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Old 11-29-2018, 05:01 PM
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Default Any of you near Pacific, MO that can check out a car ASAP?

The car is at a place in Pacific, MO. Any of you nearby that can verify that this car is legit?

Tri County Motors
2297 W Osage St
Pacific, MO 63069-1130

https://www.tri-county-motors.com/ve...cific-mo.shtml
I'm ready to move on this today if a legit deal. Oddly, BBB shows the business as closed:

https://www.bbb.org/us/mo/pacific/pr...0734-110226554

I spoke to the seller today. He said cash only at this price. Scam? If not, I will buy the car.

Old 11-29-2018, 05:24 PM
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The VIN matches the year and colors, but not all the options... it's possible they could have added PSE after they recieved the car.

https://vinanalytics.com/car/WP0AB2A92CS121614/
Old 11-29-2018, 05:33 PM
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I'm not so sure that's legit. I don't see any red seat belts or a SportDesign steering wheel that are on the build sheet. I may be wrong, but it's suspicious.
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Cash only, build sheet doesn't match pictures.... not passing the smell test so far. Deal may be too good to be true. I ran into one of these on Craigslist, very similar setup & deal.
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Yep, I have my "red flag" banner up high. Making some calls (BBB, etc.).

Of course, the best would be for some RL member to be able to check it out.
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$100 for your time if anyone is nearby.....
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That's a crazy good price for a car with less than 13,000 miles.

You know the phrase - if it's too good to be true...
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Niez66 is looking at the car tomorrow for me. Thanks Niez!!!
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The pictures on their site don’t look like US bumpers on the car...and that would be an odd thing to change wouldn’t it?

If it falls through look at my classified ad.
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Anxious for you! I hope it is real... and not a life lesson. Glad someone here is able to help you out and check it out. Best of luck and keep us posted!
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Originally Posted by flgfish
The VIN matches the year and colors, but not all the options... it's possible they could have added PSE after they recieved the car.

https://vinanalytics.com/car/WP0AB2A92CS121614/
Originally Posted by thejazzman
I'm not so sure that's legit. I don't see any red seat belts or a SportDesign steering wheel that are on the build sheet. I may be wrong, but it's suspicious.
Is it possible, or common, that the online VIN decoder build sheet does not exactly match the car as delivered?

When I use the VIN decoder on Rennlist it comes up completely different. Any idea why? Perhaps the RL decoder is more generic?

https://rennlist.com/forums/vindecoder.php

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Originally Posted by Cuda911
Is it possible, or common, that the online VIN decoder build sheet does not exactly match the car as delivered?

When I use the VIN decoder on Rennlist it comes up completely different. Any idea why? Perhaps the RL decoder is more generic?

https://rennlist.com/forums/vindecoder.php
The rennlist decoder doesn’t do much of anything really as it has never been all that accurate. Slight inaccuracies on buildsheets are not unheard of, but as others have said, this car looks to be a bit shady and there is something off about the bumper and plate holders.

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Old 11-29-2018, 10:40 PM
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Thx. Yeah, some funny things, and seller has been poor in correspondence. Even so, maybe it's just a poor seller and a good car. Hopefully Niez66 can verify things tomorrow. Will keep you posted when I know more.
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Seems really cheap for that car. Have you run a carfax? A bad accident could maybe explain the price being lower than average.


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