vin and title

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you have other legal ways of getting it.

for instance....I basically went through the same thing here in MI when I purchased my duster.

I ended up talking with a local sheriff who told me about a "hush hush" form not many people know about.

here in MI the form was a TR-205 I believe ....which is an application for title ( not to be confused with an abandoned vehicle application or a lost title application or anything like that)but an application for a fresh clean title (and will have nothing on it that says "subject to original" as it will be considered the original.)
also there are no inspections that need to be performed like there would be with other title applications.

you basically fill out the form with the vin#, make and model and year,your name and info.

wait 15 minutes for the secretary of state (dmv) to run the vin number to see if the database shows it as stolen. if it comes back clear, you hand them $15.00 and they put the title in the mail.

there are also bonded title services that you pay money to and they will get you a title.

also if you have a family member out of state....some states only require a bill of sale....you could have that other person transfer the vehicles ownership into their name, then RE transfer it over to your name in your state and THEN your state should issue you a title.

do not resort to making your car a phonie by putting id tags on it from another car and using false paperwork.....you have other options...just look into them.