[shew01]

I recently went to the Virginia DMV to ask about titles that don’t match the engine, and I was told the following by a “worker bee” and a manager. Neither would give me anything in writing. So, if I purchase a car whose engine number does not match the title, I would expect the Virginia DMV to give me a hard time about it, and I would expect the DMV person that I end up dealing with at that time to have yet another interpretation of the law. Consequently, I’ve passed up several potential Model A purchases because of the foolishness below.

- After purchase, the DMV will research the car’s engine number on the title and the engine number in the car to see if they can get any correlation

- The DMV will not research engine numbers on title and in car in advance

- The DMV cannot guarantee a title transfer will take place

- The title should always go with the engine; I didn’t mention that the frame should have the engine number on it too—sometimes that rusts away and cannot be read anyway

- The manager suggested I talk with a lawyer or contact Facebook groups—this is simply “amazing” advice from a presumed DMV expert

- The manager told me if the engine number do not match in Virginia, the DMV considers it a crime



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