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VIN Search available??
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:50 pm
by larrytsg
Hi Guys,
I am talking to a guy about buying a Stella, and I was wondering if you can do a VIN check on a scooter the same way you can do one with a car, like CARFAX.
Larry
Re: VIN Search available??
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 1:45 am
by Robbie
larrytsg wrote:Hi Guys,
I am talking to a guy about buying a Stella, and I was wondering if you can do a VIN check on a scooter the same way you can do one with a car, like CARFAX.
Larry
Currently there is no database for bikes so it is a full, buyer beware deal.
Best of luck,
Rob
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 2:17 am
by SockyTX
Carfax is primarily to track accident repairs for vehicles, it's not very robust for repair history. That being said it is more often than not if I scooter/bike is in an accident where a repair might be tracked through insurance for repairs it is usually just totaled. So not sure if the carfax model would work well.
Just my 2 cents
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 11:44 am
by larrytsg
Thanks guys.,... it sold before I could even see it.
Looked like a case of "title jumping", where Original Owner sells it to friend Second Owner, signs the title but SO never signs it or titles it himself, while driving the scoot with his friends plates.
Still on the lookout for a mostly original Vespa P150/P200/PX150