Hidden VIN does not match VIN plate or paperwork

[Lee Stewart]

As I see it, there are three options:

1. Continue to try to contact the dealer and if successful, work out a trade of some kind; he takes the Camaro back and your customer picks out another car of equal value - one where there are no VIN issues. The probability of this happening IMO is good. Asking to return the car for a full refund . . . not good.

Why hasn't the buyer gone back to the dealer's location and brace him there?

2. Contact the local police and bring the issue to their attention. Best case; they give the car a State VIN and remove GM VIN tag(s). Will also require reregistering and retitling the car along with insurance company notification. Worse case; one of the VINs is on a stolen car list and your customer loses the car. Now he has to bring suit against the dealer to recover his funds. That involves an attorney so he will be upside-down no matter what.

3. Do nothing. I know that may sound a bit reckless but at this moment, your customer has a car he wanted and can drive it. The only issue is that he can't sell it. He now knows there is a VIN issue. As the buyer he can claim ignorance . . . but as a seller he can not.