# Flood car **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [November 5, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flood-car/69221 "2011-11-05T15:05:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flood-car/69221/1 "2011-11-05T15:05:31Z")
Would you ever consider buying a “flood” car? Rocketman ---
**Author:** ![chaissos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/chaissos/32/2347_2.png) [@chaissos](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chaissos)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flood-car/69221/2 "2011-11-05T15:08:43Z")
No. The water damage is everywhere, and getting the water out of every nook and cranny, both inside the cabin, and engine compartment will be a nightmare. Eventually, every electrical connection will have problems. I have enough issues in my life, I don’t need to further complicate with a car guaranteed to have problems. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flood-car/69221/3 "2011-11-05T15:45:36Z")
Absolutely NOT…Way too many problems now and even years from now. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flood-car/69221/4 "2011-11-05T17:00:30Z")
It depends on the car and the price and even then it’s not a slam dunk decision as to whether to go ahead with the buy or not. Depends is the key word. I’ve owned a waterlogged car before and a friend of mine bought one many years ago that sat overnight in flood water up to the door handles. The one my friend bought only cost him a 100 dollars and after flushing all the fluids and cleaning it up it became a daily driver for about 6 or 7 years afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flood-car/69221/5 "2011-11-05T17:13:05Z")
For $100, give it a shot…For $1000, forget it…If the water was filthy or salty, forget it period… ---
**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flood-car/69221/6 "2011-11-05T20:25:36Z")
Nope. Just don’t need the headache. Late model cars and trucks, like made since 1993, have too many electronic modules, and these modules do not like getting flooded. A lot of Asian models put modules under the seats and kick panels down low. This creates problems that will keep recurring, be hard to find, and expensive to correct. I just don’t need that in my life. Especially if there are loan payments involved. That’s buying a money pit on time. ---
**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flood-car/69221/7 "2011-11-06T13:52:19Z")
Thanks for the input folks. I guess I knew the answer but a low price on a make and model that I’ve been looking for is really tempting. I’ll pass on the flood car and keep looking. Thanks again! Rocketman