Sharpen Your Skills

The entire workings of the transmission are extremely complex and full of wires, sensors, and lots of rubber seals and O-rings. The water will cause the rubber parts to swell and leak, and the sensors and electrical components will soon succumb to rust and water damage as well.

So what can you do to protect yourself from buying a flooded time bomb?

Be cautious of every used car on the market.

Take your time inspecting and test driving. A good deal today is usually a good deal tomorrow too, so don?t succumb to pushy sales people.

Inspect under the driver and passenger seats for obvious signs of rust on the seat tracks and metal seat frame.

Look at the headliner (the fabric on the roof inside the car).
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