Katrina Flood Car in Germany

AndrewGS · 06-24-2007, 01:24 PM

http://cgi.ebay.de/BMW-525-i-US-Mode...QQcmdZViewItem

Translation: US model 2006 BMW 525i in beautiful condition. Imported from USA and has Louisiana Certificate of Title. Vehicle is accident free, however it has sat under water and is not driveable. There is no key so there is no way to read the mileage, however they are low since there is very little wear. Very well-equipped 3 liter machine. Vehicle is sold as is with no warranty, blah, blah, blah.

Kinda funny where flood cars end up.

drew630 · 06-24-2007, 01:28 PM

Wow, I am surprised it looks as clean as it does.

mbukukanyau · 06-24-2007, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by drew630

Wow, I am surprised it looks as clean as it does.

illegal detailing labor

ha ha..
Have you see the rusty brake rotors

drew630 · 06-24-2007, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mbukukanyau

illegal detailing labor

ha ha..
Have you see the rusty brake rotors

Haha, yeah. But seriously, it must have been in some clean water. There is no way it could have sat in the crap that New Orleans sat in for so long and still come out this clean.

AndrewGS · 06-24-2007, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by drew630

Haha, yeah. But seriously, it must have been in some clean water. There is no way it could have sat in the crap that New Orleans sat in for so long and still come out this clean.

I'm sure it was on a dealer lot and may have only been in a few inches of water. When something like that happens any vehicle in any abnormal amount of water is an insurance claim.

likearock00 · 06-24-2007, 03:32 PM

It had to be high enough to mess up the motor- it doesn't run. I'm surprised nobody has bid on it yet!

t-rex · 06-24-2007, 03:36 PM

I doubt highly it's a dealer car. I use the city's only BMW dealer (Peake BMW) sometimes and to my knowledge their facilities only received wind damage from the storm. That area had very little, if any flooding, but the whole area out by the airport got some hellatious wind damage. Plus, the dealer would have still had keys for it.

The fact that there's no keys is the biggest sign that it was an insurance pickup. Many people settled claims while living out-of-state, and I doubt they were going to fed-ex a set of car keys to their agent. State Farm picked my F150 up and I never gave keys to anybody. I lived very close to the second break on the London Avenue Canal, and the rushing water not only pushed my house off its piers, but pushed one of my neighbors cars into my dining room window!

For at least six months after the storm, you'd see convoys of flatbed Topkicks and Isuzus and such with a flood car on the back and usually several more in tow. An insurance adjuster told me, off the record, that most flood cars were likely to end up in Latin America or other 3rd world places.

t-rex · 06-24-2007, 03:40 PM

Oh and the easiest way to spot a former flood car.... look for rusted areas on the seat runner tracks.

That was a tip from my insurance adjuster.

AndrewGS · 06-24-2007, 03:53 PM

A guy I know bought a Katrina flood car, a '95 Camaro V6. It had no keys, and it didn't run, but it only had the dirty water up to the rockers and a broken rear glass that let rain water into the interior. It's now a shell with a roll cage waiting to be rebuilt with an LS2 that came out of a crushed Corvette from Mississippi and lots of custom work.

Diesel/_ · 06-24-2007, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by drew630

Wow, I am surprised it looks as clean as it does.

It probably smells awful though.

montrealvue · 06-24-2007, 07:08 PM

Such a shame, absolutely beautiful car

member12 · 06-24-2007, 07:42 PM

Not a chance in hell I'd buy a car that I even thought was in Orleans or Jefferson Parish in August-September of 2005.

Just as a side note...after everyone evacuated to Baton Rouge and got their insurance checks, you coudn't find a car in town for a while. I had friends that couldn't find a new Trailblazer in the area. I have never seen used vehicle lots so empty before. Even the undesirable cars were getting snapped up, pretty much ending the employee discount for Louisiana a little early.

A toyota dealership got into trouble for trying to get insurance money for undamaged, unsold Echos (slow selling around here, despite the flood of evacuees with insurance checks).

86fleet · 06-25-2007, 02:27 AM

Wonder how it ended up there?

AndrewGS · 06-25-2007, 05:04 AM

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Wonder how it ended up there?

Boat

TuffG929 · 06-25-2007, 02:35 PM

Look at the steering wheel, guage cluster, gas pedal, a/c vents, and the passenger side door pocket. Sure they did a good job at cleaning most surfaces, but it still looks pretty f-ed up to me.

06-24-2007, 01:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
AndrewGS 6.2 Liter LS9 Supercharged V8 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Spring, TX, MX (Houston) Drives: Clunker Posts: 8,439	Katrina Flood Car in Germany http://cgi.ebay.de/BMW-525-i-US-Mode...QQcmdZViewItem Translation: US model 2006 BMW 525i in beautiful condition. Imported from USA and has Louisiana Certificate of Title. Vehicle is accident free, however it has sat under water and is not driveable. There is no key so there is no way to read the mileage, however they are low since there is very little wear. Very well-equipped 3 liter machine. Vehicle is sold as is with no warranty, blah, blah, blah. Kinda funny where flood cars end up. __________________ Andrew - MySpace - Flickr - KD5FHW 1995 Buick Roadmaster Limited - They'll pry this "clunker" from my cold, dead hands! 2005 Chevrolet Silverado C1500 LS ♫ *Listen to the death march... whoo-hoo... of America!* ♫ *- Bearing the General Motors Mark of Excellence*

