So Im trying to buy this RHD imported Crx. The car is in Canada ( so am I ) and the guy has it on the road but he has it registerred under different vins or something. It still has all the original JDM vins in OEM places

I simply want to check this vin number to tell if its stolen, clean, whatever I can know.



I really want this car, RHD's dont pop up in my area

Hope you guys can help!

Cheers

 

Not sure how it works in Canada but that would be a grey market vehicle here in the states. I would imagine you would have a tough time getting that car registered.

 

Im not to worried about registering the car, I have that coverred ( I would be using a title for a scrapped car I have and just saying I converted it to RHD or something)

I just want to be SURE the car isnt stolen, etc

I dont want to buy a stolen car no way

 

Maybe check with whatever Canada calls their DMV?

 

What 4drEF said, take the vin to the DMV or police station and they will be able to run the vin number for you.

Also run the one on the title.

 

Yeah id call the dmv

Or who ever u take the title too to register it

 

hey Vagitarian, FYI, what you are trying to do is highly ILLEGAL and if caught its a federal offense. You cant try to pass another car for another car. Thats jail time.

Save yourself the trouble from going to Jail and do it the right way.

 

You are odd.
He's trying to buy the car and doesn't want to get scammed.

 

I live in Canada. Easy solution, go to registries, look up the vin, it SHOULD be under the original vin you have posted, they do not change i for registration. So if the car is valid. Yes, we do have an odd illegal import here and there, registires will help you answer this.

I have owned both a jdm Del Sol and Celica GTR both used the original vin for registration

For all you know, it could have been one of the many cr-x's i've imported in over the last decade

 

 

i totaly missed this post....that is BIG time illegal in Canada

 

Missed it too.
Was going off the original post.
My bad. Sorry.

 

The guys doesnt have any sort of paperwork for the car, my first option wasnt going to swap vins, Id like to register it as a JDM import, but I didnt have any knowledge of how the car got into the country and the guys emails were unknowledgeable

I went and looked at it tonight, way to much rocker / rear quarter rust and the guy was firm on 4k even with a few other problems. I walked

 

Sounds like you made the right decission

 

$4k with rust and only a ZC?!! That guy is on crack.

 

RHD already in canada

Im sure he got what he was asking, it was the papertrail or lack of it that got me