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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
I didn't think about the parts market for these cars... that's a good use for parts that were not affected by nasty water and just needed a good cleaning before resale.
I wonder if any Porsche parts made it to salvage, and if we should be concerned about buying salvaged parts that might have been in a flooded P-Car?
So, did these unscrupulous flood-damaged car sellers "wash" the titles?  |
On the parts themselves, there would be nothing, really, to stop these guys from selling you an engine from a flooded, salvage car. Nothing, that is, except their own morals, and perhaps, a local law or two (maybe not).
Re: the actual resale of a whole car with "washed title" the feds and the state of LA have really tried to stop this practice and it is really hard to do. I think many fo these cars are headed out of the country to places where a Boxster for cheap will be very easy to dispose of.
Hence, the PPI and other practices remain the best defense against these criminals.