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"AMGtech - now with more recalls!" (amgtech)
09/28/2018 at 16:45 • Filed to: None

Seriously though. Two brief stories of folks getting screwed contained within. Both true stories. World’s worst factory color combo for your time.

Scenario 1: Person buys car off of Craigslist. Title, bill of sale, the whole 9. Sometime later the car won’t start. Turns out the key has failed electronically. We order a new key. New key doesn’t work. Double check the VIN and make sure it was ordered correctly. It was. Double check everything else on the car that would prevent the key from working. Still seems like key was ordered wrong. Double check all the VIN stickers, they all match. But the stamped VIN on the chassis does not match. Nor does it match the title. Turns out someone hacked two cars together and sold the product of that venture to an unsuspecting person. Now the car is basically only good for parts. Luckily (?) Neither VIN is reported as stolen. Still s crewed .

Scenario 2: person trades their vehicle with some cash on top for another vehicle. Signed title, bill of sale, the whole 9 again. Many months later, guy gets pulled over because the vehicle was recently reported stolen. Turns out, the real original owner of the vehicle was in jail when the trade happened and had no knowledge of it. Owner’s friend stole the title and fabricated the rest of the paperwork and forged the owner’s signature. Vehicle gets impounded. Now the person who traded for the vehicle doesn’t have a vehicle and is out all that value. Screwed.

DISCUSSION (25)

AestheticsInMotion > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
09/28/2018 at 16:47

I wouldn't hate the color combo above if the interior was just solid black, or maybe grey cloth, but with an interesting pattern a la 80's Toyota

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
09/28/2018 at 16:51

Scenario 1: Couldn’t they just get the key that matched the chassis and have a vehicle again?

Mercedes Streeter > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
09/28/2018 at 16:54

Well it looks like at least one person took advantage of the 453's option to colour it in any combo you want. Most people just went with boring neutral colours.

atfsgeoff > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
09/28/2018 at 16:57

In Scenario 2, the original owner’s ‘friend’ can be sued for compensation, though depending on the value of the car and the person’s financial situation, they might be judgment proof.

facw > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
09/28/2018 at 17:01

You’d think so, but depending on how hacked together things are, it’s quite possible the vehicle is a deathtrap and/or the paperwork is invalid, and getting the frankencar properly registered is not possible.

facw > AestheticsInMotion
09/28/2018 at 17:04

Yeah, the blue and red is certainly bold, but you could run with it but the orange is just too much. Blue red and orange just don’t work (Yes, I’m talking to you Southwest)

Urambo Tauro > facw
09/28/2018 at 17:10

B lue + red works sometimes, so does blue + orange. But not red + orange, not even with the help o f blue.

NKato > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
09/28/2018 at 17:13

The latter is presently unfolding in Portland. A family’s crown Vic was impounded for lack of insurance. Owner gave title to co-worker to get it out of impound, no bill of sale. Next day, dude’s trying to sell the car.

Our car club is in the process of pushing that guy’s shit in, and I’ve advised them to call the police as the case involves likely felony charges.

dogisbadob > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
09/28/2018 at 17:42

That color combo is AWESOME!!!

dogisbadob > AestheticsInMotion
09/28/2018 at 17:43

not a fan of solid black and gray interiors. The orange is awesome. Of course the 80s Toyota interiors are cool, too

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > AestheticsInMotion
09/28/2018 at 17:46

Also notice the light beige trim around the inside of the windshield.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
09/28/2018 at 17:47

It might work. But there's no guarantee. Even still, it's a federal offense to tamper with VINs. And the car is probably dangerously hacked together. For legal and liability reasons we can't do anything with it.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > NKato
09/28/2018 at 17:49

Wow! Multiple counts here in Portland. Yours isn't one I was thinking of.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Mercedes Streeter
09/28/2018 at 17:49

I definitely applaud them for that. And having bold taste in general.

Mercedes Streeter > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
09/28/2018 at 17:51

Sadly that’s one thing that couldn’t be changed without upgrading to the Brabus Tailor Made, which makes the price soar but now you get to choose literally any colour you want and you could probably get the dealership to adorn the car in whale penis if you tried ($$$) hard enough.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Mercedes Streeter
09/28/2018 at 18:03

All that possibility seems so ridiculous to me for a car like this.

Sovande > NKato
09/28/2018 at 18:04

“ Pushing that guys shit in?”

You're sodomizing the dude? That's weird as fuck.

NKato > Sovande
09/28/2018 at 18:22

Figure of speech. The club is pissed, hell even the asshole's boss is pissed.

Sovande > NKato
09/28/2018 at 20:58

You fellas sure have a funny way of talking. Sounds like some homophobic talk with a little prison mixed in. Good luck with the shit pushing! Around here we just say "fuck him up." Give it go, you might like it!

NKato > Sovande
09/28/2018 at 21:10

Lol.

boxrocket > Sovande
09/30/2018 at 10:22

Your phrase isn’t much better, and could even be worse, though.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > facw
10/01/2018 at 06:49

It’s also quite possible it’s perfectly safe and this mismatched vins are the result of previous repairs.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
10/01/2018 at 06:51

Or it’s the result of being repaired numerous times. Many shops use JY panels and parts for repairs, which leads to vins being changed.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
10/01/2018 at 15:14

They were VIN tags on structural components and looked like they had purposefully pulled off the decals and reapplied them. It was all of the VIN tags except for one, the best hidden one. This was definitely intentional.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
10/01/2018 at 16:02

Ya that makes it fishy for sure.