# 1996 Mercedes-Benz S-Class - how do I check for prior flood?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-mercedes-benz-s-class-how-do-i-check-for-prior-flood/120757>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mercedes-benz\
**Created:** [July 10, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-mercedes-benz-s-class-how-do-i-check-for-prior-flood/120757 "2018-07-10T14:25:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![LarryBoatright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@LarryBoatright](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LarryBoatright)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-mercedes-benz-s-class-how-do-i-check-for-prior-flood/120757/1 "2018-07-10T14:25:26Z")

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Wanna know if my car was in a flood

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-mercedes-benz-s-class-how-do-i-check-for-prior-flood/120757/2 "2018-07-10T16:10:43Z")

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Given last year’s massive flood zones, this is a good question. Our partner site, BestRide did a [focus on this last year you may find helpful.](http://bestride.com/research/buyers-guide/flood-damaged-cars)

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-mercedes-benz-s-class-how-do-i-check-for-prior-flood/120757/3 "2018-07-10T21:55:24Z")

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That a great article. One other place to look is in the trunk. Pull back the carpet and look for rust and mud. There might be some in the spare tire well, or any other recess in the trunk floor.