Car has been resprayed, only just found out.

somech

Just_Incredible wrote: »

Car is probably stolen or has a dodgy history

that colour would be classed as green under DVLA

bit harsh
agree it is green though

Ms-Pacman

We're going to get a hpi check. Bf works for a car dealership so is going to see if can get a hpi check through them. It was a manager there who said the respray was odd.

The photo is quite light and shows it as a light green but its much more sea green and colourful.

I've done a few basic checks using various sites and all say silver too!!!!

VEHICLE ENQUIRY Services Provided By DVLA:
The enquiry is complete
The vehicle details for .... ... are:
Make VAUXHALL Model CORSA ENERGY CDTI
Date of First Registration 06 10 2004
Year of Manufacture 2004
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1248CC
Vehicle Colour SILVER
Vehicle Type Approval M1

rikbar

To be honest the best advice that you have had so far is to check the VIN plate for the colour code to see what colour the car was when it left the factory.

Checking every site under the sun will only bring back one result, the information entered by the DVLA when they put the car on their records. If this was done mistakenly, with the wrong colour being recorded, everyone who relies upon the DVLA data will get it wrong, which is pretty much everyone.

I think that once you have done this you will have a better understanding as to whether there has been a colour change or a mistake. If there has been a mistake then the dealer you bought the car from has done nothing wrong, it would probably be the first dealer who filled in the paperwork incorrectly, or the data entry guy at the DVLA pressing the wrong button.

I hope that all comes clear soon, and you find out the reason for the difference

HTH

Rikbar

petrolhead69

I had an astra that was a colour vauxhall called petrol blue, but was down on the logbook as green. It's probably nothing to worry about. it should be fairly obvious if it's had a full colour change doing the checks already mentioned but if your really concerned go see a detailler or bodyshop and bung them a couple of beer tokens for them to give your car a quick check with a paint thickness gauge. Not much you can do if it has been sprayed TBH unless they explicitly told you it hadn't when you bought it, it's not something they need to volunteer to you. If it has been sprayed just keep an eye on it for rust, a good coating of bilt hamber autobalm should help keep the corrosion away.

Hintza

Have you checked the colour on all the hidden places? inside doors, bonnets, boots and under rubber or mouldings?

My vote is for a snafu.

motorguy

Ms-Pacman wrote: »

the car is a blue green, nothing like silver at all. Its a corsa.
this is what the car is and looks like this - note this isn't the car but a similar one I found on google
http://cdn.motors.co.uk/d/used-photos/63048/400x/0/0/MX52VVH.jpg

It could be a simple mistake by the DVLA when registering the car that noone has picked up on. I bought a brand new Silver 535d BMW back in 2007 and the tax book came back with the colour listed as GREEN.

It would be worth checking out but its extremely unlikely the car has had a total colour change at under two years old. Its a massive job and would require the car to be basically stripped out to the bare shell, otherwise you're going to see the previous colour around the engine bay, under the carpets etc.

Why not get an AA or RAC check done on the car to confirm it is what it says it is? They'll be able to spot the tell tale signs of a ringer if its a stolen car.

FWIW, your average ringer wont risk using a different colour car - far too easy to pick up.

motorguy

Just_Incredible wrote: »

Car is probably stolen or has a dodgy history

that colour would be classed as green under DVLA

I would have thought its more likely to have been a DVLA / original registering dealer mistake.

custardy

more likely a ringer than resprayed(no benefit in changing colour really)
however i agree with a dvla c0ck up being more likely
as has been said,check the vin and look in hidden places for colour change

steveo3002

please dont stress its stolen /dodgy

it happens all the time , alot of folk would still call that a silvery green and as said the dvla isnt fussy what they put down

mikey72

Ms-Pacman wrote: »

Hi, hoping to get some opinions.

i have a car on hp, from Ucan / Carcraft financed by Welcome Finance. The car was 2 yrs old when I got it.

Ms-Pacman wrote: »

Date of First Registration 06 10 2004
Year of Manufacture 2004

Have you had the car 4 years?