Looks like there is going to be a flood (pun intended) of cars coming from downstate NY and NJ with slight to severe flood damage from Hurricane Sandy. There might be some great part-out opportunities or even deals…
the insurance companies that own the cars hope to sell most of them to new owners who could fix them up and put them back on the road. Most of the cars are fairly new, Walter said.
I was looking at one from New Jersey this morning. The owner claimed his insurance agent said it could be sold with a clear title. I find that hard to believe.
I was reading a thread about this elsewhere. The reason that you saw pictures of these cars during the flood with windows down and trunks open is because the water+electrical just makes everything go crazy. That is probably why the spoiler is popped on that R8. Insurance adjusters were trying to power them up to check the odometers and having airbags go off when they turned the key. They’re good for some parts and nothing else. I saw a few classics that might be restorable due to their simplicity/value but that’s about it. I’m sure some will end up on a boat to somewhere to be fixed and sold though.
I don’t think i’d be running to a fresh water salvage car either.
Fuck. That. Shit. I’d rather contract bird flu then part out a car. Everyone wants something until it’s time to pay up. “Yo broski, I need this and that.” And then that’s the last time you hear from the fggt. Oh, you want money for it, not I come over and bring you beer? I’d rather have a BMW logo tatooed on my back that goes from shoulder blades to my waist then part a car.
