Xenoilphobe
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Sounds like a shady operation to me. I would still report them.
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Somebody selling my wrecked model 3 VIN in a different car
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ProphetM
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Would a white interior really be worth that much work? They'd be swapping out the front and back seats, the insides of all the doors, and the dash.
I recall reading somewhere that Florida is a haven for salvage title fraud...cars get 'laundered' through Florida and then resold in other places with no salvage title anymore.
I stopped being surprised the moment you said “Miami, FL”.
ElectricIAC
Good-Natured Rascal
Someone took the car you inadvertently discarded and wants to re-use it (whether for profit or not) rather than let it rot?
Well, Color me shocked.
That being said, if it was deemed salvage then it should be sold as such but the vibe im getting here is that the car should never again see the road which goes against sustainably responsible motoring.
strykeroz
Member
I've had salvage cars, had them rebuilt and had years of great use from them. It's interesting to see how this plays out now the software ecosystem is such a critical component, and what processes Tesla has to support the next owner.
the real question is whether the panel gaps are now better, or worse
fajitamondays
Member
I ran across this on Reddit just now. Similar, but a Missouri to Ukraine scenario! My totaled car's reincarnation : teslamotors
dennisvab
Member
@drsnooker wasnt your car black and had the purple wrap? I don’t understand why you are blowing this up. Someone bought your car and changed the interior to a black one. There is nothing shady going on here unless the actual chassis of the car has a different vin sticker on it. Which you don’t have proof of
dennisvab
Member
Report them for what? From what I can tell someone replaced the interior with a black one.
i take it that he's saying that his car, by VIN, was totaled, and (whichever parts of it - still undertermined) is now apparently being listed (and priced) as a clean vehicle.
he's not claiming any ownership or rights to it. he's just providing caveat emptor. which is a good public service
dennisvab
Member
His car was sold with a Clean title at the IAA auction. See the link he provided to the sale of his car. That’s not his issue to worry about with how his car is titled now. In NY, I believe I would still get a salvage title, however with some stated you can keep a clean title.
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We need people to get more than 9k and/or 14k mile out of cars to make for a good sustainable transportation future.
Hydroplaning is a result of speed during wet conditions. Slow down, eh?
Hydroplaning is a result of speed during wet conditions. Slow down, eh?
Xenoilphobe
Well-Known Member
I would let the state officials figure it out. Just give them the facts, if they decide to do a look around, what's the harm in that? It's not the interior replacement that is an issue, when they go to tesla to register it, that's when the issues will begin. The question is the VIN on the car - does it match the VIN for the registered OS? Also they need to disclose the accident/modification - which they are avoiding in the ad.
Here is how Tesla might react - well the car body is a VIN -that was registered to an owner on March 2018, but the OS/MCU was registered to an owner in November 2018, what date will Tesla honor the warranty until? The body or the OS/MCU Vin?
dennisvab
Member
Who said the vin of the body does not match the vin of the OS? There is absolutely nothing compelling in any of these posts to even warrant any official to investigate anything based on the posts here.
Let’s get a few things sorted out.
1. Model 3 gets into accident in TX and goes to the auction.
2. car sells at IAA auction with a clean title
3. New owner in FL fixes the model 3, changes the interior to a black one. And removed the purple wrap.
4. New owner lists the model 3 as a clean title car(which it is) but doesn’t mention any accident history (that’s on the seller).
other than not disclosing accident history in the ad, I don’t see anything wrong here.
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Xenoilphobe
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dennisvab
Member
This goes to show that someone puts up a bunch of bologna without knowing or verifying anything. And the speculation goes through the roof
Xenoilphobe
Well-Known Member
You don't see the ethical sales/marketing issue? What's the issue with having the state fraud guys check it out?
dennisvab
Member
As far as warranty on this car. Tesla specifically mentions salvage titles cars losing their warranty after an accident. This car never had a salvage title so you would think it’s still valid. However, this warranty might be void if Tesla someone finds out if was repaired by someone other than a Tesla approved shop. (I’m fairly certain it was not repaired by a Tesla approved shop, as their would be no money in flipping this car).
dennisvab
Member
I haven’t looked into this company but my guess is this is what they do. It is a little sketchy. An uninformed buyer can definitely fall for this. A thorough buyer would find out it has been in an accident either by purchasing a car fax, googling the vin, or asking the seller.
I’m personally not aware of any law that requires you to disclose accident history.
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