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Is anyone doing a buy back on their flooded car?
Posted on 8/28/16 at 7:18 pm
Posted on 8/28/16 at 7:18 pm
If it didn't get that wet and is fine now can you do a buy back to keep the car but still get some cash on it since insurance companies are just totaling them all? Yes I know these cars will be at risk for electrical and transmission problems but some never got over the floor boards and will be worth accepting a few thou for.
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Posted on 8/28/16 at 7:20 pm to Asgard Device
those cars need to be destroyed.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 7:21 pm to Asgard Device
yeah I've already seen a few that have caught fire, would not touch
Posted on 8/28/16 at 7:22 pm to Btrtigerfan
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those cars need to be destroyed.
As a man that is in the market for a new(er) truck I am honestly afraid to buy right now. Unfortunately no way to know what you are getting right now.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 7:22 pm to Asgard Device
Just get a new ride man. You don't want to deal with the issues that come with a flooded car
Posted on 8/28/16 at 7:24 pm to bigpetedatiga
Wonder how many people will go to Texas to buy cars there.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 7:26 pm to lsunurse
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Wonder how many people will go to Texas to buy cars there.
I honestly was thinking about doing this, but you know a lot of these cars will end up down there as well.
I want to believe that this should not be a worry when dealing with big dealerships, but the truth is you never know.
I remember it being a nightmare when Katrina hit. I want to say I remember hearing about a lot of forged/incorrect titles.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 7:27 pm to bigpetedatiga
My buddy is trying to get a new car. I told him the market is going to be dog shite. The dealerships aren't going to move much off price when they have so much demand and those insurance checks.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 7:27 pm to ipodking
Yeah, I would just go get another ride. Many years ago had a vehicle where the water got up to the bottom of the car, but not inside it. Nothing but trouble from that point on.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 7:27 pm to bigpetedatiga
Wouldn't car prices still be much cheaper in TX though?
Since the demand is so high in LA right now with sooo many people needing another vehicle.
Since the demand is so high in LA right now with sooo many people needing another vehicle.
This post was edited on 8/28/16 at 7:28 pm
Posted on 8/28/16 at 7:28 pm to heartbreakTiger
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The dealerships aren't going to move much off price when they have so much demand and those insurance checks.
I figured this. Looks like I will be sitting tight until November or so.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 7:30 pm to lsunurse
That's not the way it works really
Posted on 8/28/16 at 7:33 pm to bigpetedatiga
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This post was edited on 1/10/21 at 10:35 pm
Posted on 8/28/16 at 7:34 pm to lsunurse
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Wouldn't car prices still be much cheaper in TX though?
Since the demand is so high in LA right now with sooo many people needing another vehicle.
I doubt it, but it's not the price that I am worried about right now. I feel comfortable saying that some of these buy back/salvaged cars will make their way to Houston and Dallas.
Maybe I am just being paranoid though.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 7:35 pm to djangochained
Gotcha. My dad's truck was flooded but it was an older truck(2004 Ram). So you know he won't get a whole lot from insurance for it(and he still owed money on it...he bought it used like 2 years ago).
He's got rental car coverage that will give him a car for a month. Told him to just wait until we get him here to AZ to look for another used car within his budget. No sense in him having to put 1500 miles right away on a used car to drive across the country. Better off paying out of pocket for an extra month for a rental.
He's got rental car coverage that will give him a car for a month. Told him to just wait until we get him here to AZ to look for another used car within his budget. No sense in him having to put 1500 miles right away on a used car to drive across the country. Better off paying out of pocket for an extra month for a rental.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 7:36 pm to lsunurse
Good luck
Posted on 8/28/16 at 7:37 pm to lsunurse
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Wonder how many people will go to Texas to buy cars there.
Be careful here too, lots of flooding over the last year
This post was edited on 8/28/16 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 8/28/16 at 8:24 pm to Asgard Device
By state law, if the ins co totals the vehicle, it must be destroyed. It can not be sold and re-titled again.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 8:26 pm to dwr353
There are a shot ton of salvage title cars on the roads across the United States. There is a thriving cottage industry of folks who wish to project affluence on a budget who purchase salvage title luxury cars.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 8:33 pm to GFunk
I've bought at least a dozen vehicles in the last ten years and all but one were from Texas. Consistently 5-10% cheaper than Louisiana. These have been new not used vehicles. I don't even look here anymore.
And I had two crew cab 2015 Fords that were under to the windshield and they totaled both. I'll be shopping around Clanton in the next couple weeks.
And I had two crew cab 2015 Fords that were under to the windshield and they totaled both. I'll be shopping around Clanton in the next couple weeks.
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