Lotta views on flood cars.
Sorry, "story time"
My observation is people (just referring to myself) tend to UNDER-estimate, especially folks like me
on the low-end of repair/refurbish PERSONAL skills. Most all of what I would need i gotta PAY others to do.
I only have ONE personal experience trying to rehab one (i.e., a
flood car), but 100's of stories/anecdotes being in the OEM business/collecting hobby for decades. An occasional good news story in there, but most of these fairy tales end badly for the car.
At best vehicle aint ever "right" again, at worst its a financial fiasco, PLUS vehicle couldnt be saved in the end.
Of course, fresh vs. salt water, depth/length of immersion, clean water or polluted with sewage, chemicals, etc,. ALL plays a part, but ...
. Most become just parts cars.
"Hard" parts" (sheet metal, aluminum, iron, etc) usually can be cleaned/refinished/reused), but if the innards are electrical/get corroded, it becomes dicey.
"Soft" parts (e.g,, door panels, seats, carpets, etc.,) NEVER (almost) can be salvaged. Sure, they (if not warped, de-lamed, etc.) can be dried, but they will always "smell" from bacteria/fungi that WILL return (even if, otherwise they "look" good).
Electrical? Most often, a total loss. Bigger issue with newer cars than older ones due to increased content in new stuff.
Insurance companies (assuming they are reputable) most times make rational, good-faith economic decisions given their business model . They (that industry) has literally millions of data points, from all over the world, all kinda vehicles, etc., that get flooded. Meaning their decisions tend yo have good fidelity taken from a large sample size.
And cost, by region of the floods for sure, to fix vs. premiums they collected. The economics tend to be clear.
We (in the OEM car biz) believe you me had our beefs with insurance companies, but our own testing of the stuff we built, tended to align with decision to scrap/total vs. fix. The repair effort, EVEN if remotely successful technically, would FAIL economically (and likely could compromise safety, on and on, etc.,)
LSS, dunno about this Fury. Dunno how good/bad it really is. Looks good though.
I can see it has "value" as it sits, even IF it is, TO ME, a "parts car" as its pretty complete. Some "Unobtainium" there it appears, and is a desirable collectors' item.. OTOH, it might be sufficiently rehabbed and could make somebody really happy (relative to whatever it transacts at).
Not really enough info disclosed about the circumstances before/after the "flood". That word sends ME running for exits for ANY car except "parts cars".
If that yellow sticky represents water level reached, perhaps most of the electrical/dash was spared. Carpet, seats, interior panels may be toast, though pictures look encouraging. Darn thing had 6+ inches of water in it .. old car, new car -- that concerns me.
TO ME, that would suggest its a least a parts car, or better yet it could be/in fact was rehabbed/made roadworthy at reasonable cost/success possibility.
Further, it aint on my "bucket list" in its own right, or as a donor for some other project. High sentimental value (it was my Dad's car or someting) would be the only thing that would make me take one of these on.
Not just a case of money per se .. which may be considerable (maybe already spent to get it to look this way?). Some things are just too far gone to try to bring back. Many flood cars fit that category.
This one?? Hope for the best, expect possibility of the worst. Recommend eyes/nose on, and butt in seat. Maybe even a spin around the auction yard if allowed. Good luck if anyone here chases it.
