Sandy Flood car up at auction!

Someone asked when we'd see Sandy cars got a e-mailed flyer this morning.

http://www.ridesafely.com/search.aspx?cntc=US&rgn=NORTHEAST&dt=FLOOD&AID=1198

happy hunting... No conection at all

the collector type of cars have been on LI Copart for 3 weeks or more already...

Buying a flooded car is one thing, but buying a car flooded with saltwater is something else entirely. As mentioned somewhat by the media, the problem New York is having is all salt-related, how salt is left on every surface, making it highly conductive electrically.

In a car, and worst of all, every single insulated wire acts as a wick, drawing saltwater up several feet. Sure, dry the car out sort of works, but that salt remains up inside the wires forever, corroding everything nearly as bad as acid. The car might actually start and run initially, but eventually the salt spells the doom for anything it's not removed from. I wouldn't touch a saltwater-flooded car for any price unless replacing ALL the electrical is worked into the price.

I went to a training school in the 70's and they had a new car that had been shipped from Japan and was flooded with salt water. The car was about 4 months old, and was falling apart. You couldn't touch a bolt without it snapping off, and everytime you touched it, something fell off. Salt water is bad bad bad

car39 wrote: I went to a training school in the 70's and they had a new car that had been shipped from Japan and was flooded with salt water. The car was about 4 months old, and was falling apart. You couldn't touch a bolt without it snapping off, and everytime you touched it, something fell off. Salt water is bad bad bad

How was it different from any other 70s Japanese car?

I've seen a big choice of flood damaged cars for sale at VehBidz auction, and I'm also thinking about buying one. I don't agree with those who say that flood damage cars should be absolute no, I think it all depends on the submersion - if the water level wasn't deep enough to cause problems with the electronics, that it might be fine.

so you should flood the car with POR15?

I have lived close to the atlantic most of my life (had a brief stint in PA) and I would not touch a car that had been submerged in salt water.

I had a couple where the water came up to the floors.. the suspensions in those cars were a mess to work on. Every bolt was frozen and broke, bushings rotted, and it was rust, rust, rust everywhere.

Take it from somebody who has seen the damage saltwater can do first hand.. you DO NOT WANT!