The engine and chassis numbers on car dont match papers, why?

My b/f bought me a car and I want to resell it. A potential buyers finance company told me to give them the month of manufacture so I looked at the compliance plate and the vin and engine numbers were different to the ones on registration. The finacee company wanted to come out and check that the numbers matched. I rang my b/f and told him and he told me to ring them and cancel the sale, which I did.

I checked the numbers on the car for encumberences and it has a debt. My boyfriend says it will be ok to sell and not to get so worried about it.

I am worried that it will come back on me if I sell it and that I might actually have to pay the debt.

Is it possible that the numbers have been changed to avoid the debt being paid and could this have been done legally? Will I get in trouble if I am caught with this car?

The engine and chassis numbers on car dont match papers, why?

hmmm, this happens alot in my country, that they dont match. And, they should match, if then dont, then obviously the car has been tampered with, and that can get you into legal trouble.

1) Either the papers are fake

2) If the car was stolen, then the papers would be fake

3) The engine was replaced, even if it was, the new number should have been adjusted.

4) your b/f doesnt know. But the fact that he told to cancel the deal, that is kinda suspicious.

My advice is, to hold of selling the car. You can maybe independantly go to some car dealers or the right people, and ask them generally about this ( no need to tell them that u have a car like this). See what they say. hope u solve this problem

The engine and chassis numbers on car dont match papers, why?

Because unlike the rest of us you are inventing things to worry about...yea, i%26#039;ll say it , get a life!..if%26#039;n you think he stole it thenyou really are a piss poor judge of people...you get what God thinks you deserve.

it%26#039;s only an insult if%26#039;n it%26#039;s true

The engine and chassis numbers on car dont match papers, why?

Most likely cause...the engine was replaced .