New and Used Car Talk Reviews Hot Cars Comparison Automotive Community

The Largest Car Forum in the Philippines

Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 24
  1. Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Posts
    176
    #1
    Ang daming nabaha na sasakyan kay typhoon Ondoy....

    Walang pinili. Mapa Mercedes Benz o BMW ay lubog. Sa Provident village marami ang natangay dun. Nakapalibot kasi ang Marikina river sa village na ito.

    Kung bibili ka ba ng ganitong sasakyan, marami ba ang magiging problema?

    Please enlighten me. Thanks.

  2. Join Date
    Aug 2004
    Posts
    22,705
    #2
    Cost of repairing a flooded Merc or BMW luxury sedan? Try a cool half-million to a million bucks worth of electronics and electrical components (if it's a higher end model) this will include replacement or repair of multiple ECUs (one for the engine, usually one for the transmission... and numerous sub-modules for subsystems like climate control, etcetera), seat adjustment motors, window and door motors, the expensive leather and carpetting, various sensors (BMW O2s? Around 15-25k a pop, if I recall right) and the like. Unless it was repaired by the dealership before you bought it... forget it. And even afterwards, you'll experience small, random failures that will cost you from 50,000 to 150,000 a pop... months after the flood.

    Wait for the previous owner to fix everything, then buy it... but only buy it if you're getting a hefty discount to cover expenses you might incur over future electrical and electronic failures. And only if you're stinking, filthy rich.
    Last edited by niky; September 28th, 2009 at 12:29 AM.

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...

  3. Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Posts
    4,078
    #3
    Unang una malaking problema dahil ang Mercedes Benz at BMW ay mahal ang piyesa at hindi mo pa alam magiging problema nito sa darating na panahon. At mahirap bumili ng sasakyan na nalubog na kanya nga ipinagbibili kahit mura dahil pagpinaayos mo ito para ka na rin bumili ng second hand na kotse.

  4. Join Date
    Aug 2009
    Posts
    49
    #4
    Mga peeps help naman para sa mga first time na bibili ng second hand car. Paano ba maa-avoid na makabili ng isang water-submerged car?

    Thanks in Advance!

  5. Join Date
    Aug 2004
    Posts
    22,705
    #5
    Difficult. You can check in the odd corners or nooks and crannies where a power sprayer or washcloth can't reach... but if they did a thorough job, it will be almost impossible to tell unless you rip the seats and dashboard apart looking for mud in the foam and insulation.

    If they do a really great job of restoration, then the car will run perfectly fine, anyway. Your only worry is that wet areas that were not fully cleaned will develop into rust poockets in the future.

    Oh... and that sensors that have been dried out instead of replaced will burn out... or some hidden bit of wiring will short out... or...

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...

  6. Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Posts
    1,842
    #6
    try asking first. hehehehe

    try to run your finger sa likod at ilalim dashboard, silipin ng flashlight ang likod ng glovebox.

    check mo ang trunk kungorig pa ang lawanit board.


    ----

  7. Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Posts
    1,677
    #7
    Mahirap talagang tumingin ng 2nd hand car ngayon hehe.

    How about 5 years later? Tapos tingin ka ng mga 2010 up model cars, ayun ay kung makakapaghintay ka or at least may car kang ginagamit as of now.

  8. Join Date
    Sep 2003
    Posts
    21,384
    #8
    Kahit brand new unit, sa ngayon di ka sigurado kung nalubog ito sa baha o hindi.......

  9. Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Posts
    21,667
    #9
    Actually mahirap talaga bumili ng 2nd hand car at this time. Siguro, call the owner a saint if he admits that it was submereged under water last saturday, but again, goodluck if he tells the truth. Kasi, if he will, im sure aatras ka sa pagbili.

    Even brand new cars, mahirap hirap pa din ngayon kasi yung dealer na may stock ay minsan nasa mababang levels na madali abutin ng baha.

    BTW, honda quezon ave stocks their units on the 3rd(?) floor so no problemo
    But well, since you're looking or asking for the 2nd hand units it is really hard to distinguish, unless, yeah, like what they said, remove the seats and whatsoever.

  10. Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Posts
    21,667
    #10
    Question is, can you distinguish or know if a certain car has been submerged in water last saturday without the owner admitting it to you? Let's say the owner fixed it already, pero what if there might be problems popping out after a week, month or year from the day you bought it?

    Mahirap na, kung bibili ng sasakyan ngayon, ipagpaliban mo muna kaysa sa magsisi din sa bandang huli.

Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast
Problems/Buying a flooded or water-submerged car? [MERGED]