I got a 1997 saturn sl2 from a friend, for 200 dollars, it was a friend of his, i thought, but found out after repairing body,windshield, hood, headlight, tune up, and paying part of the dmv fee's, that it was actually afriend of a friends, and hadnt been registered. so when i went to do it, i found out that there is an $800 lien on it still. and the owner is in florida, i am in san diego. he supposidly sold it to my friends friend and i got it from them. soooo, basically i am stuck with a big mess. do i sell it and pay the lien and the difference use to get a cheaper used car or what.? i am a single mom, with 3 kids, we havent had a car in years, i finally get one and now this mess.....HELP please....
2007-05-29 00:36:51 · 9 answers · asked by tastitina 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
I'm not a lawyer, but I believe this falls back onto the friend that sold you the car. Did the lien show up on the paperwork (bill of sale,etc.) when you bought the car? If not, then friend had no right to sell the car to you without taking care of the lien. So will the car bring $1000+cost of repairs? If so that would be one way to clean it up. Likely the friend of the friend didn't disclose the lien and I would go after him to clean it up. Otherwise the lienholder could repo your car, and you have nothing.
2007-05-29 00:54:56 · answer #1 · answered by steve.c_50 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I believe you could have a lawsuit against the person you bought this car from, for the cost of the lien. Sure, you probably bought the car 'as is' but if the buyer PURPOSELY fails to mention an important aspect about the car - the LIEN - then they can be held reliable for that. That is misleading the buyer and it is illegal. Call a lawyer for a free consultation, see what they say. It wont' cost you any money to find out if you have a case or not.
2007-05-29 02:55:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it were me I would get the 200 back from the person you got it from, give them back the car and forget it. Your only other solution would be to find a buyer for the car for what you have invested plus the 800 and sell it. Have the buyer get a bank check for the 800 made out directly to the lien holder as a deposit. When you get the lein release and the rest of the papers deliver the car to the buyer and collect the rest of your money and try again.
2007-05-29 02:32:36 · answer #3 · answered by asccaracer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To bad you fixed up someone elses car. Sounds like Law suit if you can find some TV show to pay you for Judge Judy. So that 200 car with repairs became a 1,000 car now you have an additional 800 to pay not such a good deal now is it? If you cannot get title to a car walk away before you spend anything on it. You were able to do with out a car for 3 years in Southern California? amazing!
2007-05-29 00:46:39 · answer #4 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm fairly certain that the lien follows the car. That means that it is not your friend or your friend's friend that has a lien against them, it's the car itself. You are not going to be able to sell this car with the lien against it. Anyone who runs a carfax report will be able to see it. You should pay the $800 yourself and then either keep or sell the car. I know it doesn't seem fair, but with this car changing hands "unofficially" so many times, you are going to have a very hard time proving any culpability.
2007-05-29 01:59:25 · answer #5 · answered by Jay P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
obviously you didn't have a title then, because they don't release them until the car is paid in full. You need to try and find out where the car was last registered, and call that town. Then you'll most likely have to eat the cost of $800 or sue the jerks!
2007-05-29 02:07:54 · answer #6 · answered by Lisa T (Stop BSL) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sell it pay the liern and use the difference to get another car cause you dont know what else this car has gone through and you are a single mom and dont need that crap in your life . yeah I know what you mean I was a single mom for many years and did not have a car for a while either and had to take buses everywhere not ideal sittuation . good luck to you honey and I will keep you in my prayers .
2007-05-29 00:43:36 · answer #7 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only thing you could do mate is sell parts individually to make your coin back,is the engine healthy? sell the four tyres with rubber , motor wreckers are pretty keen on glass {if in tact} , gear box or anything else thats in good nick!
then buy something cheep and start all over again ,!!!!
2007-05-29 00:47:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-05-29 02:23:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