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Water damaged Car

  • 12-05-2015 9:53pm
    #1
    snipe49
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 735 ✭✭✭


    Lads i a'm thinking about buying a car of a dealer but the thing is i think this car may have come in from England and i have been told that Cars are been sold over here that were water damaged in the floods over there. Any one know anything about this think u in advance.


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  • #2
    dodderangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,204 ✭✭✭dodderangler


    That's true on a lot of English imports not to mention the amount of rust underneath.
    I done 8 pre NCT tests on cars today
    All except one are only in the country an from England. 2010,2011, 2012 cars and all in bad way.
    Rust on rear chassis on em all.
    England roads have salt on em and it's eaten into chassis.
    The only irish model was a Renault modus and was mint compare to these cars.


  • #3
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,856 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    snipe49 wrote: »
    Lads i a'm thinking about buying a car of a dealer but the thing is i think this car may have come in from England and i have been told that Cars are been sold over here that were water damaged in the floods over there. Any one know anything about this think u in advance.

    HPI will know all about it.


  • #4
    snipe49
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 735 ✭✭✭snipe49


    Henry Ford III wrote: »
    HPI will know all about it.

    Sorry but what is HPI ?


  • #5
    For Forks Sake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,751 ✭✭✭✭For Forks Sake


    snipe49 wrote: »
    Sorry but what is HPI ?

    https://www.hpicheck.com/about.html


  • #6
    joe912
    Closed Accounts Posts: 267 ✭✭joe912


    Presumably a dealer will have evidence of a history check


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  • #7
    TheJudge2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭TheJudge2009


    Henry Ford III wrote: »
    HPI will know all about it.


    Not for free, but well worth it....


  • #8
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,360 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Not every car from the UK that arrives over here is dodgy or water damaged. Like buying any used car, buy from a reputable source and do proper background checks on the particular car.


  • #9
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,733 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    bazz26 wrote: »
    Not every car from the UK that arrives over here is dodgy or water damaged. Like buying any used car, buy from a reputable source and do proper background checks on the particular car.

    Exactly, it's the laxed attitude of buyers in this country on history checks and service history that keep dodgy sellers going.


  • #10
    Germancarfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 127 ✭✭Germancarfan


    dodderangler wrote: »
    That's true on a lot of English imports not to mention the amount of rust underneath.
    I done 8 pre NCT tests on cars today
    All except one are only in the country an from England. 2010,2011, 2012 cars and all in bad way.
    Rust on rear chassis on em all.
    England roads have salt on em and it's eaten into chassis.
    The only irish model was a Renault modus and was mint compare to these cars.

    you don't work for SIMI do you ?


  • #11
    joe912
    Closed Accounts Posts: 267 ✭✭joe912


    Germancarfan wrote: »
    you don't work for SIMI do you ?

    You joking most imports are been sold in simi garages


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