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liberal N proud

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2. Unscrupulous dealers snapping them up and reselling to the unsuspecting buyer

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sat Jan 12, 2013, 04:01 PM

Jan 2013

They will take them to other parts of the country and sell them without telling they buyer about the history.

Hope all the vehicles get registered with CarFax.

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Tens Of Thousands Of Vehicles Damaged By Sandy Turn NY Airport Into Vast Used-Car Purgatory [View all] Purveyor Jan 2013 OP

Ban all Storms TheGov97 Jan 2013 #1

Bwhahahahahaha! That is so clever... SomethingFishy Jan 2013 #5

Maybe I do...... TheGov97 Jan 2013 #8

just absolutely fucking genius. spanone Jan 2013 #7

Unscrupulous dealers snapping them up and reselling to the unsuspecting buyer liberal N proud Jan 2013 #2

You have absolutely no way of knowing that unless you are in the business. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #9

It does happen, and buyers must be vigilant. liberal N proud Jan 2013 #10

Not in this situation. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #11

they are parked so neatly Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #3

I certainly wouldn't want to buy a car that's been under salt water. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #4

I'll wager a large number of these vehicles will end up overseas. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #6

Between Katrina in '05 and now Sandy, makes buying a used car an iffy proposition. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #12

Do you know what immersion in salt water does to a modern electrical system? 1-Old-Man Jan 2013 #13