Buying a used car with loan on title, expired registration.

[Steve Bagu]

Not sure about today but it was customary for a dealer to give a "30 day" warranty on any used car.

Most dealers just give a car a once over by their mechanic...just a "check off list" that everything is still there.

I sold NEW and used cars at one time decades ago...Low on oil?...add a quart...it's okay now.

Just how many miles can a person drive in 30 days?

Like a one yr warranty...things break down one month after warranty expires.

Steve

[DrRage]

I have a question of the same regards that needs instant response. I bought my used car in March 2010 thinking everything was set and go-go for me to be on the road. Well just last week, i got pulled over Dec 31 2010 for my registration being over due for 6 months. 6 months!!!! I was quite surprised this didn't happen earlier after the officer told me the situation. How is this possible? I never thought i would have to deal with any issues with my car for atleast a year til i would have to renew and get the car re-inspected and re-registered. I am a Pennsylvania resident and the car is registered in PA. I obviously since then registered my car the same day online. But somehow I dont think this should be all my fault. I'm thinking about taking action against the auto-dealer for the fines/fees I now have to pay. Who is at fault here? Maybe it is me and I have no problem, it just didnt seem right that tags and title were transferred and they went bad only 2-3 months after the purchase of the vehicle? If any response can help, please email me IMMEDIATELY. [email]djdrrage@gmail.com[/email] much appreciated to anyone that can point me in the right direction.

[texdav]

Did you pay the fees for them to register the vehicle?If so you might have grounds to file a complain or suit on them. But the law expect you the driver to not put a unregistered vehicle on the roadway. Yo i fact can get a ticket driving a friends vehicle. They can charge someone not driving it on the roadway now can they.

[Merc63]

Originally Posted by ShaneSA

How did he get a New York Title if it was never registered in New York? Any state I have lived in did not give a title until title transfer and that included registration. Hence the definition....registration.

I've never been in a state that REQUIRED registration when titling a car. Titling means you own it, registering it means you can drive it. I've bought many project cars that weren't going to get registered until they were completed, but I wanted the title on them during the rebuild process. Espeically in states that require a safety inspection to get it registered. Buy the car, get it titled, do the work, then get it inspected and registered. Easy.

And buying a car with a lien just means paying the bank directly (you can often pay them the full purchase amoutn and THEY will cut a check to the seller for the difference). yeah, you have to wait until they ship you the lien-released title, but it's not a scam. If you're that impatient you shouldn't be buying cars to start with, as it's a stupid thing to complain about.