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Old 08-30-2006, 02:07 PM
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This happened to me!

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Originally Posted by 450slcguy View Post
Go back to the dealer you bought the car from. If he's a licensed shop and the car is illegiate, he's liable. I've always made it a point to match title to chasis vin#. Twice they didn't match and ran like hell. You Gotta be carefull when dealing with used Mecedes, the scammers/crooks are out there in hordes.
I bought the car and the VIN on the title was off because of a typo from the day it was first registered 21 years ago. No one ever caught it until I saw it. The New York State DMV said it was no big deal because it was an obvious typo, so they just changed the VIN on the title application.
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