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Originally Posted by Lexxani
Here in fl they do a police vin inspection for all vehicles brought in from out of the state/country. . .Id be willing to assume that if ALL your vins, firewall, cross member, dash and door are intact and legible that should be pretty convincing evidence that it is legit, along with your explanation on euro MB vins to the jacka$$es at the DMV. .
when in doubt, ask for a supervisor. . .
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Nearly two weeks to get the VIN corrected in Maryland and the car registered in Virginia!
Believe me, it does little good for mere mortals like me to try and explain Euro VINs to the persons at MVA/DMV. And one of the biggest headaches I experienced during this ordeal, was from a supervisor at the Maryland MVA!
Initial problem was the VIN on the Maryland title was missing the WDB prefix. This error should have been caught when the car entered Maryland a few years ago on a Washington DC title. When I first tried to register the car in Virginia, DMV's computer automatically rejected the VIN.
Then when the seller and I first tried to get it corrected at Maryland MVA, the idiot supervisor gave us the biggest hassle when she kept insisting that they wouldn't issue a corrected title because I wasn't a Maryland resident!
I only realized later that she must have assumed I wanted a Maryland title issued in MY name.
But the seller returned to MVA this Tuesday and, after a Maryland state police officer inspected the vehicle, a corrected Maryland title in his name was promptly issued.
The next problem was that, a few days before the seller fixed his title, I asked the manager at Virginia DMV to run the complete VIN and see if there would still a problem, and DMV's computer again rejected it.
However, the Virginia DMV inspector I spoke to claimed as soon as Maryland issued a corrected title, the complete VIN number would be added to the national NCIC database, which would automatically validate the VIN in Virginia.
I had my doubts since Maryland had previously dropped the ball when the car entered that state with an incomplete VIN on the title. But today, when I went to Virginia DMV for my second attempt to title and register the car there were no problems.
Incidentally, this Euro W123 wagon has no VIN plates on the dash/pillar or doorjamb - only a removeable VIN plate fixed to the radiator support with two philips screws, and a permanent VIN stamped into the firewall behind the engine.
Happy Motoring, Mark