Looking to see what people's luck has been with flood cars.
Hi all, have a couple questions about this. On my page you can see a 2003
kia rio with 218k miles that has been flood damaged. I'm just looking to see
what people's luck has been with this, and what MY outcome may be with
this car. I've been spraying connectors down with some electrical connector
spray to get rid of the moisture, so maybe it'll help a little. A buddy of mine
who is a mechanic says that it doesn't look too bad, and it may work out. I
have been working on and off to remove interior pieces and trim and most
wiring looks really good. It's only been sitting for around a year. I'll post some
pictures down below in comments, most pics here are up to date now.
Thanks!!
INTERIOR VIEW
ROOF
UNDER DASH
Flood cars are a real crap shoot. Yours has 218K miles and looks like flood waters got up pretty high on it - yikes. It's one thing if your car gets caught in a flood, and you try to keep it on the road. But I would never EVER buy one, you are buying a can of worms. Corrosion is going to attack the back side of the fuse box, electrical busses, computer modules, harness connectors and pins, and so on, and the problems may not become obvious for months or years after retrieving the car from the flood waters. By all means keep up appraised on how yours is going, it will surely help others dealing with a flood car.
Thanks for the reply! I’ll keep up to date here on how it’s doing. I only payed around 100 bucks for it a few months back. Below is a picture of the water line that I found
If you paid $100, that's $99 too much my friend. My advice: Take it to the salvage yard NOW before you throw any more money at it. It's a Kia. Rio. It has 218k miles. Even if the car wasn't flooded, it wouldn't be worth anything. Looking at the interior of that car, all I see are nightmares. Bail now and save your money.
