Dude, the auto insurance industry is there to make money. It's not up to Joe Texas to decide if the car is totaled, its up to the insurance adjustor. Having gone through it, there are some strict guidelines that they follow.
As for wet car carpets- they know that when carpets and upholstery has been submerged, and then inundated with mud and flood water, which is filled with contaminants, it can never be usable. Trust me, you don't want a car that has been submerged in shit water.
And, seeing as how many still owe money, and insurance won't give them enough to cover their current loan, they are fucked. They have no vehicle to trade in and will still owe on the totaled vehicle.
Explain how you can fix up the 2009 Dodge Caravan, that had been soaked to to roof in contaminated water, in a way that it will be safe and usable for the family of 5, for less than the KBB value.
Sure, strip it down to the frame, throw in a few seats and use it for mudding, but for the primary family vehicle?
I mean, I don't want to come off as Negative Nellie here, PLF. If you have a way to properly and cost-effectively refurbish those cars, I'm sure that the insurance industry will pay you millions.
I could see purchasing a vehicle or two at scrap prices, if the buyer enjoys taking stuff apart & putting it back together. But the people who are good at that have already headed there w/ their multi-car haulers. If I knew that I wanted some specific Toyota / Honda / Nissan engines, transmissions & wheels, I would grab the drowned vehicles for cheap and rip them up for those items.
But interiors and seats are all big stinky mold factories if they were under sewer water.
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on Saturday, September 2, 2017 – 06:11 pm
Reports That They Are ALL
Reports That They Are ALL Destroyed Are Absolutely Wrong !!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: cb shuffle
on Saturday, September 2, 2017 – 06:15 pm
Probably get a good deal on a
Probably get a good deal on a house too.
Needs some work.
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on Saturday, September 2, 2017 – 06:18 pm
Business Opportunity!
Business Opportunity!
Mold Farms
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on Saturday, September 2, 2017 – 06:32 pm
I Have Never Been To Texas
I Have Never Been To Texas And Never Will
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Briank Briank
on Saturday, September 2, 2017 – 07:14 pm
Dude, the auto insurance
Dude, the auto insurance industry is there to make money. It's not up to Joe Texas to decide if the car is totaled, its up to the insurance adjustor. Having gone through it, there are some strict guidelines that they follow.
As for wet car carpets- they know that when carpets and upholstery has been submerged, and then inundated with mud and flood water, which is filled with contaminants, it can never be usable. Trust me, you don't want a car that has been submerged in shit water.
And, seeing as how many still owe money, and insurance won't give them enough to cover their current loan, they are fucked. They have no vehicle to trade in and will still owe on the totaled vehicle.
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on Saturday, September 2, 2017 – 07:22 pm
it can never be usable <<<
it can never be usable <<<
BS Brian !
I Am The Quicker Fixer Upper !
insurance adjustor <<<
ha ha That Clown does Not Know How To fix Crap !
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Briank Briank
on Saturday, September 2, 2017 – 07:26 pm
Explain how you can fix up
Explain how you can fix up the 2009 Dodge Caravan, that had been soaked to to roof in contaminated water, in a way that it will be safe and usable for the family of 5, for less than the KBB value.
Sure, strip it down to the frame, throw in a few seats and use it for mudding, but for the primary family vehicle?
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on Saturday, September 2, 2017 – 08:10 pm
I would never touch a car
I would never touch a car whose interior and engine had been fully submerged in water.
Those cars are dust.
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on Sunday, September 3, 2017 – 01:58 am
talk about a pile of negative
talk about a pile of negative equity ugh
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on Sunday, September 3, 2017 – 05:43 am
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Fierstein#Filmography
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on Sunday, September 3, 2017 – 08:45 am
I mean, I don't want to come
I mean, I don't want to come off as Negative Nellie here, PLF. If you have a way to properly and cost-effectively refurbish those cars, I'm sure that the insurance industry will pay you millions.
Duct tape and Bond-o, baby!
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on Sunday, September 3, 2017 – 08:52 am
My buddy tried for years to
My buddy tried for years to repair his work van which was submerged during Sandy. Gave up a couple months ago.
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on Sunday, September 3, 2017 – 09:30 am
There will be lots of salvage
There will be lots of salvage vehicles masquerading as regular used cars, that's fo sho.
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on Sunday, September 3, 2017 – 11:22 am
I guess i was talking about
I guess i was talking about partially submerged Vehicles - Not Ones where the Engine is Flooded - still Lots Of Good Parts To Be had.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sycamore Slough Disco Stu
on Sunday, September 3, 2017 – 03:15 pm
I could see purchasing a
I could see purchasing a vehicle or two at scrap prices, if the buyer enjoys taking stuff apart & putting it back together. But the people who are good at that have already headed there w/ their multi-car haulers. If I knew that I wanted some specific Toyota / Honda / Nissan engines, transmissions & wheels, I would grab the drowned vehicles for cheap and rip them up for those items.
But interiors and seats are all big stinky mold factories if they were under sewer water.