would you buy

[kingpinn]

would you buy a car that was in a fresh water flood so the insurance companie took it would you buy a car like that or one that had ben stolen if the price was right what are your feelings say a 2003 s2k with 38k miles for like 8grand yes or no and it looked clean as hell

[dmbrisket 51]

of corse it was clean, it was unerwater! ... but searously stay away from flood cars, the stolen ones, inspect and go for um, flooded cars can be real lemons, moter will be shit for sure

[CivicSpoon]

Yeah and you never know if there was any electrical problems thru the whole car, problems could just pop up out of no where. My grandfather lived in Florida, and got his car drifted away during a huricane while he was at the mall. He got the car "fixed" and running fine, he rarely drove the thing. When he died, my dad got the car. A few months after he got it, he started having problems with it. The power windows stopped working, 1 window won't even stay up without tape, he had to replace the fans in the dash (my grandfather never used the AC). So it can definently be a huge problem car.

But, if I had a chance to buy a '03 s2000 for $8K... you bet your ass I'd do it in a second. I think something like that would be worth it, as long as it ran and didn't have any major problems. But if you're really interested, you should test drive it over to a local shop (that you trust) and see what they think about the condition of the car. If it was in good condition (no theft or flood), it's a $20,000 car.

[EF You]

id buy it in a heartbeat. then again, im confident that any problems that came up from the flood could be fixed by me. but most people dont have the tools, or the knowledge to make a purchase like that worth it.

[dmbrisket 51]

Originally Posted by incucivic

id buy it in a heartbeat. then again, im confident that any problems that came up from the flood could be fixed by me. but most people dont have the tools, or the knowledge to make a purchase like that worth it.

weather or not you can fix them is realy beside the point, it will nickle and dime the piss out of you, then when you thinks its all better shell find a way to break ya

[kingpinn]

well see this is how it goes you only see pics. and you bid like you do on ebay so you dont even drive it sit in it nothing you just hope the s2000 was just a example theres alot of cars and bikes .....

[icE_x]

it's hard to say...really depends on the car and the condition of it and what it's been through. But i really couldn't trust a car like that, i'd hafta buy it privately or from a friend

[dmbrisket 51]

like i said b4, theft i would go for, water damage, not a chance, if your not sitten in it, you could get it and notice mold or mildew has set in, theres an endless amount of possible problems that there could be

[kingpinn]

thats kool i just needed to know your guys take.


thanks

[CivicSpoon]

If I didn't get a chance to see the car and test drive it first, then no way in hell would I buy it. And for that price, more than likely there is something very wrong with it.