View Poll Results: Go get the car or let it be?
Hell yea go get it
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Could be some problems let it be
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Big problem what would you do?
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I'm no lawyer but I would get documentation from the police and DMV confirming what they told you and that the car is still legally yours. Then I would go get it from impound and keep it. If the owner shows up with thier bill of sale, charge them the impound fee (keep your receipt) and whatever you pay to get it registered and give them the car back.
The ad in the paper might be a good idea but if you do that, i would definitely put a time limitation on it. You don't want the guy showing up a year later wanting the car back.
The ad in the paper might be a good idea but if you do that, i would definitely put a time limitation on it. You don't want the guy showing up a year later wanting the car back.
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The title company said once I go down there to get a lost title then it voids out any other title and bill of sell. The tow company said the car was towed for "by authority of property owner" for being abandoned. I called the guy i sold it to and he gave me the phone number to the guy he sold it to, but that guys phone is disconnected. Also the tow yard said that no one else has called them or anything about the car.
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Legally its yours. Go and get it. If the new owner happens to show up at your house simply demand the cost it took you to get it out of the towing company lot (400+whatever fees have racked up) and simply give him back the car.
I wouldnt post an ad in the paper. Your going to have flake people trying and take the car
I wouldnt post an ad in the paper. Your going to have flake people trying and take the car
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If you do decide you want to get the car, you're going to have to show the tow people proof of ownership (new reissued title since you don't have the original) and proof of insurance (Texas law for picking up cars from a wrecker company). Texas is pretty slow about issuing new titles so you better get with it. I think storage is right at about $20/a day...
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Legally its yours. Go and get it. If the new owner happens to show up at your house simply demand the cost it took you to get it out of the towing company lot (400+whatever fees have racked up) and simply give him back the car.
I wouldnt post an ad in the paper. Your going to have flake people trying and take the car
I wouldnt post an ad in the paper. Your going to have flake people trying and take the car
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Go get it, pay the fees, sell it again and pocket a few grand. Just this time make sure u transfer the title yourself. Since its still legally yours don't let it accumulate fees and possibly ruin your credit.
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ScottURnot is really right. Something bad will come from this deal. It is underhanded. The real reason they probable never transfered the title is because they didn't want to pay the Tax, Title, and Liscence fees that the state requires. If the 400.00 impoundment fee was too much I bet the 600.00 tax fees broke the bank.
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I can't believe that there are people who think that this is still your car...![Egads!](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/pat.gif)
If the second buyer killed someone in an accident with the car you sold, would you accept responsibility and say the car was yours and that you were liable?
Do you think that you could just go pick it up from his driveway if he was using it?
Do you think that you could drag him out of your car and take it off the street?
You buy a car from somebody and they come take it back because you have not transfered the title yet?
YOU SOLD THE F'N CAR, IT'S NOT YOURS. You had a legal obligation to inform your State that the ownership was transfered, They wanted the sales tax...
GTFO and let it go.
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If the second buyer killed someone in an accident with the car you sold, would you accept responsibility and say the car was yours and that you were liable?
Do you think that you could just go pick it up from his driveway if he was using it?
Do you think that you could drag him out of your car and take it off the street?
You buy a car from somebody and they come take it back because you have not transfered the title yet?
YOU SOLD THE F'N CAR, IT'S NOT YOURS. You had a legal obligation to inform your State that the ownership was transfered, They wanted the sales tax...
GTFO and let it go.
Never ask non-lawyers for a legal opinion. You get what you pay for... 0