By RNZ
The country’s largest car dealer is warning people looking to purchase a second-hand vehicle to check carefully that it has not been damaged by the recent floods.
Hundreds of vehicles were left unusable after being submerged during Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods.
On websites like Trade Me, there was no shortage of flood-damaged vehicles for sale, including a Ferrari, a Porsche and several late-model Teslas.
Turners Auto Retail Division chief executive Greg Hedgepeth told First Up the company has partnered with insurers and salvage businesses to de-register flood-damaged vehicles and sell them for parts.