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Started by Old Moparz, October 31, 2012, 03:25:44 PM

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Old Moparz

October 31, 2012, 03:25:44 PM
After seeing the news with all the destruction for the past few days I started to wonder about how many vehicles were caught in the sea water.   :shruggy:  That led me to think about what will end up on the used car market in the next few months in the north east.   :o  I remember people were talking & posting about the same thing after Hurricane Katrina with all the flood damaged cars in the Gulf Coast area. There has to be a lot of cars that don't have anything but basic liability insurance that will never get reported as a flood car.

I can't help but feel bad for anyone that plans on buying a used car in the near future that gets stuck with one that had been submerged.
               Bob               



              Going Nowhere In A Hurry

Ponch ®

#1
October 31, 2012, 03:49:50 PM
"I spent most of my money on cars, birds, and booze. The rest I squandered." - George Best

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Ponch ®

#2
October 31, 2012, 03:58:03 PM
 :lol:


"I spent most of my money on cars, birds, and booze. The rest I squandered." - George Best

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moparstuart

#3
October 31, 2012, 04:03:33 PM
 I need cars for parts bad , sure wish I was closer that stuff is prime time great inventory right there . 
GO SELL CRAZY SOMEWHERE ELSE WE ARE ALL STOCKED UP HERE

Old Moparz

#4
October 31, 2012, 04:11:57 PM
Ponch, that 1st pic is a bit small, can you make it larger? 



:smilielol:
               Bob               



              Going Nowhere In A Hurry

TheGhost

#5
October 31, 2012, 04:36:29 PM
Is that a 50s gullwing?  That one hurts...
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.  Especially if they have access to the internet.

Ponch ®

#6
October 31, 2012, 05:07:16 PM
Quote from: TheGhost on October 31, 2012, 04:36:29 PM
Is that a 50s gullwing?  That one hurts...

nah, i think the site where i got the pic from said it was a 190SL. But still.. :'(
"I spent most of my money on cars, birds, and booze. The rest I squandered." - George Best

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RTDaddy

#7
October 31, 2012, 05:12:34 PM
Quote from: moparstuart on October 31, 2012, 04:03:33 PM
I need cars for parts bad , sure wish I was closer that stuff is prime time great inventory right there . 

Stuart,
What is the junkyard equivilant of an ambulance chaser?   :icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big:

"IF YOU'RE UNDER CONTROL, YOU AIN'T GOING FAST ENOUGH."
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Aero426

#8
October 31, 2012, 05:26:53 PM
It is a 190SL, not a gull wing.    Still not a cheap date.   Shame.

Just 6T9 CHGR

#9
October 31, 2012, 06:36:34 PM
Chris' '69 Charger R/T

Cooter

#10
October 31, 2012, 09:45:20 PM
I refuse to work on these when they come in the shop. Every now and then, we'll get one that has a weird "A/C" problem...Look under dash and there's that "Mud line"...

Heard about the Firefighters getting a simple little cut from one and dying a couple days later. Bullsh*t on that.
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TruckDriver

#11
October 31, 2012, 09:52:26 PM
PETE

My Dad taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!" :P

moparstuart

#12
November 01, 2012, 06:38:01 AM
Quote from: RTDaddy on October 31, 2012, 05:12:34 PM
Quote from: moparstuart on October 31, 2012, 04:03:33 PM
I need cars for parts bad , sure wish I was closer that stuff is prime time great inventory right there . 

Stuart,
What is the junkyard equivilant of an ambulance chaser?   :icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big:

"IF YOU'RE UNDER CONTROL, YOU AIN'T GOING FAST ENOUGH."
:icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big:   :2thumbs:
GO SELL CRAZY SOMEWHERE ELSE WE ARE ALL STOCKED UP HERE

Dino

#13
November 01, 2012, 11:17:17 AM
Quote from: Aero426 on October 31, 2012, 05:26:53 PM
It is a 190SL, not a gull wing.    Still not a cheap date.   Shame.

I restored one of those in '05 or '06.  Very nice car.  Damn shame.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

moparguy01

#14
November 01, 2012, 11:20:15 AM
You actually need to watch out where the storm DIDNT hit when buying a used car. I remember after new orleans flooded we had all sorts of flood cars show up randomly in north dakota and minnesota. they were selling them as having no damage. Most were not reported as flood cars after running a carfax. then again carfax really sucks I think.

Ghoste

#15
November 01, 2012, 11:22:39 AM
We had a few Katrina cars turn up at auction.  They had been well cleaned but you could usually pick them out.  It would be a valuable car that they wanted to unload quickly and typically very clean looking but totally crapped out electrically.

TruckDriver

#16
November 03, 2012, 04:52:07 AM
Saw on CNN thins morning, they were showing stuff on the clean up, and there was a red 1971 or '72 Mach 1 Mustang that looked in great shape, or was, in someones back yard partially under a car cover.


I also saw this photo too on a different site
PETE

My Dad taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!" :P

Silver R/T

#17
November 03, 2012, 11:10:15 PM
I'm sure there's plenty of crook dealers that will take these cars in and turn them around as "one owner car" to uninformed buyer.
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Ghoste

#18
November 04, 2012, 05:12:25 AM
You better believe it.

TheGhost

#19
November 04, 2012, 10:13:45 PM
Which sucks because I plan on replacing my current vehicle come tax time. :eek2:
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.  Especially if they have access to the internet.

Brightyellow69rtse

#20
November 05, 2012, 05:39:12 PM
i build tv news vand for a living and we were told about 25 news vans got demolished in the storm. which is actually good for us lol so ill take it.

Ghoste

#21
November 06, 2012, 06:10:10 AM
The unfortunate positive of any disaster I suppose is the rebuilding.
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