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Why not? As a project those would be the easiest. They were very nice before they got flooded, so most of the work on them would be cleanup. I would freshen the engine/trans/rearend on any of them. There will be some electrical components that will need replaced, but, when you buy any other project, what all has to be done? engine/trans/rearend, Some electrical, replace some parts etc. But you also usually have lots of body and paint work to do.n8. said:I wouldnt buy any of those cars for any amount of money![]()
Exactly...NIIN20 said:Man I dont know. There was alot of toxic stuff in that water that just wont clean up. On top of that all the salt is supposedly eating them up at a much faster pace. I know Ford is scraping all their new vehicles that where flooded down their because of those same reasons. All the VIN's are recorded and if any show up down the road they are going hunting for some heads to roll.
Not to mention interiors that smell like rotten eggs...n8. said::awkward:
Exactly...
In the next few years, those things are gonna rot like rotten eggs.
Years ago a buddies sister parked her three year old Mustang on the Beach to "hear the music better".She got it stuck, tide came in.We stripped that car down,worked on it for a couple of weeks,had to rewire etc.,etc. She kept the car for about a month and then traded it in.Igosplut said:Living on the east coast and driving the beach I've had the oportunity to see quite a few people get trucks stuck and the tide submerge them. Trust me when I say you wouldn't want anything thats had a salt water bath. Glass, rubber, and plastic survive, but metal will be gone in a year no matter What you do to it.
Heard one of the insurers (Progressive?) is totalling and will be destroying all flood cars. Not sure if they followed thru, but it makes sense. With salt getting into and destroying major body components, I wouldn't want to be in a salt water flood car during a major accident.NIIN20 said:Man I dont know. There was alot of toxic stuff in that water that just wont clean up. On top of that all the salt is supposedly eating them up at a much faster pace. I know Ford is scraping all their new vehicles that where flooded down their because of those same reasons. All the VIN's are recorded and if any show up down the road they are going hunting for some heads to roll.
Did he get any photos?NIIN20 said:You heard correct! There are piles of cars down there on top of piles of other stuff going thru the shreadders. A buddy just came back from down there and couldnt believe what he saw.