To be crushed? (Page 2/2)
css9450 MAY 27, 02:45 PM

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Originally posted by 88 Database Guy:

I saw that car on craigslist without the VIN and then saw the video and jumped out of my seat when he wiped the dust off the VIN sticker. But, I already had an entry for this VIN from an ebay ad in 2006 as a red car with pretty much the same options and only 10,000 miles less on the odometer. So I'm stuck, did I enter the color wrong in 2006...



I'd bet money its been repainted. Actually, that was my first impression when I saw the video. Everything is too uniform; even items which usually fade or oxidize like the belt rail (particularly around the rear bumper cover) and the side mirrors are exactly the same color and sheen as the carbody.

Raydar MAY 28, 06:00 PM

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Originally posted by 88 Database Guy:
...The last 3 looks a little odd, but maybe that's just dirt. When i have more time I need to generate the check digit for 13028 and some other combos to see if maybe this car's VIN is not what it looks like.




When they first showed the VIN, it was just a bit out of focus. If you watch for a second or two, and then pause the video, the last 3 looks like the first one. They both look odd.
88 Database Guy MAY 28, 10:04 PM
Hey Radar,

Yeah, I took screen shots trying to figure out what's bugging me about the numbers and wound up giving up because it really shouldn't be this hard! Hopefully someone local there can find out the details with a shot of the RPO codes.