{"id":3098,"date":"2016-11-02T19:10:49","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T19:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leithcars.com\/blogs\/1421\/?p=3098"},"modified":"2016-11-02T19:10:49","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T19:10:49","slug":"shysters-will-sell-flooded-car-dont-let","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/?p=3098","title":{"rendered":"Shysters Will Sell You a Flooded Car. Don\u2019t Let Them."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Even though Hurricane Matthew inflicted damage throughout North Carolina in October, that won\u2019t stop hucksters from trying to sell you a car that was flooded. Thankfully, there are several ways that you can inspect a vehicle for flood damage and save yourself a headache. Plus, you can report the huckster to the state attorney general. Fun!<\/p>\n

The smell test<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the News & Observer just reported<\/a>, \u201cThe best thing to do is open the door, get inside, sit down and smell,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen a car has been flooded, it has a moldy spell that is almost impossible to get rid of.\u201d<\/p>\n

The N&O\u2019s expert adds that, like a bad date, hucksters try to mask odors with Febreze and other perfumes to compensate. Just as you should be wary of humans with strange quantities of odor, the same applies to vehicles. Some sellers might even try a can of new car smell, but if the vehicle is a 1989 Chrysler LeBaron, tell them no thanks\u2014not even if it was owned by Jon Voight.<\/p>\n