gilmorneau
SILVER Star
Not Oman or UAE, but when I bought my Troopy out of France, we discovered that there was a mistake in the VIN number on the paperwork (one digit off). It had probably been there since the car was new, and no one ever noticed since the car had never changed hands before I bought it (i.e. I bought it from the original owner).
I knew I'd need all matching numbers paperwork to get it past US Customs, and also to get it registered in CO. The French authorities wouldn't issue new paperwork without a letter from Toyota confirming the correct VIN, plus a visual inspection of the car. Luckily, the seller was super cooperative and helped get everything in order before we shipped it the the USA. Which is good, because the car was in France, the shipping port was in Belgium, and I live in the USA (Colorado), but was actually living in Australia at the time all this was going on!
Moral of the story: It can be done with patience and cooperative local assistance. Hang in there!
I knew I'd need all matching numbers paperwork to get it past US Customs, and also to get it registered in CO. The French authorities wouldn't issue new paperwork without a letter from Toyota confirming the correct VIN, plus a visual inspection of the car. Luckily, the seller was super cooperative and helped get everything in order before we shipped it the the USA. Which is good, because the car was in France, the shipping port was in Belgium, and I live in the USA (Colorado), but was actually living in Australia at the time all this was going on!
Moral of the story: It can be done with patience and cooperative local assistance. Hang in there!