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Purchase of the old car or a mysterious set of numbers and letters

The acquisition of a car - a significant event in the life of the motorist. Questions that arise at different stages of its implementation, so extensive that try to cover it in a single material does not seem reasonable. So we try to highlight one theme: "The acquisition of a used car."

Ways to buy a lot of cars. If you want to buy a used car, you can go to him abroad, independently and as part of a special tour group. With less of a hassle, you can buy a car through a newspaper ad or acquaintances, as well as car dealerships and car markets. Each of these methods has its own peculiarities, but below the following recommendations are similar for each.

So, before legally register a car, you must check that all the relevant documents. It is desirable to use such a service, as a check on the car hijacking. These services now exist not only in the offices of traffic police, but also in many mobile shops and large car markets. When buying a car with foreign license plates, in particular from the Baltic countries to the asking price must be added a considerable amount of its customs clearance. When buying a car from the Kaliningrad region pay attention to the customs stamp in the data sheet, which can be valid for both Russia and the Kaliningrad region only. In the latter case, you have dorastamozhivat car.

The main document for the car is the passport of the vehicle. Issuance of data sheets and technical coupons old model (approved by order of Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR from 10.15.82 N370) discontinued from January 1, 1994. Previously issued passports valid. But this year, our three experts faced with the fact that cars offered for sale were brought old-style passports issued ostensibly in 1995-1996. We advise to refrain from buying cars with such documentation. Buying cars in the data sheet which has such records as b / n (no number) or n / u (not installed), is also undesirable.

The procedure for filling in data sheets defined "Instructions for completing the passports of vehicles." Here are out of it, in our opinion, the most important information.

First of all - this decryption identification number (VIN).

The first part of the VIN code consists of three numbers or letters designating the geographical area, country code of the manufacturer of the vehicle.

The second part of the VIN code consists of 6 digits or letters indicating the vehicle in accordance with the design documentation.

The third part of the VIN code consists of 8 digits or letters indicating the serial number of the vehicle. The first sign of a letter of the alphabet indicates the year of manufacture of the vehicle.

For example, the identification number of the car VAZ-21013 has the following notation: XTA 210130D00000002, where X - a geographical area (Russia), T - code number of the manufacturer (A - VAZ, B - AZLK and so on. D.) 210 130 - model or modification , D - the year of issue (1983) 00000002 - serial production number.

To indicate the model year vehicles, the following letters: D - 1983, E - 1984, F - 1985, G - 1986, H - 1987, J - 1988, K - 1989, L - 1990, M - 1991-1992, P - 1993, R - 1994, S - 1995, T - 1996, V - 1997, W - 1998, X - 1999, Y - 2000 standard.

On line registration certificate "Body color (cabin)" is indicated visually defined color in which the vehicle is painted in white, red, yellow, green, blue, brown, black, color and so on. D.

In the "full name of the color of the body (cabin)" indicates the name of the enamel on the labeling of the manufacturer.

If you change the color of the vehicle in the passport is made corresponding entry.

There are lots of ways of falsification and forgery of documents. In practice, the interrupt (and therefore contribute to a document), typically one digit of. But to tell the pages of popular publications about the intricacies of the technology is not appropriate. And hardly a man who took first in the hands of a document, can reveal forgery and pay attention to the discrepancy. Therefore, the most reasonable to check a vehicle on stealing in GAI not only the reconciliation of numbers with data on your computer, and check documents. And yet, by visual inspection numbers on the car and the documents advise to pay attention to:

- Matching fonts and their inclinations;
- Compliant and priority dates and dates in records;
- Absence of erasures and violations of the safety net;
- Readability seal impressions.

Particularly acute, this problem with respect to the documents for vehicles arriving from Poland and the Baltic states.