Is it ok to buy flooded cars?

[dr. d]

Ay naku. That "wala pa naman daw nagbabalik/nagreklamo" is a classic line sa lahat ng nagbebenta ng alanganin.

Easy to say, hard to verify yung claim na yan, until lumabas na yung sakit/bulok ng sasakyan or whatever you've bought.

Have it checked thoroughly muna by a mechanic you can trust.

some time past, someone posted here his experience with a flooded car.
i remember him narrating, that electrical glitches would pop up from time to time, after the car was "fixed up", even years after the flooding occured.

[yapoy86]

Actually hindi ko siya tinignan, the seller offered me if I want it. Kaya nagtanong ako dito if okay ba yung ganon. But anyways, kamusta po yung Picanto nyo? That's one of my option too. Pero iniisip ko kung ba yung FC nya kasi madami ako nakikita na malakas daw sa gas yung A/T.

Its doing great.. now at 40k kms.. can do 10km/l on city drive.. if you want matipid get a cvt or diesel

Actually minsan yung "tipid sa gas" mas ramdam pag mura gas.. pag tumaas like 60 pesos per liter.. ayan lahat ng sasakyan malakas sa gas

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It's ok to buy a flooded cars!!

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[ice15]

Hello guys! Someone offered me a Mirage HB 2015 GLS for around 280k as I'm still looking for a decent car. He told me that the car has been flooded pero flooring lang naman daw ang nabasa. Is still okay to get it? I really don't know about cars, and nagbe-base lang ako sa mga nababasa ko dito sa tsikot. Can someone enlighten me? Thanks!

hmmm. been driving for a long time and personally, normal sa akin yung tamaan ng water yung flooring, halos gutter deep lang yun kung nasa Espana ka.

Para sa akin, ibang usapan kung pumasok yung tubig since di naman malillinis ng vacuum yun, kailangan mo ishampoo.

e.g. Ecosport has a wading depth of 550mm pero 200mm lang ground clearance nya. so kakayanin nya na lumusong at tamaan ng tubig yung flooring.

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Tama yung mga earlier post na ang honest nung seller para sabihin na binaha yung car. pero paano nya nalaman na hanggang flooring lang...

Not sure about the current prices ng used cars, pero kung gusto mo yung car, baka magamit mo yung "flood" pang negotitiate.

Kung alangan ka about flooded cars and small imperfections, I suggest brand new bilhin mo. At least may masisigawan ka kung magka-problem

[ninjababez]

Thanks sa input guys! [emoji4][emoji4] I will follow your advices.


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at 280k tapos mirage? type mo ba talaga mirage or dahil "bago" lang?
makakabili ka pa ng good condition altis nyan gen 10 nyan
tulungan pa kita mag ayos ng dashboard ^_^

[grn]

consider this..if everything is ok why is he selling it?
i guess you'll get what you'll pay for..

yes, you are definitely right. i cannot afford to gamble my hard-earned money.

[jnsk]

at 280k tapos mirage? type mo ba talaga mirage or dahil "bago" lang?
makakabili ka pa ng good condition altis nyan gen 10 nyan
tulungan pa kita mag ayos ng dashboard ^_^

Yes sir, hatchback talaga trip ko. Either mirage, celerio, picanto or eon.


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[jnsk]

yes, you are definitely right. i cannot afford to gamble my hard-earned money.

Bayan seller ata siya kasi sabi nya sa casa nya mismo nakuha yung unit, ayaw pa ng daw ibigay ng casa dahil flooring lang ang nabaha. Hindi naman daw nagiging problema since linis lang ang kailangan. 400+ lang mileage nya fyi. [emoji4]


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[jnsk]

at 280k tapos mirage? type mo ba talaga mirage or dahil "bago" lang?
makakabili ka pa ng good condition altis nyan gen 10 nyan
tulungan pa kita mag ayos ng dashboard ^_^

The thing is hatchback ang hanap ko para space saver sa parking.


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[17Sphynx17]

yes, you are definitely right. i cannot afford to gamble my hard-earned money.

My stance, if flooded, no. You never know what problems will pop up. And if cant afford tinkering and spending a lot of time with the car being checked or repair down the line, i would say to find another alternative instead.

As for the seller claiming wala pa nagbalik or nagreklamo sa kanya, technically, he is most likely lying and its part of the pitch.

Kung nung time na nabenta namin hiace namin dti na napalitan na clutch master, may resibo pa turned over sa buyer, within a few months bumigay sa kanila tinawag pa sa amin.

Electrical issues isa sa masakit ayusin.Sa flood, sunud yung mga sulok sulok na hindi nalinis ng maayos. Baka may growth ng mold overtime or simula ng kalawang. Tapos yung mas huli mo pa malalaman, failure ng mechanical parts like bearings and what not.