<Anchor> It



's friendly economy time.

Today (11th) I will be with reporter Han Ji-yeon.

Damage to vehicles flooded by this heavy rain and the number of complaints seem to keep increasing. How many complaints have you received so far?



<Reporter>



As of 2pm yesterday, about 7,700 vehicles were received from 12 non-life insurance companies in two days in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do, where the damage was concentrated.



In terms of damages, it is 97.7 billion won, which is close to 100 billion won.



In particular, as the damage in the Gangnam area of ​​Seoul increases, more than 2,500 foreign cars have been received.



When I looked at the vehicles that were actually submerged, there were many expensive foreign cars priced in the hundreds of millions of won, such as a Ferrari, which cost more than 500 million won.



It is expected that the number of flooded vehicles will continue to increase as it takes time to file insurance claims.



<Anchor>



After there are flooding damages like this all the time, and now there are flooding damages due to heavy rains, I think these concerns always come up.

Are there still concerns about that?



<Reporter> When a



submerged vehicle goes to a used dealer, it takes a month or two for maintenance.



Therefore, there is an observation that this flooded car will be poured out for sale in the fall.



Therefore, in order to dispel concerns about the purchase of a submerged car, a used car company raised the compensation five times.



This means that a flooded car is a car to avoid.

The stench is also a bad smell, but even if normal operation is possible right now, problems such as corrosion may occur later.



In addition, the increase in the possibility of an accident is the most fatal, because the electric parts of vehicles lose their performance permanently once they are submerged in water.



However, caution is required as it is often distributed in the used car market by hiding the fact that the vehicle was submerged.



<Anchor>



Then, how can you confirm that it is a submerged car?



<Reporter>



First, you can check the flood information by going to the 'Car History' of the Insurance Development Institute.

However, if you do not have self-insurance or if the insurance company has not processed the computer, you cannot check it.



In addition, it is possible to know whether a car is flooded through the performance record provided as vehicle information when trading used cars, but there is a possibility that there is no performance record or it may be manipulated depending on the transaction method.



Therefore, you can use a second direct check method. There is no need to turn on the air conditioner or heater to see if there is an odor, pull the seat belt all the way to see if there is dirt or dirt, or to open the rubber molding and look into the glove box on the passenger side. there is.



In addition, you should also check for foreign substances in the lower part of the vehicle, where water does not normally enter, or the wiring inside the engine room.



However, experts advised to visit a repair shop to check whether the vehicle is flooded because this method alone cannot completely identify a submerged vehicle.



<Anchor>



Starting today, there is an event where you can buy American beef at the price of 10 years ago.



<Reporter> The



beef cut is called Upjinsal, and the lower part of the beef belly is called beef samgyeopsal. Usually, we eat a lot of things like stir-fried bean sprouts, steamed rice, and beef rice bowl.



We are holding an event where you can buy 100 grams of this Upjin Meat for 990 won.



Right now, it's close to 2,300 won for 100 grams online.

You can get this for less than half the price.



It is an event prepared by the American Meat Export Association, and will be held for a week from today at a branch of a large mart nationwide.



Last month, the government decided to apply duty-free to some items closely related to people's lives.



Beef was one of them, and this time, the retail price will drop by 5-8%.



In addition, this time, the distribution cost was also reduced by 50%, so that it can be provided at a lower price.