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MicaelS

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9. No, they aren't very good.

Reply to erronis (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 6, 2015, 02:18 PM

Jun 2015

I had a 1998 Malibu that crapped out on me in 2010. Took it to the Chevy dealer, and they showed me the firewall behind the dash and it was rusted. Said the only way that could have happened was if it had been underwater. It had been an Avis rental car, and it had a clean Carfax. I bought it from a local dealer not Avis.

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Warning: Thousands of flooded cars could be resold to unsuspecting buyers [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 OP

This happens after every big flood... prairierose Jun 2015 #1

That's pretty much impossible... Contrary1 Jun 2015 #4

The only way to fix it is to buy the cars from the owners and destroy them. That would take an jtuck004 Jun 2015 #7

water is no cause for hysterics kiri Jun 2015 #11

Yup. When I first moved to Houston, I got a dirt cheap, pavement colored Honda Civic. DamnYankeeInHouston Jun 2015 #2

This happens after every storm surge or flooding. TheCowsCameHome Jun 2015 #3

So are these title checking services not worth using? erronis Jun 2015 #5

No, they aren't very good. MicaelS Jun 2015 #9

Depends if it's recorded One_Life_To_Give Jun 2015 #14

At least it was 'fresh water' unlike the hurricane surges with salt water. I'd buy one on the cheap Purveyor Jun 2015 #6

Years ago, The Last Dem. Jun 2015 #8

Another thing to do is follow the titles. roamer65 Jun 2015 #10

When I was shopping for my first car, there were flood damaged cars from PA csziggy Jun 2015 #12

Not just cars... damyank913 Jun 2015 #13