okay, i'm back....i was gonna take some pics but then i decided i'd investigate first. the problem with the vin #'s is that i thought they didn't match up....it turns out the dealer just has really really really bad writing...the door jam sticker was scratched but it was just the serial number, which i found in the engine bay......AND THE RESULT IS:
kinda lame, it sure is a 99 cherokee, the model came up as an SE which came stock without a roof rack (i dunno why), and im pretty sure the owner before me must have taken the jeep emblem off the front when he resprayed it (again, i dunno why)
as for the "how dont you know? did you steal it?" quiestions, no, i wish i stole it so i couldve used the spare money on some better mods :thumbup: i just doubted the registration because of other peoples questions like the missing rack and the "square vs. round" debate that got cleared up on here.
thanks a lot for the responses