thought

There is possible salt water contamination due to overspill from the Gulf of Mexico.

Happy911S

Houston is ~ 100 feet above sea level. How could you possibly get salt water to "overspill" from the GOM?

R_Rated

I bet you don't believe in global warming also?

StormRune

Happy991S is correct though. There was no storm surge in Houston or even farther south of Houston in Galveston or Port Arthur, right at the coast. That only occurred much further west towards Rockport, about 200 miles away and a few days earlier. There might be a small handful of Porsches from the Rockport area affected by salt water, but the vast majority of Porsches damaged will be from Houston and other areas within a hundred miles or so of Houston where rainwater was the big problem.

Flooding in and around Houston and southeast Texas was solely due to rainfall... which 30" to 50" of rain over very large areas will do!

Take for example this image of what appears to be the ocean flooding a seaside road, but it isn't. This is a major road just north of I10 and adjacent pastures west of Katy, roughly a 100 mile distance inland. He is a medic and was trying to get to Houston but had to turn back after three attempts at finding water like this as far as the eye could see. He eventually made it there with an escorted Red Cross group later the next day by approaching from the north after the rain cleared and that was still dicey.

911boy

Unfortunately there is silt/sand in the water. Once that gets into bearings etc. I think youre screwed.

R_Rated

The flood waters are contaminated with all kinds of crap - literally. Also - when the rain comes from a hurricane like Harvey - there may be salt still in the water since much of that storm formed over the ocean from ocean water.

Regardless, it is not like you can just let the car air dry and everything be fine.

oceancarrera

That's why if you are buying used it must be a one owner local trade in. I have done my own research on vin's etc. Carfax doesn't always track between multiple auctions in as quickly as they appear. They auction far away then reappear nearby.
Some cars get auctioned off in other states without a 'insurance claim'. They clean up and get rid of their 'flood inventory' in states that work for them. Dealers/stealers = stains in the bathroom.