The following are a series articles, from various newspapers, addressing the issue of flood damaged cars from the southern U.S. finding their way to your neighborhood.

• Buyers Beware of Flooded Cars
• Database to track damaged cars
• Examine Used Cars for Flood Damage
• Experts warn about flood-damaged vehicles
• Flood-damaged cars may reach market in Ohio
• Katrina-damaged cars may end up on lots
• Could Flooded Cars Flood Indiana Marketplace?
• GE Fleet Services Will Report Flooded Vehicles to Carfax
• Louisiana reports ID fraud following Katrina
• Katrina victims face identity crisis
• For evacuees, missing IDs are a roadblock to recovery
• Vehicles in a New Orleans car dealership sit surrounded by floodwaters
• Steer clear of 'flood cars'
• 'Storm Cars' could take consumers for a ride

IMPORTANT:

Use CarProof Vehicle History Reports as insurance against getting 'soaked'.

The search process, devised by CarProof, gives its users a complete Canada / U.S. Vehicle History Report including vehicle brands AND a fully guaranteed and complete Canadian Lien Search Report all in one report.

If the status of your vehicle is "Normal" that means that your vehicle has been checked in every Province and Territory in Canada, and DOES NOT have any of the following "Brands" registered against it:

• Stolen
• Salvage
• Rebuilt
• Non-Repairable
• Unfit
• Abandoned
• Moved

In the U.S. you can use CarFax.