Texas cars?
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Texas cars?
I was shopping for a newer 'vette a couple of weeks ago, seeing what I might be able to do on a trade.
Two of the places I stopped at looked up my car's history and made comments to the effect that "good, it's a local, we're seeing a lot of cars coming up from Texas."
I've since sold my car privately and am now shopping around for a newer one.
Any idea why they would be making comments like that? What's the big deal about a car from Texas. I'd be more inclined to think they'd say that about cars from the New England area due to the harsher winters and road salt, but Texas?
Of course it's entirely possible they were speaking about cars from outside the area in general, and Texas was just the first place they could think of.
Two of the places I stopped at looked up my car's history and made comments to the effect that "good, it's a local, we're seeing a lot of cars coming up from Texas."
I've since sold my car privately and am now shopping around for a newer one.
Any idea why they would be making comments like that? What's the big deal about a car from Texas. I'd be more inclined to think they'd say that about cars from the New England area due to the harsher winters and road salt, but Texas?
Of course it's entirely possible they were speaking about cars from outside the area in general, and Texas was just the first place they could think of.
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Originally Posted by Tom/99
If it was from the coast of Louisiana, I could see a possible problem. I don't know why they would be worried about a car comming from Texas.
I do not know of any problems with Texas cars at all and I bought mine used here from a Texan 
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There are a lot of flood cars from the Gulf coast/Louisiana that are making their way out of the state. Probably just a comment that this could not be one of them. Normally, a "Texas car" would be desirable, as we have mild, mild winters with little to no snow and certainly no salt on the roads to corrode delicate parts underneath. Good luck in your search! 
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Originally Posted by BSiegPaint
There are a lot of flood cars from the Gulf coast/Louisiana that are making their way out of the state. Probably just a comment that this could not be one of them.
Would those flood cars have salvage titles? Or would they have simply been repaired by the ins. co. and the title is still clean? In that case you'd have to hope that the info was reported to CarFax I suppose.
Normally, a "Texas car" would be desirable, as we have mild, mild winters with little to no snow and certainly no salt on the roads to corrode delicate parts underneath.
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Originally Posted by Craig Wagner
Plus you guys don't have curves to hurt the suspension or hills to put any strain on the drivetrain.
I wouldn't bet on that, you need to go down to the Hill Country near Austin or go on one of our DFW area Hwy 4 cruises.
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Originally Posted by sxe60
I wouldn't bet on that, you need to go down to the Hill Country near Austin or go on one of our DFW area Hwy 4 cruises.
One of those things that just managed to stick with me.
