I am in the market for an Infinity FX and it has involved searchin thru the classifieds in NL along with some other sites which i wont mention (else I get banned). Most sellers r in lagos while am.in ibadan. To avoid a wasted trip, I ask as many questions as possible, which the seller often answers until it gets to "can I av the VIN pls". Then the seller stops respondin to my msgs/mails

So fellow bloggers/NL, is there sometig wrong in askin for d VIn or r such sellers unscrupulous?

my man ,pls keep askung for any info that will eneable you to determine the geniueness of the car.dont stop asking ,auto sections has many fraudsters there who are always waitibg for somebody to fall into their trap

The vin is the only sure way of knowing the vehicle history. It shows the actual mileage a car has covered prior to shipping to Nigeria. Though, most vin reports will tell you that not all vehicle incidents are reported. But it provides you with some measure of assurance.

A car seller who refuses to disclose the vin of the proposed vehicle to be sold should be avoided at all cost. Refusal to disclose the vin is a pointer that the fact that the vehicle could possibly be a lemon, salvage title, flooded, odometer roll back etc. however, for a vehicle used in Nigeria, there are no such records or history. The vin of any vehicle is conspicuously written all over the vehicle, therefore, I see no reason to withhold it from a prospective buyer if the vehicle is a clean title.

By all possible means, run away from such dealers. Good luck.