Total loss with that much water. Those Jeeps will have to be scrapped. Tough break, but somebody had to know damned well that was a major flood risk to have 3-4’ of water there…
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If those vehicles were here in Texas, this is what could happen to them:
".....Texas law allows flood-cars to be resold, as long as their history is disclosed to the buyer with a new title that labels it as “damaged”.
The insurance will total it, and they will wholesale it out, and when they wholesale it out, somebody can apply for a salvage title and get it running again and resale it. And that salvage title will state, salvage or rebuilt or whatever on there, but it won’t be just a clean title. Buyer beware…ever so buyer beware,....."
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".....Texas law allows flood-cars to be resold, as long as their history is disclosed to the buyer with a new title that labels it as “damaged”.
The insurance will total it, and they will wholesale it out, and when they wholesale it out, somebody can apply for a salvage title and get it running again and resale it. And that salvage title will state, salvage or rebuilt or whatever on there, but it won’t be just a clean title. Buyer beware…ever so buyer beware,....."
What will happen to all of the new cars that got flooded on dealers’ lots during Hurricane Harvey? Will they still be sold as new?
Answer (1 of 11): No. Many of them will be scrapped but according to vehicle history report provider CarFax, it’s not uncommon for 50 percent of the cars affected by floods to return to service, some requiring only minor repairs, others a full overhaul. The most severely damaged vehicles, those ...
I certainly don't know the area, but this story seems to suggest that the vehicles in this area are ready and awaiting transport:
Stellantis shipping yard flooded in Detroit, Jeep and Ford production disrupted
"A flooded shipping yard near the Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit is filled with what appear to be new Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles.
Photos posted by Jeep owners on social media spotlighted dozens of submerged vehicles with water over their windshields. While the vehicles look like Jeep Grand Cherokees, the company was unable to confirm on Saturday night the actual makes and models of the vehicles as they were under water.
"The pictures are of a shipping yard near the JNAP plant, which was also impacted by the severe weather," Stellantis told the Free Press on Saturday.
The flooded site is a central shipping yard where vehicles are held in the lot as they await transport to dealers around the country, Stellantis said.
Vehicles of all kinds are temporarily stored in the area, including the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Grand Cherokee L, Dodge Durango, minivans, Chargers, Challengers and trucks, Stellantis said. This is a waiting point prior to being picked up to go on trains.
The Auburn Hills automaker declined to specify how many vehicles were affected, what would happen with those vehicles or whether more than one storage site was impacted.
"An assessment will be conducted on the condition of vehicles in the yard. We have no additional information to share at this time," Stellantis told the Free Press."
Stellantis shipping yard flooded in Detroit, Jeep and Ford production disrupted
"A flooded shipping yard near the Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit is filled with what appear to be new Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles.
Photos posted by Jeep owners on social media spotlighted dozens of submerged vehicles with water over their windshields. While the vehicles look like Jeep Grand Cherokees, the company was unable to confirm on Saturday night the actual makes and models of the vehicles as they were under water.
"The pictures are of a shipping yard near the JNAP plant, which was also impacted by the severe weather," Stellantis told the Free Press on Saturday.
The flooded site is a central shipping yard where vehicles are held in the lot as they await transport to dealers around the country, Stellantis said.
Vehicles of all kinds are temporarily stored in the area, including the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Grand Cherokee L, Dodge Durango, minivans, Chargers, Challengers and trucks, Stellantis said. This is a waiting point prior to being picked up to go on trains.
The Auburn Hills automaker declined to specify how many vehicles were affected, what would happen with those vehicles or whether more than one storage site was impacted.
"An assessment will be conducted on the condition of vehicles in the yard. We have no additional information to share at this time," Stellantis told the Free Press."
Stellantis shipping yard flooded in Detroit, Jeep and Ford production disrupted
A flooded shipping yard near the Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit is filled with new vehicles, including what appear to be Jeep Grand Cherokees.
www.freep.com
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