Hey guys,
My girlfriend just recently got a 05 C320 from a buy here pay here lot (sucks I know) she got it by trading her old crappy car + $500 down & payments set for each month.
He gave us a bill of sale and said we have 45 days (Ohio) to transfer the tags.
Well from what I've been researching her cv joint is bad because it's grinding when you turn the wheel left. The alignment is off & caused her front tires to go flat. We had the car towed back home (on street parking) & didn't have the money right off to get the proper work done.
So the other day we wake up & notice a cop sitting behind the car & next thing we know here comes the tow truck. The cop told us he's towing it because of the flat & that he ran tag number & it came back as a different car. I explained that we traded her old car for this one & should have 45 days to transfer it. He looked at the bill of sale & said "yeah IF it was done right you would of" but apparently it wasn't. He also ran the vin number & he said NOTHING came back. We explained where we got the car & he said the guy has done this before & he paid all expenses. The cop also said he probably jumped the title to avoid paying taxes.
After the cop left she called the guy at the car lot & explained what had just happened & his response was "I got the car in New Jersey that's why nothing came back when he ran the vin because that's only state wide. He said he will get the car out for us on Tuesday (tomorrow)
Upon viewing her bill of sale it says WE have to pay $538 for tax & title.
I've never messed with "buy here pay here" before so I'm not sure how this is supposed to work. Anyone have any input or advice. What should we be expecting?
My girlfriend just recently got a 05 C320 from a buy here pay here lot (sucks I know) she got it by trading her old crappy car + $500 down & payments set for each month.
He gave us a bill of sale and said we have 45 days (Ohio) to transfer the tags.
Well from what I've been researching her cv joint is bad because it's grinding when you turn the wheel left. The alignment is off & caused her front tires to go flat. We had the car towed back home (on street parking) & didn't have the money right off to get the proper work done.
So the other day we wake up & notice a cop sitting behind the car & next thing we know here comes the tow truck. The cop told us he's towing it because of the flat & that he ran tag number & it came back as a different car. I explained that we traded her old car for this one & should have 45 days to transfer it. He looked at the bill of sale & said "yeah IF it was done right you would of" but apparently it wasn't. He also ran the vin number & he said NOTHING came back. We explained where we got the car & he said the guy has done this before & he paid all expenses. The cop also said he probably jumped the title to avoid paying taxes.
After the cop left she called the guy at the car lot & explained what had just happened & his response was "I got the car in New Jersey that's why nothing came back when he ran the vin because that's only state wide. He said he will get the car out for us on Tuesday (tomorrow)
Upon viewing her bill of sale it says WE have to pay $538 for tax & title.
I've never messed with "buy here pay here" before so I'm not sure how this is supposed to work. Anyone have any input or advice. What should we be expecting?