georgia is the same way. someone has to pay all the back taxes or the car doesn't get on the road
On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 9:08 AM, Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: > California is worse. > > When I bought my 1962 300SE it was part of an estate and had not been on > the road for 3-4 years. In order for me to gain title to the car they > expected me to pay all of the registration fees for the "missing" years > before I could take title of the car. > > The estate attorney pretty much told me I was up a proverbial creek, as > they weren't going to pay the fees. In fairness to him he did write a very > legal bill of sale so I had something to show ownership. > > I ended up telling the CA DMV to bite me and went to one of the "lost > title" places in Alabama, I believe. Very quick and smooth process, cost me > under $200 at the time and was done in a day via FedEx. > > I wasn't keen about this approach as it broke the chain of the car's > history, but I wasn't about to be held up by the CA DMV for close to two > grand, either. > > Dan > > On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:42 AM, Michael Canfield <slozuk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > PS: Good luck in Michigan. They have the worst dmv I have ever dealt > > with. There is litterally NO way to recover lost paperwork if there is > no > > info in their system. > > > > Mike > > On Jul 31, 2013 8:38 AM, "Michael Canfield" <slozuk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> For older cars that have not been registered in several years many > states > >> purge the records after so many years. In other words, when you go in > and > >> fill out the statement of ownership and a lost title form and they look > in > >> the records the only documentation they have is what you have provided > them > >> so they either ask for vin verification or simply give you the title in > >> your name. Here in the Vampire state anyway. > >> > >> Obviously won't help with this car but maybe some others. > >> > >> Mike > >> On Jul 30, 2013 5:03 PM, "Darren Marshall" <onecreat...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >>> I certainly understand the risks of paying for a car and not receiving > a > >>> title, but geeking out here... in doing research it seems there are > cases > >>> when this can work out. > >>> > >>> From what I can tell, in Illinois, if a title is lost, and a duplicate > >>> title can't be furnished (for whatever reason) it's possible to obtain > a > >>> title and register a vehicle... so long as > >>> > >>> 1.) the car does not show up hot > >>> 2.) there are no liens > >>> 3.) you have a bill of sale > >>> 4.) you have a written appraisal of the wholesale value by a licensed > >>> dealer > >>> 5.) you obtain a surety bond for 1-1/2 times the appraised value > >>> 6.) you have the patience to wait 6-12 weeks for the process with the > >>> state to start and end. > >>> > >>> Anyone here ever go through this entirely? Seems like there are an > absurd > >>> number of cars floating in la la land ... > >>> > >>> Darren Marshall > >>> http://doejo.com > >>> http://bowtruss.com > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
