Is it ok to buy flooded cars?

**tey24** · October 28th, 2009 10:49 PM

Hi Guys,

Dont know anything about cars
a friend of mine is selling his car to me
nabaha daw yun pero napaayos na nya and good/working and running condition na daw lahat

Is it ok to buy flooded cars?
please help

thanks in advance

**tidus1203** · October 28th, 2009 10:56 PM

Its not a simple YES OR NO. Everything depends. First of all the price. Maskin binaha yan tapos proven its fixed (pero expect gremlins later) tapos yung price rock bottom eh di pwede na din.

**tey24** · October 29th, 2009 12:22 AM

thanks po sa reply..
i know he is selling it to me for 40k
all working daw.. gauges, lights, aircon, updated register

its a daewoo racer 98 model (sorry i know this is for kia users only hope you understand)

please guys let me know what you thinks
please educate me

**Hero** · October 29th, 2009 12:48 AM

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

**Neiji25** · November 7th, 2009 03:51 PM

nope... for me i won't buy a a vehicle that's damaged by flooding... yun nga na second hand cars na di nabaha merong masasakit sa ulo eh.... yun pa kayang binaha... sabi nga ng mechanic namin.... magagawa ang nabaha na car kung sa magagawa pero eventually may lalabas at lalabas na problema which would cost you more...

**grn** · June 19th, 2019 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by Hero

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** · June 21st, 2019 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by grn

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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**17Sphynx17** · June 21st, 2019 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by grn

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.

**ghosthunter** · November 7th, 2009 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by tey24

Hi Guys,

Dont know anything about cars
a friend of mine is selling his car to me
nabaha daw yun pero napaayos na nya and good/working and running condition na daw lahat

Is it ok to buy flooded cars?
please help

thanks in advance

Generally it is a bad idea to buy a flooded car even if it was "fixed". Why? Water damage can be hidden and would take time for it to come out.

Example is the wiring, water trapped in the wiring can corrode the wire over time. Finding the corroded portion will be difficult and might require replacement or a whole car rewiring job to fix properly.