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Does CarFax work with a Motorcycle VIN?? #763678 10/04/03 07:40 AM
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 57 G Guilty2_dup1 OP CEG\'er
OP Guilty2_dup1 CEG\'er G Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 57	I am considering a purchase of a motorcycle from an individual in Spain. Does CarFax have information concerning the history of a motorcycle? If not....Does anyone know where I can GET information concerning a motorcycle in a differant country? I have the VIN....I"m just trying to cover my bottom! Any advice will help! THanks!

Re: Does CarFax work with a Motorcycle VIN?? #763679 10/04/03 07:42 AM
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OP Guilty2_dup1 CEG\'er G Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 57	Okay, I just found on the CarFax site that they DO NOT have any information about Motorcycles....so thats the first question solved..... Thanks Me.. lol Anyone have any other advice?

Re: Does CarFax work with a Motorcycle VIN?? #763680 10/04/03 01:38 PM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,100 VA M moxnix_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
moxnix_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er M Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,100 VA	Be very careful buying a bike from overseas. There are many people scamming bike buyers and they pretend the bike is overseas and say they will ship it UPS. Also the bike is priced pretty lowbecause of some good sounding reason (wife is making him get rid of it). They setup a fake escrow site that makes the buyer feel better about sending the money to them. Depending on the bike you may have trouble trying to register it in the states. If he says he will go thru an escrow site try asking if he will use (insert name of other escrow site here) instead of the one he suggested. Beaten - 2003 MazdaSpeed Protege 29K <- broken hearted Daily/Weekend Beater - 1990 miata 138K - AutoX every weekend = Adult driven on weekends

Re: Does CarFax work with a Motorcycle VIN?? #763681 10/04/03 05:18 PM
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OP Guilty2_dup1 CEG\'er G Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 57	Thanks..... I'm actually planning on paying him through western union wire transfer. After speaking with the Western Union representatives I have found a secure way to do this. They told me to send the money via W.U. to his address but use a female's name. Then he can call and use the address to check if the funds are there. If they are, he will ship the bike. After I recieve the bike I'll have 15 days to inspect it and make my descision..... If I approve, I'll transfer the money from the females name into his name. Has anyone ever sent money like this? If Western Union said it was safe, I'll believe them. Thanks! Jason

Re: Does CarFax work with a Motorcycle VIN?? #763682 10/05/03 12:30 AM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 3,667 Laughing at everyone buying pr... M mbRentalEnvoy Hard-core CEG'er
mbRentalEnvoy Hard-core CEG'er M Joined: May 2002 Posts: 3,667 Laughing at everyone buying pr...	Originally posted by Guilty2: Has anyone ever sent money like this? If Western Union said it was safe, I'll believe them. Have them put that in writing... then its nearly impossible to get screwed. Some screwball clerk could tell you that, and then you'd get stuck not being able to transfer the money out of the woman's name... get the procedure in writing and a guarantee that its scam-safe, and you'll be money. Diesel owns you

Re: Does CarFax work with a Motorcycle VIN?? #763683 10/06/03 05:48 PM
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OP Guilty2_dup1 CEG\'er G Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 57	Excellent..... I did not think about that.... Thanks for the advice... Anything else guys?

Re: Does CarFax work with a Motorcycle VIN?? #763684 10/06/03 06:01 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 2,039 Charlotte, NC J JVT_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
JVT_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er J Joined: May 2000 Posts: 2,039 Charlotte, NC	No offense, but you are NUTZ for buying a bike overseas. Is it a US spec bike originally sold here? How will you get it registered and legalized? (unless it'll be your track bike) You're gonna wire money to someone for something you've never seen before, ESPECIALLY overseas with more or less ZERO guarantee you'll ever see the bike. Not to mention you're transferring funds to a different name, and etc. What bike is it? For how much? -J '98 4Runner

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