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Originally Posted by osidak
And as noted I didn't think about flood damage cars so I need to really look for north east and south east cars (to be wary of)
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Just keep in mind flood cars can come from almost anywhere. Obviously inland flood cars will be freshwater, but still no bueno IMO. If you absolutely had to choose, then yes, freshwater is better than saltwater (all else being equal). However, I would still avoid them altogether. Even freshwater flood cars can be nightmares. With collisions/vandalism/etc. the extent of the damage is much easier to quantify (prior to repair). With flood cars, the depth, duration, source, and flow/current are usually unknowns.
I remember a guy who bought a Dodge Viper that was a freshwater flood car. It turned into a huge money pit. After chasing electrical gremlins, he still couldn't get the windows to go down. After subsequently taking off the door panels, there was 6-8" of sand/silt in the doors. Just imagine all of the other nooks/crannies that sand/silt was forced into. No thanks.
If you are going down the salvage-title road, I'd only consider vehicles that you could verify the damage (and repairs) on. I'd personally weed out all flood cars and anything that had airbag deployments and/or frame damage. On cars that have already been repaired, I'd want to see "before" pics and a paper trail. YMMV...