abandoned van

monsterp730 · Post by **monsterp730** » Thu May 12, 2011 11:49 am

ok well here goes i live on a Indian reserve and there was 2 guys that got there van stuck and told us they would come back for it that was that was 3 weeks ago so i i pulled out with my utv phoned the police asked if it was stolen it was not and cause of that they can not remove it so i figured i would keep it though there are no papers with it and the ignition is all bused up sadly i have pic if wanted though it still runs just fine just need a flat head screw driver to start it i would like to know how do i fin the vin on it or more info about it to look for replacement parts

thedjjack · Post by **thedjjack** » Thu May 12, 2011 12:37 pm

Vin plate on the L300 is under a plastic cover in the trim by the drivers seat door side and at the front of the seat on the vertical wall under the seat is the manufactures plate.

I would look into how you get legal title to the abandoned vehicle (not sure how it would work given it is reserve land) but it sure sounds stolen since most people these days cannot afford to walk away from $10,000.

TardisDeli · Post by **TardisDeli** » Thu May 12, 2011 2:27 pm

Hello, exactly as TheDJJack says, but the vin numbers are hard to find. Easiest way is sit in the drivers seat, feel around on the carpet behind your leg just below your knee, feel for a little flap of carpet about 4 inches square, lift that flap to see the info ... but you need to read it standing outside the vehicle so first raise the steering wheel before exiting the vehicle. To raise steering wheel use the lever under the steering colum, where it meets the dashboard. With the wheel raised, you now have room to poke your head and flashlilght inside and read the vin info. Vin wil be 13 digits long ie P35w123456789. Do not post the whole number publicly for security and fraud reasons, best to send a private message PM to one of the regulars on this forum (I will help you if needed). Do contact ICBC or police (yes the Japanese VIN is only 13 digits long, so even if police or ICBC says its a wrong number because it needs to be 16 digits long, icbc will have that info). If you can post a photo on here, we might recognize it (especially any stickers will help). Regards, Christine.

thedjjack · Post by **thedjjack** » Thu May 12, 2011 2:33 pm

also check the drivers door jam for a ICBC assigned VIN (ICBC did this on the early imports).

Mine has a ICBC VIN it has been Canada long enough to get Citizenship I am sure :)

monsterp730 · Post by **monsterp730** » Thu May 12, 2011 2:55 pm

thank you for all your reply's there is nothing on the door jam but there is a plate under the seat i can see but says nothing about vin i will not post the numbers the police were out they did look at it and told me it was not stolen

model
chassis no.
engine
trans axle
color.int
opt

thedjjack · Post by **thedjjack** » Thu May 12, 2011 3:08 pm

Pictures and translation of serial numbers go to this link very helpful:

http://www.delica.ca/forum/l300-vehicle ... -2119.html

monsterp730 · Post by **monsterp730** » Thu May 12, 2011 3:26 pm

so is the number under that plate the vin and do i just go to the police and ask if it stolen

thedjjack · Post by **thedjjack** » Thu May 12, 2011 3:29 pm

Yep that is the VIN I would talk to the Police and ICBC.

I bought a car a long time ago from a landlord that went to court and got ownership of a car abandoned on his rental property. He had court papers that gave him title and ICBC paper work in his name.

Please post the outcome....

monsterp730 · Post by **monsterp730** » Thu May 12, 2011 3:47 pm

just called them and they told me it is not stolen

thedjjack · Post by **thedjjack** » Thu May 12, 2011 4:15 pm

I would call ICBC and tell them you want to recover an abandon car on your property. Being on a Reservation lands would make this even more interesting.

This should be an interesting conversation!

monsterp730 · Post by **monsterp730** » Thu May 12, 2011 4:24 pm

some one told me i had to have had it for 30 days first

jaggedfish · Post by **jaggedfish** » Thu May 12, 2011 6:14 pm

L300... L400? Colour?
My cousin had a black L300 low roof stolen a while back... he settled with ICBC but you never know... can you post a pic?

bassnailer · Post by **bassnailer** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:58 pm

I'm going out on a limb here; my troll-dar is going off. I hope I'm wrong and that this is genuine, but...

monsterp730 · Post by **monsterp730** » Fri May 13, 2011 1:08 pm

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bassnailer · Post by **bassnailer** » Fri May 13, 2011 1:12 pm

bassnailer wrote:I'm going out on a limb here; my troll-dar is going off. I hope I'm wrong and that this is genuine, but...

ok. I can admit when I'm wrong. It's not the first time, won't be the last.

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