You would have to buy them from the insurance company...once they are totaled the insurance company pays for them and then they own them. They are almost always sold off at auction after that.

 

I'll take one of those Mustangs. It'll need a lot of work to clean it up and get it running again, but I bet I could get a really good price on it.
Still, it's sad to see how high the water must have been.

 

I think it would take a bit more than soap and water and elbow grease. With all the pollution, including human waste in the flood waters, I don't think any soft material inside could be saved. Everything would have to be replaced.

 

Those cars and trucks will never be right again. The Mustangs may be good for building a race car, but that is about it. The F150s maybe for parts and that is hoping they were under fresh water.

I was involved in a late 70's pick-up repair that went under in a river. Flushed all the fluids, cleaned all the electrical connections and replaced all the non-working electrical components. The truck was back every couple of weeks, with one thing or another and it always had a musty odor. Finally traded the guy out of it at a big loss. These new cars and trucks have way too many electrical components to be saved without spending really big money and most rebuilders will not spend the time or money to do it right.

 

You may be right. It's a shame.

 

Salt water does amazing things when comming in contact with all the circuit boards in cars and trucks, especially over time. I would think one would be asking for trouble down the line.
Personally i would not want one, deal or not.

 

I see New Orleans is flooding again now, so I guess those same cars are BACK under water. Man that is a true shame.

 

I doubt they could be damaged much more than they already are...

 

Nope. Ford's insurance company (American Road) owns those vehicles. They will all be crushed unfortunately. We've had demo's end up in the lake before and they are required to total and crush them.

 

I guess in that situation, with the waste and all, crushing them is probably the best way to go.

 

One of the foulest (sp) things I have ever smelled was a "great deal" Porsche that had taken a bath. It was an incredible car but man the smell was freaking bad. The guy had it redone professionally and you couldn't tell anything had been done to it it even wound up smelling good .....until..... it got cold and he turned the heater on. The smell was indescribable. Also, to note if you included his time in the rebuild and the car wound up being a savings of a whopping 1-3g's over new.


Needless to say as someone noted it wound up being the car to beat at the track.

Factory cars are crushed. Its the nearly new ones that peoplw will have to be on the lookout for.

 

That's the best thing for them. Otherwise some poor b@stard would end up with one of those POSs unknowingly.

 

I'm not buying ANYTHING new ANYTIME soon!

That's absolutely horrible.

 

That was SALT water they were flooded in too BTW.
Oh hell just run them down to the nearest car wash.......
sell em on eBay!

 

Yea my mom had been talking about trading in her exploder for something newer sometime in teh next couple of years. Now she has decided to wait until 2008-2009 and get a 2007 or newer model so she knows that she isnt going to end up with one of those. This will have the potential to be one of the last vehicles she ever buys.