Skip to main content
vanagon.com
Checking account...
← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum
VanagonEuroVan
Subject:Re: Heads-Up - Potential Odometer Fraud
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Fri, 22 May 2020 23:28:30 +0000
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Have something to add on this topic today? Revive this thread in the forum »