{"id":391,"date":"2022-11-18T12:25:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T12:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autobuyersmarket.com\/news\/?p=391"},"modified":"2025-05-05T10:24:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T10:24:47","slug":"beware-over-350000-vehicles-flood-damaged-by-hurricane-ian-hitting-used-car-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autobuyersmarket.com\/news\/2022\/11\/18\/beware-over-350000-vehicles-flood-damaged-by-hurricane-ian-hitting-used-car-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware: Over 350k Vehicles Flood-Damaged by Hurricane Ian Hitting Used Car Market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Houston has seen a large chunk of these waterlogged vehicles turning up in dealerships, as many as 32,000, by the last count, with many other cities also reporting a large influx of them. File photo: SKT Studio, Shutter Stock, licensed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

FORT MYERS, FL – The passing of Hurricane Ian along the United States\u2019 east coast six weeks ago resulted in a multitude of vehicles suffering flood damage, and with many of those same vehicles now underhandedly turning up in used car lots across the country, buyers need to beware and take steps<\/a> to ensure that the pre-owned car they\u2019re buying wasn\u2019t up to its hood in water just one month prior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to reports, approximately 358,000 vehicles suffered significant flood damage in the wake of Hurricane Ian, and many of their former owners \u2013 unable to afford the extensive repairs their cars require \u2013 are now simply dumping them on the used market, where some unscrupulous dealers are attempting to pass them off as undamaged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Houston, Texas has seen a large chunk of these waterlogged vehicles turning up in their dealerships \u2013 as many as 32,000, by the last count \u2013 with many other cities also reporting a large influx of them as well. What that being the case, experts are offering tips on how to spot a flood-damaged vehicle and avoid getting swindled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some dealers will take in flooded cars and actually advertise them as such; however, some less honest lots may attempt to hide this fact from their customers, so it pays to be attentive and look for potential clues to make sure you\u2019re not getting hoodwinked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the market for a used car? @TiffanyKHOU\u00a0has some tips to help you stay away from flood-damaged vehicles. https:\/\/t.co\/dul0qGMr2m<\/a> #khou11<\/a><\/p>— KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) November 15, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>