Netizen Warns Of Flood Of Flood Damaged Cars In Secondary Market Careful Of These Seemingly Undamaged Vehicles

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THIS isn’t the worst flooding that has ever happened in Malaysia if we are to compare it with the 1971 Kuala Lumpur flood. Regardless, the raging monsoon season has turned many places into swimming pools or unregistered water theme parks.
And with it, vehicles of every type, have been transformed into aquariums. Already on social media, there are a good number of photos and videos, showing the number of vehicles stranded in the sweeping floods.
What will happen to them after the flood abates? Could restoration effort be as simple as taking the chairs out to dry and giving the interior a good scrubbing? Apparently not.
Recently, a netizen in a post on X warned that after the flood, people will find many advertisements selling vehicles that appear undamaged.

“The price has dropped RM100 only. Lady owner. Car is rarely used besides sending my kids to school. Low mileage. I want to sell because there are so many cars that I don’t have the time to use them,” said @update11111 sarcastically.
The post can also be found at: https://x.com/update11111/status/1995143315344556429
In truth, these so-called good deals are in fact cars that are already damaged by the flood. Be warned. But several netizens disagreed with him, saying that a car damaged by flood can be easily repaired.


Perhaps a different perspective is required here. According to the website chubb.com, the worst damage to a car caused by floods can cost up to RM50,000 to repair.
“Cars that are fully submerged while engines are dead will not have serious damages where the cost to repair won’t be as high,” it added.
Chubb.com further warned that if a car is fully submerged and car owner attempts to start the engine, the electric control unit will be shorted out. 
“This repair work can cost up to RM7,000 for an average car and RM30,000 for a BMW,” it said. — Focus Malaysia

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