Went in a couple of months to check out a Dodge Ni...

Went in a couple of months to check out a Dodge Nitro, very low miles and advertised as excellent condition. Thank goodness I was smart enough to bring it in to an unaffiliated mechanic. After a thorough check, it was extremely evident that the car had been in a MAJOR flood - there was mud still behind the handles on the doors that was slowly leaking out, the ceiling had been removed and replaced, all of the metals in the car (including inside the cab) were rusted out worse than a car with 200k miles in Minnesota winters. The mechanic tried to stay neutral so as not to speak poorly of another business, but as a mechanic's daughter I was thinking RED ALERT. After tracking the CarFax report, it appeared that it had been in a hurricane in New York, then auctioned off to another state to slip any salvage title issues. Any company that will sell you a vehicle in this condition is absolutely not to be trusted, they should be ashamed.