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Which bank should we do the transaction? The person’s car had an out of state license plate. Not sure if that’s saying anything. He said he can sign title to me once he gets the funds and it will take about a week to get the lien? I forgot his exact words. He probably said registration transfers to me once he gets the funds and title or lien will take about a week to complete transfer. Like I said he came from out of state. The way he want to do the transaction seem like he wants more money than what he owes? Perhaps another reason?
I looked at another car at a dealership. It just came in as a trade in. It’s a 2006 manual Pontiac solstice. Convertible but no price yet. I will find out tomorrow. I’m not familiar with Pontiac but I just looked it up and the solstice is praised as a great sports car. I think it only existed from 2006 to 2009.
[quote=”swingwing” post=104792]The bank or credit union that holds the lien on this 350Z also holds the title. If you wanted to buy this car you’d want to do the transaction at the bank so seller can pay off the note and transfer title to you. Be very careful here if this is the car you’re set on. For you to title and register your “new” car in your name the previous lien must be cleared. Don’t just give seller the funds and expect the paperwork to “flow,” because worst case scenario is you get the car with no title and seller quits paying the note. Then bank repossesses their car and you’re out the 11K plus walking to work.[/quote]
Which bank should we do the transaction? The person’s car had an out of state license plate. Not sure if that’s saying anything. He said he can sign title to me once he gets the funds and it will take about a week to get the lien? I forgot his exact words. He probably said registration transfers to me once he gets the funds and title or lien will take about a week to complete transfer. Like I said he came from out of state. The way he want to do the transaction seem like he wants more money than what he owes? Perhaps another reason?
I looked at another car at a dealership. It just came in as a trade in. It’s a 2006 manual Pontiac solstice. Convertible but no price yet. I will find out tomorrow. I’m not familiar with Pontiac but I just looked it up and the solstice is praised as a great sports car. I think it only existed from 2006 to 2009.
[quote=”swingwing” post=104792]The bank or credit union that holds the lien on this 350Z also holds the title. If you wanted to buy this car you’d want to do the transaction at the bank so seller can pay off the note and transfer title to you. Be very careful here if this is the car you’re set on. For you to title and register your “new” car in your name the previous lien must be cleared. Don’t just give seller the funds and expect the paperwork to “flow,” because worst case scenario is you get the car with no title and seller quits paying the note. Then bank repossesses their car and you’re out the 11K plus walking to work.[/quote]
I looked at another car. Manual 2005 Nissan 350 z 90,000 miles for 11k or best offer. it runs great. It has a 3k stereo system. He is the 3rd owner. The guy said he’s selling it to pay off the car. How can he sell me a car he’s still making payments on? He said he needed the money to save for a house. So he’s probably getting rid of it at a loss. He has another car.
I looked at another car. Manual 2005 Nissan 350 z 90,000 miles for 11k or best offer. it runs great. It has a 3k stereo system. He is the 3rd owner. The guy said he’s selling it to pay off the car. How can he sell me a car he’s still making payments on? He said he needed the money to save for a house. So he’s probably getting rid of it at a loss. He has another car.
Ok the issue seems to have been resolved without me do:ing anything. Not sure if that was just a glitch or an indication of future problem.
Ok the issue seems to have been resolved without me do:ing anything. Not sure if that was just a glitch or an indication of future problem.
is a refrigerant liquid compartment easy to see under the hood? I don’t believe I’ve ever seen it or I may have just missed it. I see the coolant, brake fluid, power steering liquid compartment but nothing else. Not sure if the ac light blinking popped up after I had gotten work done on my brake booster. Could that have been possible?
is a refrigerant liquid compartment easy to see under the hood? I don’t believe I’ve ever seen it or I may have just missed it. I see the coolant, brake fluid, power steering liquid compartment but nothing else. Not sure if the ac light blinking popped up after I had gotten work done on my brake booster. Could that have been possible?
thanks. not sure if a refrigerant is same as a coolant? also how is the ac light blinking connected to a bad clutch compressor or slipping belt? which belt? Mine has no timing belt but a timing chain. Are you talking about serpentine belt?
thanks. not sure if a refrigerant is same as a coolant? also how is the ac light blinking connected to a bad clutch compressor or slipping belt? which belt? Mine has no timing belt but a timing chain. Are you talking about serpentine belt?
Ok so the title should be under the person’s name, who is selling the car to me to make sure he has the right to sell it or do what he wants with it before I take ownership of the car, right? Which then the title becomes under my name if I buy the car and register it. Would a VIN check determine who currently owns the car?
When I test drove the car, I think I saw the former owner’s name in the car’s glove box compartment and it sounded Italian, but the guy selling it to me (the auto mechanic) is Asian. So this Asian guy’s name should be on the title which gives him the right to sell the car to me? Right? Or it could be under the auto shop’s name or a business name?
[quote=”Chevyman21″ post=102843]Make sure if you do get a used car instead of the mustang you get a title with it and make sure it is signed over to you(no title no deal in my book). Also the VIN check is a good idea(most states require it if the car is under a certain age), you don’t want to buy a car that may or may have not been stolen because if the car was stolen, the car will be taken from you and your money will not be returned. Do your research. A wise US Marine once told me “fools rush in”.[/quote]
Ok so the title should be under the person’s name, who is selling the car to me to make sure he has the right to sell it or do what he wants with it before I take ownership of the car, right? Which then the title becomes under my name if I buy the car and register it. Would a VIN check determine who currently owns the car?
When I test drove the car, I think I saw the former owner’s name in the car’s glove box compartment and it sounded Italian, but the guy selling it to me (the auto mechanic) is Asian. So this Asian guy’s name should be on the title which gives him the right to sell the car to me? Right? Or it could be under the auto shop’s name or a business name?
[quote=”Chevyman21″ post=102843]Make sure if you do get a used car instead of the mustang you get a title with it and make sure it is signed over to you(no title no deal in my book). Also the VIN check is a good idea(most states require it if the car is under a certain age), you don’t want to buy a car that may or may have not been stolen because if the car was stolen, the car will be taken from you and your money will not be returned. Do your research. A wise US Marine once told me “fools rush in”.[/quote]
I’m looking to see if carfax is the best source to get a vehicle history report.
I found this info. from consumers report and have tried the “free” ones. It was not thorough, it just states whether the car is a salvage or not, etc. but no owner(s) info. and other relevant info.
“Many reports returned “clean” results, sometimes from all five services: Carfax (www.carfax.com), AutoCheck (www.autocheck.com), the free VINCheck from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (www.nicb.org), and two services providing information from the federal government’s National Motor Vehicle Title Information Systems database (www.nmvtis.gov).”
Interesting how carfax has 26 reports on the car yet autocheck only has 13. I might opt to buying the “unlimited” subscription so I can use the service again when I buy another car in the future. But “unlimited” with autocheck only means you can check as many vehicles BUT only for 30 days. I haven’t looked into carfax’s terms yet.