Swapping vin numbers is an offence over here , you could get a criminal record if you are caught doing it .To give you an idea of how hard states go after VIN swapped vehicles, here is one that openly discussed it on Bat. I couldn't believe someone paid 140k for this as nice as it was... I saw it at the Rgruppe Treffen when it was freshly done and it was really nice but still a full blown vin swap...
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I do wonder how many CSL's out there have this particular provenance. A little while ago someone was selling a V5 (owners details) for a CSL and wanting £30k.maybe the papers/chassis # is worth that ? transfer it to a decent 50k CS/CSi and you have what ? a 150k CSL ?
Trigger’s broom or the Ship of Theseus paradox | DCP Latest
Fans of ‘Only Fools and Horses’ might remember the sketch when Trigger, the road sweeper, claims to have used the same broom for 20 years….even though it has had 17 new heads and 14 new handles. Also known as the Ship of Theseus paradox - Plutarch asked whether a wooden ship which has had everylatest.dcp-online.co.uk
It’s a criminal offence in the UK too. But sadly it still goes on, and the perpetrators still get away with it.
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Just to clarify
Big money always get's the attention of getting a part of the game easy....
Well, if you are repairing your special, limited-production automobile and you can't get the specific rare parts that are what sets it apart from regular-run production cars then there's a chance that you've reduced the value of yours by just a bit. Can't find the thin carpets that CSL models have? Maybe not a big impact. No alloy door skins or hood? That's a much bigger deal. But as long as it's a real CSL as confirmed by its genuine VIN, then it's always going to be a CSL albeit a somewhat modified one. Now we modify our normal production E9 with an eye towards performance, not worrying too much about value because we like to drive them. Owning a limited production car is a different horse and a lot of the value is the originality of the car, the things that set it apart from the rest. Less original should mean less value. A problem arises when a car has been repaired with non-genuine parts and that isn't disclosed to potential buyers. A heavier gauge fender is hard to distinguish from a thinner CSL one, so it should be called out in the description, but not all sellers will be that honest with money on the line. As genuine, accurate CSL models become rarer, their value should increase, but that increase will spur 'tribute' restorations hoping to also cash in.
