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Originally Posted by E150GT
I got into an accident in my 300SD before I transferred the title and it got totaled. In order to get my money from the insurance, I had to get the previous owner to sign the title over to them. I didnt ever pay the taxes and fees to put it in my name. I just got lucky that I knew the previous owner.
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I had the mother of my son's GF wanting to buy my Monte Carlo from me.
She had all but $250.00 of the asking price, and she wanted me to keep the car titled in my name 'til she came up with the rest of the cash...
Hummm? Tempting...but I wasn't that in a rush for the sale...
I told her to come up with $200.00, then she could have the keys...
She shows up a day later with the $250.00 and I sign the title over and remove the plates...I then take her over to the nearest Kwik-Trip and photo-copy the title to prove she's got ownership and not me...
Guess what?
I get a phone call from the DA's office asking why I didn't feel it was neccessary to pay two parking tickets on the Monte....
I ask, "When?" Of course, the dates are AFTER I sold the car...
I stop down at the DA's office the next day, show them MY PAPERWORK on the transaction...all is right with the world for me...
She never got the car titled and with the "LAF" sign stuck in the window (she should have gotten a ticket for that...in WI., "LAF" signs aren't legit' anymore...), they just copied the VIN from the dash and back-tracked to the "last owner" - which was me...
Fortunately, I had proof who did buy the vehicle and the DATED cash receipt from Kwik-Trip when I made the copy of the completed-title-transaction.
Time wasted on this venture? About 6 hours...but when you're in the spotlight for someone else's actions, it sure does pay to have done the paperwork and kept the proof of the transaction...
