Archive for December, 2009
Second Hand Problems
December 2nd, 2009
Owning a car may just well be everyone’s dream regardless if it’s a brand new car or a second hand. Dangers lurk especially if what you are buying is a second-hand car.Vehicles, just like homes, are especially prone to flood damage brought about by storms, swelling rivers and hurricanes. Statistics show that about 75,000 vehicles have been damaged by Hurricane Floyd in 1999, while Hurricane Ivan left more than 100,000 vehicles unusable. Hurricane Katrina had brought flood damage to about 200,000 cars in 2005. These, however, are just part of the bigger problem.Cars that have experience flood damage are usually repaired to appear usable to the untrained eye and moved to nearby states where they are sold to unsuspecting buyers.Flood can damage a vehicle’s electrical systems and can cau read more