How to tell whether the vehicle is flooded?

Methods of distinguishing flooded vehicles:

First of all, look at the price: you can't be greedy and cheap.

When consumers buy a used car, the first comparison may be the price of the car. Flooded cars are often about 2000~3000 yuan cheaper than the market price. "Generally speaking, when you see a used car below the market price, you should be very careful when checking the car. Unless there are special reasons for such vehicles, other serious accidents may have occurred even if they are not flooded. "

Second, look at the details: carefully observe the metal parts and plastic parts in the cockpit, and observe them in detail.

1, the interior focuses on the seat.

It is one of the simple methods to distinguish the flooded vehicles from the appearance of the interior. Because after the car is soaked, some car owners may pay more attention to the interior decoration. If too many traces of construction are found inside seat covers, carpets, door panels, etc. You need to pay attention. Careful women are more likely to find problems in this link. Because after the car is soaked in water, unless the seat is completely replaced, it is impossible to avoid the situation that the seat is blackened by water by repeated wiping, drying and drying. In addition, after the seat is soaked in water, the sponge is easy to leave the smell of water, while the seat without water is not.

2. Don't ignore the dead corner bruises.

When you distinguish a car from a flooded car, don't forget to lift the carpet. If the car is soaked, the car body under the carpet will rust easily. Pay attention to whether there is uncleaned sludge in some dead corners of the car. For example, there are traces of sludge in the four doors, seats, trunk and other places of the car. There are many sludge accumulations in the engine compartment, mostly caused by flooding.

In addition, touch the interlayer invisible to the eyes to see if there are mud marks; Pull the seat belt to the bottom to see if there are mud marks on the seat belt; Whether there are mud marks on the air outlet of the air conditioner (the mud marks are basically yellow) ... These dead corners are often ignored by the owners during the decoration.

3, wire skin aging is serious.

Generally speaking, the maintenance cost of flooded vehicles is very high, and the cost of replacing the circuits and appliances of the whole vehicle is close to the price of a vehicle, so it is impossible to replace all the circuits and appliances in the vehicle. Moreover, these submerged circuit wires are also prone to some problems.

First of all, there will be mud marks on the harness of the flooded car. The aluminum engine cylinder block is usually oxidized when it is flooded with water, and small granular white oxide will appear on the cylinder block.

Secondly, the copper wire in the automobile circuit is easy to rust after soaking in water, and serious copper rust will appear when the plug is unplugged without plastic sealing. In the interface part of the capacitor, rust will also be very obvious. In addition, if it is used for one and a half years, the skin aging of wires immersed in water will be more serious.

3. Smell: The "flooded car" has obvious musty smell after exposure.

1. Spraying too much perfume in the car is a common way to cover up the musty smell of water. Be careful when you run into this kind of car.

2. Go to the used car market at noon and sit in the car and smell it. If you soak the car, it will smell moldy.

Fourth, check the claim record: pay attention to total loss compensation.

Go to the insurance company to check the claim record of the vehicle! According to the compensation amount, you can calculate whether it is a total loss compensation!

Verb (abbreviation of verb) Look at the maintenance records: Pay attention to the maintenance records before and after the flood and rainstorm.

Regular second-hand car dealers show their car maintenance records to consumers. If the maintenance records of the 4S shop show that the car had maintenance records before and after disasters such as rainstorm and flood, then special attention should be paid when checking the car.