car legalities

hey guys. i got a question. about 3 years ago, in all of my infinite stupidity i got a car. well when i go to scrap the sumbitch the VIN on the title doesnt match the VIN on the car. any ideas on how to go about doin anything? i just dont want the state to take it from me and leave me with nothing, but i dont want to find out the car is stolen if i put more money into it. where do i start?

heres the pain

you gotta step lightly what ever you do.. first find a cop that seems like a good guy and have him do a vin search. tell him why and all and see what your options are.. if the car is stolen then contact the dmv and see what your options are.. if the cars been on your property that long then you could apply for an abondond vehicle title perhaps..

well it was insured under the vehicle's vin, but registered under the title. i got it figured out i think. im talkin to a sherrif i know tomorrow i'd just hate to be out money if they take it.

Clerical errors happen all the time. Working in the car business I can tell you that for sure. Depending on which digit it is that is wrong, or how the VIN number does not match it could be a simple fix. I mean sme people see 5's and types S's, or visa versa, same with B's and 8's since they look so similar on the actual VIN plate. When you compare the title to the VIN plate on the car, where is the descrepency? Which didgit, and what is the title supposed to read?

it is no where near right. its a different car. i'll go outside and get ya both vins here later and show ya.

Is it possible that the dash had been replaced in the vehicle for some reason? See if you can also get the VIn number from the Door jam, the frame or the side of the motor block, or all three..lol... and see if at least all of the "car" matches itself.

the door matches the dash. i'll check the motor too. i just got bigger problems over the weekend and i forgot all about this. fudge.

I don't think the priority is to protect yourself from loosing the vehicle and being left with nothing.
I think the priority is protecting YOURSELF from being charged with car theft.

Right now, To to anybody who doesn't know any better, It looks like you stold the car 3 yrs ago and swapped the VIN with another possible scrap car.
You should go to the police, before they come to you. Ask them What is your next step.

In2Trux wrote:

I don't think the priority is to protect yourself from loosing the vehicle and being left with nothing.
I think the priority is protecting YOURSELF from being charged with car theft.

Right now, To to anybody who doesn't know any better, It looks like you stold the car 3 yrs ago and swapped the VIN with another possible scrap car.
You should go to the police, before they come to you. Ask them What is your next step.

OR

You could reconnect with the person you purchased the car from, find out if he had more then one Nissan Z he was selling and see if he simply signed over the wrong title. Because then you know there is a second owner of a Z car out there with the same issue you are having....


But no matter how you go about this, you are looking at a possible paperwork nightmare.


My other suggestion would be to take the VIn number you have on the title, AND the VIN number you have on the car, and email BOTH of them to me, the complete VINs. I will run a history report on both at the dealership tomorrow and see if I can answer other questions about this from a different perspective before you... just another thought.

yeah im gonna go to txdot and see what they say.


EDIT* SUMBITCH! my dad said the vins were no where near, so did the wrecker. well its a match, except they left the last 6 numbers off the friggin title. ugh now what... and the little dealership that i bought it from is no longer there.

I take it you got everything straightened out?

yeah now. they just left the last 6 digits off the title. i appreciate ya'lls help especially juniors.

No problem bud, anytime.