Irish Drifter wrote:
Chi_trekker wrote:
He said to go ahead and buy it and he'll insure it.
Insure against what perils? My INS coverage, which is complete coverage, is for liability and comprehensive coverage. I could be mistaken but I do not believe I am insured against fraudulent documentation.
Hehe... you are not. In fact, my current car certainly has been tampered with upon entering CR. The odometer was switched back by about 30K miles. Who knows???? The VIN plaques could all be false and it could easily be stolen. This is essentially what I've learned. You would have to go through the entire car and make sure that all VIN plaques tie to the original title of the car back in the USA or whatever country it was originally sold to... which is friggin' impossible!!!!
The other thing I find weird... I was curious and have been snooping around parking lots on the way to shopping and such. I can guarantee everyone that 1 in 3 cars is missing the VIN plaque on the dashboard. There is space for it, but no VIN. I bet a good chunk of these also have the same problem under the hood. This is not just junkers. I'm talking about Japanese, German, US, you name it. Its really common in CR. The INS guys is telling me that sometimes when they import cars, they take them off, because they are meaningless in a foreign country. I guess that would make sense if you bought a car, made in China, and the plaque was in Chinese script, but I still don't phucking get it.
My abogado is going to review all the registration, riteve and you name it. If he says its clean, then I can't refuse the deal. This guys is selling it practically at a US price. In the Nacion, the same car is 2-4K more dolares.
It is possible that in 5 years, if we are all still alive, that I will dig up this thread and begin bitching, ranting and crying about how I got ripped off.
As far as the documents go, they look as real as they come. I compared them to mine and could not see a difference. The watermarks and everything are the same.
Phuck me if I'm wrong. But, I've done due diligence. I promise you that if you buy a car from a dealer in CR, the Odometer is turned back, and you will have the same problems with the car history. Hopefully, it doesn't turn up to be a Katrina car or a total lemon.
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