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Is this a sign of possible water damage?


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travelfotos
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Sep 8, 2012, 7:29 PM

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Hi, I'm hoping any of you here are experienced with this. I'm considering to buy a van but during an initial inspection I found what looks to be significant rusting underneath the steering wheel area:



and underneath passenger seat:





I find this unusual from an 8 year old van from Arizona. I'm wondering if this could be a bad sign (like exposure to flooding, since Arizona is known for flash flooding during summer.) What do you think.


(This post was edited by travelfotos on Sep 8, 2012, 7:31 PM)


Hammer Time
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Sep 8, 2012, 8:01 PM

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Check your carpets. Looks like it got pretty moist in there.



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Tom Greenleaf
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Sep 9, 2012, 12:48 PM

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Yes - not typical for most Arizona cars. What caused it may be unknown or to what extent. Who knows - if left soaked and car just fogged up like a terrarium for a while it could do that.

As HT said - check under carpets if damp even a long time later they need to be dried out. Most don't totally dry from under them without action taken,

T



portgasace
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Sep 9, 2012, 6:34 PM

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I think it is also. I bought a car from an area prone to flooding and it looked just like that.






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