+1 to mountainbike’s comments, and I want to add that prospective car buyers would be wise to NOT trust Carfax and similar services when trying to determine if a particular car was a “flood car”.
Carfax is only as good as what is reported to it, and there are always flood-damaged cars that appear on Carfax as unsullied, one-owner “creampuffs”.
Only a thorough examination by a skilled mechanic can tell you for sure if a car spent any time submerged.
Incidentally, if anyone was wondering about my absence from this forum for several days, I was w/o electricity up until 11:30 last night, as one of Sandy’s victims. Luckily, my house only sustained some roof damage, plus a damaged fence, and a tree that is leaning at a precarious angle. Compared to lots of other folks in NJ & NY, I was very lucky to only have that relatively minor damage and to have been w/o heat and electric power for just a few days. Many folks lost their homes, sad to say.