How to avoid buying a flood car

Car buyers throughout the nation can experience the aftereffects of destructive floods by unknowingly purchasing water-damaged cars. New and used vehicles damaged by significant flood events, like Hurricane Ian in 2022, can find their way to the market in the aftermath of a storm.

Carfax data estimates as many as 358,000 vehicles may have been damaged by Hurricane Ian — in addition to the over 400,000 vehicles with water damage already on the road.

When flood-impacted cars are…

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