kornbal07

So i own a small dealership in saint louis and i have been wanting a new corvette. Came across a 2014 C7 with a south carolina flood title. being sold by all-state insurance, says loss occured about 2 months ago, only two pictures of interior and neither show any sign of any water entering the inside of the car. Exterior pictures also show the car looking like new. Im starting this thread to document the journey im about to start with this car, purchased after hastily looking at only 4 exterior pics and 2 interior pics, i won the online auction for 19,000........heading to South Caroline to pick it up on monday....will update then. Im excited!!!!

FLATJ

Good luck...I hope it works out well for you!

Thunder22

curve65

Hey good luck to ya. Inside looks good as does the outside. Once you flush all the fluids and check under the dash you might be ok. Somewhere, or at least under the hood, you should find a water line or where crap go to. Anyway, good luck to you.

Rooster OG

Good luck!

Mister Big

Good luck. Let's hope no electrical gremlins pop up in a year or two.

dvilin

Good luck.

rkhegler

Hope it works out. The price was right!

Black 03 Z06

Great find if it is in as good a shape as it looks.

Hopefully you will keep us up to date with what you find.

Best of luck.

Foosh

I could be wrong, but that car looks familiar. I think there was a thread here right after Hurricane Matthew's visit, showing a water-line slightly above the door line. The poster had recently taken delivery of a new car and was from coastal SC.

KratosBear

Good memory foosh...I thought he he had just moved into his house too when this happened.... But good luck to the OP...

DrDyno

In a former life, I owned a Mobil brand gas station. It was the 70's, before gas stations became delicatessens! Automobiles where actually worked on.

One of my accounts was a salvage yard about a mile from me. When he got in a "flood" car, he'd call me. If the interior was clean, I'd buy it, replace all the fluids and filters and drive it for a month or so to be sure it was okay before reselling it. I never had a problem nor a complaint.

Just do yourself a favor... DO NOT drive it without having all the fluids and filters replaced, regardless how clean it may look underneath.

Good luck, at $19K you got a hell of a deal!

my4thand last

Nice find, bold move
Good luck, look forward to the update

RCZ51C7

Good luck!!

AdventurePoser

Beautiful car, best of luck to you!

449er

Difference between the 70's & now are obviously all of the electrical & electronic systems that are installed on vehicles... the op is taking a giant chance with that car not knowing how high the waterline got, but he got that car at a bargain price, good luck

BJ67

Any copart, or other salvage dealers sell cars for the insurance company's. Most flood cars are cleaned and detailed so you do not see the flood damage. A real good trained professional can pick out flood cars, lots of stuff can not be hidden. Beware . You will also get a branded title that will follow the car forever. Branded title's, rebuilt title's, salvage title's all take 25 to 50% from the cars retail value. There is a very small market for branded title vehicle's making them hard to sell, the newer the harder.

33 years auto damage appraiser for 2 insurance company's and 14 years working at GM dealers.

Markamen

Good luck. Looking forward to future updates.

mksz51

Yeah - a Crystal Red, base model C7 in 2014 is super rare. Seriously - a BUNCH of these were made in 2014. The odds of THIS car being THAT car are pretty long...............

rmorin1249

I've read that there are ways to "wash out" a flood or salvage title in some states. Owner history is a must for me when buying a used car. I'm curious to know if the factory warranty is still valid on a car with a flood title.