How not to buy a car injured after Hurricane Harvey

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Elements in Texas, according to various estimates, have damaged from 500 thousands to a million cars, most of which are not repairable. Insurance companies are valued at between $ 2,7 and $ 4,9 billion.

Those who are planning to buy a car and expects to buy a good supported car should be on the alert. Serviceable parts of the flooded vehicles will be dismantled and resold, and many vehicles will be disposed of, as they are not recoverable.

According to Ron Montoya, senior editor of consumer advice for Edmunds.com, a car that cannot be repaired in one state in one state may have a different status in another state.

Cars affected by floods can be sent to other states or even to other countries. To find out where the car came from, experts suggest that you enter the vehicle's identification number into the service, which search for the history of the car, such as Autocheck or Carfax.

Carfax and the National Insurance Crime Bureau offer free services to verify flood damage. Buyers can ask to take the car from the mechanic for inspection.

The following signs of flooding should be sought:

• musty or moldy odors;
• excessive use of air freshener;
• bleached carpet or new carpet in an old car;
• lines from the water in the engine compartment or trunk;
• fogging inside the headlights, rust or flaking of the metal under the car
• dirt in unusual places, such as around the seats.

If you see any other signs that the car was damaged by flooding, do not buy a car.

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