I'm looking at a 98 Corolla. It has a VE emblem on the trunk but when I run a VIN check of the car it comes back as a CE model. There is almost a $1000 difference in value. My guess is the VIN report is wrong stating it as a CE but I wouldnt put it paste someone to slap a VE emblem on the car to increase the value???
VE was the "Value Edition" Corolla. Nearly a stripper model except when the original buyer ordered something extra like an automatic transmission or A/C. Nearly always had the most basic cloth seats. The next model up was the CE. (Custom Edition).
Sometimes, when a car has the wrong body style emblem (or no emblem), it has been in an accident, and the wrong emblem is put back on by the body shop. In this case the accident may have been minor (rear trunk damage in a fender bender, but you may want to check into this further, especially to make sure there are not more serious problems such as the frame being bent.
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