06-24-2007, 01:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
drew630 6.2 Liter LS3 V8 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pulaski TN Drives: 04 Silverado Z71 Posts: 3,441	Re: Katrina Flood Car in Germany Wow, I am surprised it looks as clean as it does. __________________ GMI's Folding@Home Team #156295 My Current Ride: 2004 Z71 Silverado Family: Father 2009 Enclave CXL, Mother 2007 Solstice & Bro 2004 Z71 Silverado

06-24-2007, 03:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
likearock00 6.2 Liter LS9 Supercharged V8 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NC Drives: 2006 Chevy Silverado Crew Cab Z-71 Posts: 8,439	Re: Katrina Flood Car in Germany It had to be high enough to mess up the motor- it doesn't run. I'm surprised nobody has bid on it yet! __________________ Not even worth putting one up.

06-24-2007, 03:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
t-rex 6.2 Liter LS9 Supercharged V8 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Orleans Drives: 2005 BMW 325i. Posts: 7,524	Re: Katrina Flood Car in Germany I doubt highly it's a dealer car. I use the city's only BMW dealer (Peake BMW) sometimes and to my knowledge their facilities only received wind damage from the storm. That area had very little, if any flooding, but the whole area out by the airport got some hellatious wind damage. Plus, the dealer would have still had keys for it. The fact that there's no keys is the biggest sign that it was an insurance pickup. Many people settled claims while living out-of-state, and I doubt they were going to fed-ex a set of car keys to their agent. State Farm picked my F150 up and I never gave keys to anybody. I lived very close to the second break on the London Avenue Canal, and the rushing water not only pushed my house off its piers, but pushed one of my neighbors cars into my dining room window! For at least six months after the storm, you'd see convoys of flatbed Topkicks and Isuzus and such with a flood car on the back and usually several more in tow. An insurance adjuster told me, off the record, that most flood cars were likely to end up in Latin America or other 3rd world places.

06-24-2007, 03:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
t-rex 6.2 Liter LS9 Supercharged V8 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Orleans Drives: 2005 BMW 325i. Posts: 7,524	Re: Katrina Flood Car in Germany Oh and the easiest way to spot a former flood car.... look for rusted areas on the seat runner tracks. That was a tip from my insurance adjuster.

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06-24-2007, 03:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
AndrewGS 6.2 Liter LS9 Supercharged V8 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Spring, TX, MX (Houston) Drives: Clunker Posts: 8,439	Re: Katrina Flood Car in Germany A guy I know bought a Katrina flood car, a '95 Camaro V6. It had no keys, and it didn't run, but it only had the dirty water up to the rockers and a broken rear glass that let rain water into the interior. It's now a shell with a roll cage waiting to be rebuilt with an LS2 that came out of a crushed Corvette from Mississippi and lots of custom work. __________________ Andrew - MySpace - Flickr - KD5FHW 1995 Buick Roadmaster Limited - They'll pry this "clunker" from my cold, dead hands! 2005 Chevrolet Silverado C1500 LS ♫ *Listen to the death march... whoo-hoo... of America!* ♫ *- Bearing the General Motors Mark of Excellence*

06-24-2007, 07:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
montrealvue 4.6 Liter Northstar V8 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montreal,PQ Posts: 1,992	Re: Katrina Flood Car in Germany Such a shame, absolutely beautiful car __________________ '87 Merc Tracer '88 Toyota Tercel '89 VW Golf '94 Saturn SL '97 Pontiac Grand Am '00 Olds Silhouette '02 Dodge Intrepid '04 Chev Malibu '06 Saturn Vue '08 Toyota Sienna

06-24-2007, 07:42 PM	#12 (permalink)
member12 6.2 Liter LS9 Supercharged V8 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Baton Rouge Drives: 2007 Silverado 4x4 Posts: 7,667	Re: Katrina Flood Car in Germany Not a chance in hell I'd buy a car that I even thought was in Orleans or Jefferson Parish in August-September of 2005. Just as a side note...after everyone evacuated to Baton Rouge and got their insurance checks, you coudn't find a car in town for a while. I had friends that couldn't find a new Trailblazer in the area. I have never seen used vehicle lots so empty before. Even the undesirable cars were getting snapped up, pretty much ending the employee discount for Louisiana a little early. A toyota dealership got into trouble for trying to get insurance money for undamaged, unsold Echos (slow selling around here, despite the flood of evacuees with insurance checks). __________________ Get your geek on in 2012!

06-25-2007, 02:27 AM	#13 (permalink)
86fleet 6.2 Liter LS3 V8 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rockville MD/ Columbus OH Drives: 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Posts: 3,495	Re: Katrina Flood Car in Germany Wonder how it ended up there? __________________ Proud driver of a 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.2 Magnum V8 163,000 miles

06-25-2007, 02:35 PM	#15 (permalink)
TuffG929 6.2 Liter LS3 V8 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New York Drives: 2000 BMW 328i 2001 Chevy Suburban Posts: 3,400	Re: Katrina Flood Car in Germany Look at the steering wheel, guage cluster, gas pedal, a/c vents, and the passenger side door pocket. Sure they did a good job at cleaning most surfaces, but it still looks pretty f-ed up to me.

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