The wrong VIN, how it ended
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
Congratulations! Have fun in Mexico. Don't drink the water, buy "street" jewelry or play around with the Senioritas without protection! 
El partido como el es 2006 !
El partido como el es 2006 !
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Originally Posted by kopbet89c4
Yeah, get ready to lay down some rubber...
I did that the first day of ownership...
I did that the first day of ownership...
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From: Poop land
Originally Posted by Mr Mojo
I did it on the test drive.
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Racer
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From: 1984 crossfire, Alhaurin de la Torre Malaga, Spain
Originally Posted by kopbet89c4
Have fun with your legal Corvette!! Just out of curiousity, how often do you see Vettes driving around in Spain??
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From: 1984 crossfire, Alhaurin de la Torre Malaga, Spain
Originally Posted by rocco16
Too bad you didn't say "Make it an '83."
That would have really created a stir in the Corvette World!!
Larry
code5coupe
That would have really created a stir in the Corvette World!!
Larry
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From: Edmonton AB
It would be a shame if somehow an owner did show up one day and
successfully claimed the car.
Since Nico has been granted a proper registration and the authorities
are satisfied for now, would he be in the clear if he decided he didn't
want to deal with the possibility of losing the car and instead chose
to sell it and find a replacement C4 with a less dramatic history?
.
successfully claimed the car.
Since Nico has been granted a proper registration and the authorities
are satisfied for now, would he be in the clear if he decided he didn't
want to deal with the possibility of losing the car and instead chose
to sell it and find a replacement C4 with a less dramatic history?
.
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Racer
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From: 1984 crossfire, Alhaurin de la Torre Malaga, Spain
Originally Posted by Slalom4me
It would be a shame if somehow an owner did show up one day and
successfully claimed the car.
Since Nico has been granted a proper registration and the authorities
are satisfied for now, would he be in the clear if he decided he didn't
want to deal with the possibility of losing the car and instead chose
to sell it and find a replacement C4 with a less dramatic history?
.
successfully claimed the car.
Since Nico has been granted a proper registration and the authorities
are satisfied for now, would he be in the clear if he decided he didn't
want to deal with the possibility of losing the car and instead chose
to sell it and find a replacement C4 with a less dramatic history?
.
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Racer
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From: 1984 crossfire, Alhaurin de la Torre Malaga, Spain
Originally Posted by corvetteronw
Congratulations! Have fun in Mexico. Don't drink the water, buy "street" jewelry or play around with the Senioritas without protection!
El partido como el es 2006 !
El partido como el es 2006 !
Racer
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From: La Grande Oregon
What a great chirstmas present to you nico, all the hard work paid off and now you have a beautiful corvette to enjoy for the rest of your life, and not to mention a lot of corvette friends you never knew about!
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From: Boynton Beach, FL
I know the feeling
Congratulations on geting things resolved.
I work for a Spanish company here in the U.S. so I know what its like to get something done in Spain
. I'm surprised the motor vehicle office wasn't on vacation or closed for a holiday .
Take out your new ride and head down the coast to Gibralter. ENJOY the drive along the coast.
Larry
I work for a Spanish company here in the U.S. so I know what its like to get something done in Spain
. I'm surprised the motor vehicle office wasn't on vacation or closed for a holiday . Take out your new ride and head down the coast to Gibralter. ENJOY the drive along the coast.
Larry
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From: 1984 crossfire, Alhaurin de la Torre Malaga, Spain
Thanks a lot all of you again friends. I feel like I am talking to family here. I am off to Mexico for a few weeks, so I will be off-line some time
All the best, behave and if that doesn´t workout, be carefull.
Until the next year.
Nico
All the best, behave and if that doesn´t workout, be carefull.
Until the next year.
Nico
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From: Charlotte N.C.
Having grown up in South America and lived a while in Spain and still having kids and an ex-wife there and the legal stuff that goes with that I know that doing things in Spain can be very frustrating or very easy depending on if you get the right person on the right day at the right time or if you get the wrong person on the wrong day at the wrong time. Also having a freind in the right place or a little extra money or something the official is interested in, like a similar hobby or maybe offering a ride in your vette can make all the difference in getting something done or not. When I was living there I had a 427 Camaro geared for 200mph and the cops would stop me just to look at the engine, they were pleasant but could turn on you if you didn't show them the respect they demanded. You could get away with a lot there, I got three photo tickets one trip for speeding, I usually cruised at 120+mph (200km/h) on the autopistas and was know for really moving through some of the local highways but I had a friend that took care of them for me. He was handy for a lot of little problems that came up. I really enjoyed it over there and still get over every year, usually around the time of the MotoGP race in Jerez, good timing.... 
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From: Poop land
Originally Posted by EvanD
Having grown up in South America and lived a while in Spain and still having kids and an ex-wife there and the legal stuff that goes with that I know that doing things in Spain can be very frustrating or very easy depending on if you get the right person on the right day at the right time or if you get the wrong person on the wrong day at the wrong time. Also having a freind in the right place or a little extra money or something the official is interested in, like a similar hobby or maybe offering a ride in your vette can make all the difference in getting something done or not. When I was living there I had a 427 Camaro geared for 200mph and the cops would stop me just to look at the engine, they were pleasant but could turn on you if you didn't show them the respect they demanded. You could get away with a lot there, I got three photo tickets one trip for speeding, I usually cruised at 120+mph (200km/h) on the autopistas and was know for really moving through some of the local highways but I had a friend that took care of them for me. He was handy for a lot of little problems that came up. I really enjoyed it over there and still get over every year, usually around the time of the MotoGP race in Jerez, good timing....
And I thought US cops were strict?
What about those kids with their loud fart pipe Hondas??