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According to the sales person, the carpet had been replaced due to being dirty.
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Of course, I was still suspicious and decided to run the CarFax.
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I lost my 99 C2 Conv and my 02 C2 Coupe in the Hurricane Harvey floods two weeks ago. The water has just receded out of my house/garage as of Sunday morning so I'm meeting my insurance adjuster in the morning to Total the two cars. The were in my garage and water came up to the windows of both cars. Pretty sickening to see two gorgeous 996's in such sad shape right now....
The cars are the least of my worries as they will be covered under our auto insurance. I've got a couple hundred thousand dollars worth of damage to the house with no flood insurance so that will come out of pocket. We are starting demo and the road to recovery on Tuesday morning.
I've laid out a 2 year plan to pay myself back for the home construction/renovation. As soon as that happens, I'll buy my next P-car and be back at the track with you guys.
Have fun and we'll see you soon!
Sorry to hear about the loss of property, but keep your head up. House, cars, boats, and other material items can be replaced, it's the lives that can't. Be thankful you and your family survived. I'm here in Georgia right now, and we're bracing for the Irma impact. Fortunately, Irma continues to move west and burn itself out. But they've closed down GA for two days as a preventive measure.
Ugh. Very sorry to hear
Given the sleaze ***** out there that like to wash titles and hide such history, you might consider posting their VINs in this thread so future interested parties have a chance of finding out the truth of their history.
Gnat makes a great point here. I have personal experience with this topic. Before I purchased my 996, I was seriously considering a Corvette. Found a used one I liked at a Chevy (yep, Chevy) dealership. I noticed the car was surprising lower than average. Just thought it was a super good deal. I asked the sales person if there was *anything* I needed to know in regards to damage, accidents, etc. She said absolutely not. She went on to say it was a great deal. Of course, I was still suspicious and decided to run the CarFax. Low and behold, the carfax had a flag on it stating the car could have been involved in "title washing". I closely, examined the history, but other than being moved through several auctions in a handful of states, I didn't see anything until...
I traced the VIN back to the original owner and found out that the car was flood salvaged by the owner's insurance agency. Apparently, the car was in a South Texas' hurricane similar to the most recent Harvey. I couldn't find who did the repairs on the car, but after I addressed it to the dealership, they quickly removed it from their inventory. Boom! They sent me an email saying that I should be an investigator. I don't blame them (other than acting like it was great without addressing the warning flag in CarFax) because they bought it at auction like many dealers, but if I hadn't done my research, I could have been stuck with a car that had lots of electrical gremlins. Yikes! Dodged that bullet.
And so, if and when you give the cars over to the insurance agency, it would be good to at least report the VIN back to the RL community if the car is put up for sale. Cheers!
Hope you find the right replacements.
Appalling the loss that you, and others have suffered in these serial hurricanes.
Cars come and go. Health and safety are irreplaceable.
God be with you and yours.
Sorry to hear. As others mentions, all of those can be replaced and glad you and loved ones are safe.
The flood damaged cars from HH are showing up on Copart. They don't look as bad as the ones that are smashed until you see those water lines and the extend of the damage.
I was in the market for a used Mustang earlier this year for a graduation gift for my son.
I found a nice looking one with low miles on the north side of Houston on Autotrader.
It had a clean CarFax.
There were several things that made me worry about that particular car.
One thing was the rusty seat rails and very VERY rusty seat springs.
According to the sales person, the carpet had been replaced due to being dirty.
The trunk liner and carpet was missing.
The fuse box had been replaced, and there were a couple of "minor" wiring issues.
They had a Porsche Boxster that they told me was not "up to their quality" and was going to be auctioned off.
They kept telling me it was fine, and that CarFax guaranteed it had not been flooded.
I couldn't leave fast enough.
It's possible that it wasn't technically "flooded", but it was sitting outside with the roof/body drains blocked up with debris. In this scenario all it takes is a good downpour and water starts to infiltrate the cabin. A couple good down pours or a nice all day soaking rain, well... It collects under the seats where many of the vital electronics are... I think you made a good choice
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