Flood-Hit Cars Are About to Flood the Resale Market — Could You Spot One?

After this month's flooding, Janashakthi is running a free towing offer for flood-hit vehicles that closes November 16, which tells you how many cars just went under across the country. Comprehensive policies generally cover flood damage, but third-party-only policies don't, so a lot of owners with basic cover have no payout and every reason to quietly dry the car out, clean it up and sell rather than declare a loss. Disclosed flood damage can knock 50-75% off resale value, which is exactly why plenty won't be disclosed at all. One side says a flooded car that's been properly stripped, dried and serviced can be a genuine bargain, not every car that got water on the floor mats is a write-off. The other side says electrics and rust from water intrusion show up months later, by which time the seller is long gone, and an ordinary buyer has no real way to prove a car was ever flooded before signing. If you're shopping used in the next few months, what do you actually check — smell, seatbelt retractors, under-carpet rust, fuse box corrosion? Has anyone here bought a car that turned out to be a flood job? වතුර උස්සපු කාරයක් දැක්කොත් කොහොමද මුලින්ම check කරන්නේ?