Depending on who tells it, 500,000 cars destroyed in Houston alone.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/storm-flooding-destroyed-hundreds-of-thousands-of-cars-in-a-city-that-relies-heavily-on-them/2017/09/03/1dd22680-90b8-11e7-89fa-bb822a46da5b_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_harveycars-7pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.220a9746999d
whaddya know about this?
What kind of insurance pays for the cars? % covered by comprehensive insurance?
What constitutes a "destroyed" car?
Titling a flood car?
Dealers quoted as sending their entire lot inventory to the crusher. All of the "destroyed" cars?
What about buying or selling a "Flood" car?
So I'm thinking about one time, long, long ago, when my car went into water well above the floorboards. After a drying out, and a little work, it was fine.
What happens to flooded cars besides upholstery and some wiring?... Even dropping the pan, removing the head and replacing some electronics (along with reupholstering} shouldn't cost as much as crushing a $30 thousand dollar car. Can a few days under water cause that much damage?
Couldn't most parts be recycled?
I don't pretend to know these answers, but if all the 500,000+ cars go through the crusher it's gonna make one big pile.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/storm-flooding-destroyed-hundreds-of-thousands-of-cars-in-a-city-that-relies-heavily-on-them/2017/09/03/1dd22680-90b8-11e7-89fa-bb822a46da5b_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_harveycars-7pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.220a9746999d
whaddya know about this?
What kind of insurance pays for the cars? % covered by comprehensive insurance?
What constitutes a "destroyed" car?
Titling a flood car?
Dealers quoted as sending their entire lot inventory to the crusher. All of the "destroyed" cars?
What about buying or selling a "Flood" car?
So I'm thinking about one time, long, long ago, when my car went into water well above the floorboards. After a drying out, and a little work, it was fine.
What happens to flooded cars besides upholstery and some wiring?... Even dropping the pan, removing the head and replacing some electronics (along with reupholstering} shouldn't cost as much as crushing a $30 thousand dollar car. Can a few days under water cause that much damage?
Couldn't most parts be recycled?
I don't pretend to know these answers, but if all the 500,000+ cars go through the crusher it's gonna make one big pile.
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