert Automotive Appraiser | | | | dosn't have to be a severe storm that damages your |
| and or Inspector check it out for you.These vehicles | | | | vehicle, it could be damaged by a fire, an accident or |
| will have mold started that you won't be able to detect | | | | numerous other things, so check out the proper way |
| for some time and the odor will be covered up with | | | | to have your vehical Appraised at Carfacts Appraisal |
| some strong sprays that will hide the problem for | | | | information.Jack Cooper Occupation: Auto Appraiser |
| several weeks/months. But then one warm day after | | | | Inspector |
| being closed up in the sun you will open the door to a | | | | Website: |
| musty odor that will start to become worse each day | | | | Biography: I have over 40 years experience in the |
| until after a while it will be unbearable. And this type of | | | | Automotive field, from ASE Master Tech to owner of |
| odor is very hard to cover up for any length of | | | | my own repair shop and have been doing Automotive |
| time.The odor may be the least of your problems for | | | | Appraisals and extended warranty/pre-purchase |
| after a vehicle is submerged in water for any length of | | | | inspections for the past 12 years.I have been working |
| time the water and grit is in the engine, transmission, | | | | on building and just about anything connected with cars |
| differential all the wheel bearings and working parts. So | | | | all my life. I have been a Drag Racer (early years) |
| after driving the vehicle a few hundred miles you will | | | | drove stock cars (asphalt and dirt) built Hot Rods and |
| start to develope major failures to these | | | | restored classic cars, so have been around just about |
| components.Also the water will get into the electrical | | | | any type of vehicle you can imagine.My hobby is |
| system of the vehicle and cause shorts in the wiring | | | | NASCAR and building web-sites. My current web-site |
| that may cause fires or serious damage to the | | | | is a site I started several years ago as an information |
| computer system of the vehicle that will result in very | | | | site for Cars and expanded into trucks, 4X4's, ATV's, |
| high repair bills.To avoid buying any of these vehicles | | | | Motorcycles and NASCAR. |