Man Buys Stolen Mustang From Carvana

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We’ve covered several stories about people buying cars from Carvana only to later find out they were stolen property. It’s happened again, this time in the Tampa Bay area of Florida, and the man had the car for over a year before finding out the shocking truth.

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Just like in the other stories involving Carvana, this seems to be a vehicle which was stolen, the vin plates on the driver’s doorjamb and the dash were swapped, then at some point it was sold to the dealer. How Carvana doesn’t catch something so unsophisticated is beyond us.

As reported by WFLA, the victim bought a 2021 Ford Mustang GT from Carvana and had it for 13 months before finding out it was in fact stolen. He had fully detailed it, applied ceramic coating, added extra parts, and treated the pony car like it was his. But it in fact wasn’t.

Police called one day to let the guy know their suspicions. After showing up and confirming the true VIN, they loaded the Mustang on a wrecker, telling the guy he had a stolen vehicle in his possession for over a year.