I was just curious if anyone has ideas on how to get more info on this car. My dad owned 3 different gn's over the years and the last being the 87 gn in question. It had more in the car than I'll ever be able to list. Long story short he sold the car to the owner of a lexus dealership in Memphis Tn. The dealer owner guy gave him 2 brand new lexus plus some cash for the gn. He thought being in his garage that it was safe. All the layers of protection that had previously been installed where no match for someone breaking in the garage rolling it out or towing it out never to be seen again while he slept. I got the vin nuber from my dad the other day while we were discussing my car. Here is the vin # 1G4GJ1175HP437987 I just thought I would put this info out there and see what happens.
87 gn Stolen back in 1996/1997
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These cars are becoming more of a target every passing day...... I am to the point I really don't even care to bring my car out the garage because random people walk up to me and ask me questions about my car...... Everybodys a suspect at this point and I don't think our cars will ever be safe if someone has you on there radar they will find a way to get you...... It's very sad......
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How did u google just the vin? Just curious thanks
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My brother had people walking by asking if that's a National in his garage while he's watering the lawn - made him feel uncomfortable.
On two ocations I had people follow me home from work, so I drove pass my neighborhood for couple of miles in a zig zig pattern until they figured out I wasn't going to stop.
Call us paranoid but these cars are sought after and random guys that come up and ask questions and ask if its for sale makes me feel like their just scoping it out. I have a Turbo-T , so I usually tell them it's not a Grand National but just a regular Regal- the young questioners stop asking once they hear it's not a Grand National.
Thanks for all that information. I passed it on to my dad. I'm not sure how its been titled, sold and all that but it sounds like the car. And it's weird the whole gnx dash swap and original kept with original 22,000 miles. That's something he did to the car at that mileage. I guess at least it's still on the road. I will be researching this a little further. Thanks for the help and I keep mine in my site at all times. I have a couple layers of protection on it so far but do any of you guys recommend and additional noise maker alarms like viper etc?
Thanks for the information. I'll pass that along to my dad. It's weird the whole GNX dash swap and original dash kept With 22,000 miles on it. That's something my dad did at that exact mileage. There's no telling how it's been titled or sold or how many times. I plan on doing a little more digging. At least it's still on the road I guess. I keep mine in my site at all times now. Thanks for the information. I have two layers of protection on mine right now but do you guys recommend any noise making alarms like Viper etc.
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Those alarms are worthless. Get a hidden kill switch. Column guard. Lo-jack. The more deterrents the better. But in the end if they really want it they're going to get it.
Trunk monkey is the best.
I'm not sure how that works with insurance recovery or anything. My dad seems to think that's definately his old car. Like I said it was stolen roughly 6 months after he sold it to the owner of Lexus in Memphis tn. We were told that it was never recovered but who knows.
AGAIN if they had ins on it they got paid off and its NOT their car anymore. Short an sweet.
What Grumpy says is 100% correct. If your car is stolen its reported to police through the vin, a report is made and the vehicle is paid out through the insurance company. This usually happens around the 20-30 day mark. As soon as the owner is paid the insurance company owns the car whether they recover it or not.
If its recovered there is zero onus on the insurance company to notify the last owner. Based on the damage to the car (not the fact that it was stolen or not) the title is changed to salvage,repairable, etc. based on state laws. Sometimes the title isn't touched at all, sometimes a new vin is issued, it all depends on what happened and where you live.
Maybe in this case the vin plate was mutilated to hide that the vehicle was stolen...
Finally the insurance company sends the car to auction to cover their loss from paying out the claim. All liens on the title are wiped out. The car is bought by someone at auction and they are now the legal owners of the vehicle.
Then BAM! Car is back on the road.
If its recovered there is zero onus on the insurance company to notify the last owner. Based on the damage to the car (not the fact that it was stolen or not) the title is changed to salvage,repairable, etc. based on state laws. Sometimes the title isn't touched at all, sometimes a new vin is issued, it all depends on what happened and where you live.
Maybe in this case the vin plate was mutilated to hide that the vehicle was stolen...
Finally the insurance company sends the car to auction to cover their loss from paying out the claim. All liens on the title are wiped out. The car is bought by someone at auction and they are now the legal owners of the vehicle.
Then BAM! Car is back on the road.
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