> i have a small problem that ive come accross on my daytona R/T. i bought the car used from a scrap yard that was closing because the owners were getting older and didnt want to run the place anymore. but anyways they had some contract with chrysler canada and got all the dealer buy backs and what not. the car i bought has no VIN tag and im not sure if i can put it on the road or sell it. from my understanding the car had some engine troubles and instead of fixing it, the dealer simply bought it back from the owner and scrapped it. when they did this they removed the vin tag and the metal id plate on the upper rad support, as well as the tire id sticker on the door.
If they have an agreement with Chrysler it should state in it that they are not allowed to re-sell these vehicles as whole. Hence the reason why they went through all the trouble of removing VIN tags & VIN information. Chrysler did not feel that it was financially feasible to continue making warranty repairs on the vehicle so the settled out with the owner, regained ownership to the vehicle and make their choice to destroy (or in this case scrap) the vehicle. The factory wrote it off and the vehicle is never legally allowed to be used as a whole again, as stated before which is the reason why they went through all the trouble of removing VIN tags & VIN information. The salvage yard broke their contract by selling it as a whole. It is not legal to title, register or put back on the road. What you have is a parts only car. Once it's parted out it may even be a challenge getting rid of the shell if they notice VIN's are missing. >the car is not branded or anything like that and i dont think it was a theft recovery because the ignition cylinder has not appeared to have been tampered with. im afraid that they did this for the exact reason that they didnt want this car back on the road. It may not be do to theft but the factory bought back this vehicle and took specific steps to see that due to serious issues it would not be returned to the road. >the car is completely legit except for the VIN tag, id plate, and the door sticker with the tires specs and whatnot. That would be a contradiction in terms, it's not legit without it's VIN tag. You unknowingly purchased something that was not allowed to be sold to you (or returned to the road) and cannot resell it so that someone else can do the same. >now if i try to sell this car, whoever comes to look at it sees the absence of the tag and is completly turned off from the deal. Fully understandable. It cannot be legally titled. >now my question is: is there any way i can have the VIN Tag, door sticker, and/or ID plate made or where can i get one, keping in mind it is NOT stolen or anything like that and i went and got the ownership with no troubles whatsoever. In extra rare occasions some places will reissue a VIN tag (with a new numbers) for a rare legitimate situation. In your case the salvage yard had no approval to resell it as a whole and most likely if the VIN number is looked up in Chrysler's database for warranty work it'll come back as a written off (salvage only) vehicle. It may not be stolen but there are reasons why they wrote this vehicle off. >i think that its just this small detail thats keeping the car from being sold and i really need the cash right now. It's a very crucial detail that changes the whole deal for buying or selling it. Sorry for giving you the bad news but what you have is an expensive parts car. You can be sued if a buyer discovers he cannot register it so your best bet is to part it out to return the investment and remember the lessons learned. David Salamone Positive Impressions PO Box 27073 Jacksonville, Florida 32205 904-388-4040 phone [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING---------------------------- Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html
