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Flood-Damaged Cars for Sale
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How to avoid buying a wrecked-and-rebuilt or flood-damaged car even when the title is clean © 2009 Autobytel Inc. All rights reserved.
Written By: MyRide.com
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Flood-Damaged Cars for Sale
How to avoid buying a wrecked-and-rebuilt or flood-damaged car even when the title is clean
by Tom Torbjornsen
Introduction
Few of us think about floods, but when they occur, they are among the most destructive natural forces on Earth. Water, chemicals, mud, and sewage seep everywhere and into everything. Afterward, clean-up takes months, if not years, and costs an arm and a leg. Mold flowers and coats your home and belongings, and the stench of decay may never disappear. A flood ruins lives, memories, homes, and cars.
Thanks to hurricanes Katrina and Rita, insurance companies will be declaring hundreds of thousands of cars, trucks, and SUVs as flood-damaged vehicles. Half of these vehicles will be sold at insurance auctions as scrap vehicles, some will go straight to the junkyard for crushing, and others will be repaired and placed back in service. To bring top dollar, those that make it back onto the road will likely have their titles "washed," so that official evidence of the flood damage is erased. If you're in the market for a nice used car, and you're looking for a great deal, you're also the target of the people who buy flood-damaged vehicles, rebuild them, "wash" the titles, and sell them in another state without telling the new owner about the vehicle's history.
You can avoid getting taken by these scam artists by spending a little money to perform due diligence on your prospective purchase. On the following pages, we'll tell you what title washing is, how it works, and what you can do to avoid getting scammed as thousands of formerly waterlogged vehicles make their way north, east, and west from the Gulf Coast disaster zone.