So while at the dealer this morning, he mentioned that the VIN plate on the inside of the door had been changed....How did he know?

This is for my 300TE....from my "understanding", the car was stolen when it was new, but recovered unharmed shortly after...and the owner didn't want it back, so it sat in her garage for 10 years or so....

The VIN # matches the inside fenders, door sill, engine bay, rear bumper (all match so its obviously wasn't given a new VIN#)...so how did the guy know something about it just by looking? He didn't run it through the computer or anything...

Just curious?

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