Whaddya bet that the insurance co. accident investigator (y'know, that guy
that's supposed to find a reason to get his employer out of paying on the
policy) does.
----- Original Message -----
From: "robert shawn feller" <feller@CARBONCOW.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: Syncro Doka on eBay - VIN?

> Yea if it was totaled maybe when was the last time you saw a cop check the
> VIN on a frame!?!? If the BMV/DMV does check...who does?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Jeffrey Schwaia
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 7:19 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Syncro Doka on eBay - VIN?
>
> A cool ride... yes.  But God help you if you ever get into an accident.
> The
> police will run that VIN and quickly discover that your cool ride is not
> what it seems to be.
>
> "Hmmm... Sir, did you know that the VIN on your dash belongs to a
> different
> vehicle and does not match the one stamped in the frame?  Could you please
> wait in the back of my cruiser while we figure this out?"
>
> And then there's that call from your insurance company:  "Mr. Smith, we
> ran
> that VIN and it appears that this vehicle was never legally imported into
> the USA.  I'm sorry, but your insurance policy is invalid."
>
> That cool ride can quickly turn into the vehicle from hell that pretty
> much
> ruined your life.
>
> Happy bidding.
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of robert shawn feller
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 4:03 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Syncro Doka on eBay - VIN?
>
>
> "a sucker born every minute"...I don't think that is a fair statement.
>
> It may go for far cheaper then the "real thing" to those who are not
> obsessed about it being stock. If the VIN can pass the state (and I'm sure
> any state will at this point) then someone may have a cool ride for less
> then the real thing! I'm sure the doner VIN is in the bottom of a lake...
>
> Shawn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Aaron Pearson
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 5:07 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Syncro Doka on eBay - VIN?
>
> ...reserve not met, high bid $2,328.00.  i think that's the same thing
> that
> happened to the last mystery doka from cedaredge, co.   i guess there's
> not
> a sucker born every minute?  how am i supposed to sell this bridge???
>
>
>>From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
>>Reply-To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>Subject: Re: Syncro Doka on eBay - VIN?
>>Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 06:07:40 EST
>>
>>ps, anyone notice that strange opening from the treasure chest into the
>>cab
>>that alloys the spare tire to store in there?   never seen anything like
>>that
>>before...
>>
>>chris
>
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