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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 09:50 AM
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If you haven't seen this yet, I thought you might find the following article from snopes.com interesting: http://www.snopes.com/katrina/politics/carcrush.asp

Now mind you, there'* no guarantee that these cars are really going to be crushed now....
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 09:53 AM
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We have had to be very careful on the cars we insure to make sure they are not salvaged cars from Katrina. We get notices all the time on what to look for when inspecting vehicles.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 10:02 AM
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wonder if we can get some bonne parts??
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 10:31 AM
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Parts would be nice!

We could always use some more Gen V'* in the market place to lower the price.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 10:47 AM
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Politicians in action...
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 11:03 AM
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Each flood car there needs to be sawed in half and then sold at auction for parts only. That would hopefully ensure the cars would not be resold and put on the road.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 11:23 AM
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There also needs to be some kind of policy in place to save classic or rare cars to be resold with a salvage title.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by MOS95B
Politicians in action...
My point...
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 12:18 PM
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In Cortland, NY. Their is a small dealership that 'imports' cars from Florida and sells them up here. Makes me wonder what condition these cars are in. Other than salt free.
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Nagin is a PUTZ!!
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