re: How would I go about trying to find my first car?

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Probably going to be about impossible to locate it.

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If you can get the VIN and you have a friend in law enforcement, it's 100% possible to find it - provided it's registered or has been registered recently.

We were able to VIN search by state, but also by clusters of states.

I did this very thing for a buddy several years ago. He was looking for his 2-door Tahoe he had in high school. My only ask was that he could never tell the guy how he located it.

That said, if you had a friend in LE, he may work for an agency or department that closely tracks NCIC, NLETS, LLETS, III or other inquiries. He'd be taking a huge risk if that's the case. My department wasn't like that. We had audits, but it was a huge municipal department and I was comfortable taking the chance.

The other thing is if it's been stolen, he may get a hot hit on that VIN which could be troublesome for him. Of course, NCIC purges stolen cars every 5 years or so.

Happy hunting.