As some of you know, I bought a Scion a few months ago. After finally getting all the mechanical issues sorted out, I now have a problem of a different sort. I'm trying to get the car registered, but now I've run into the most unfortunate series of events.
This is the first car I have ever purchased from a dealership. All other cars I've bought have been from private sellers. Consequently, I was not aware that purchasing from a dealership is different from private sale by the bill of sale. This means I wasn't checking for a bill of sale when I bought the car. I assumed all I needed was as signed title.
So I went to get my car titled, and the tag office told me a bill of sale is required. I call the used car dealership for a bill of sale, and the poop storm begins.
A month prior to all this, the dealer had called me, saying if I was still interested in purchasing the Scion. I told them No, I am the one who purchased it. I didn't think anything of it at the time.
Back to the present, the dealer tells me they have no record of the car being sold. They start asking me for information about the transaction and tell me they'll get back to me. Later, they call me, saying they need to file a police report. Apparently, the associate I handed $2300 to, took the money and ran. Travis, was his name. No bill of sale or record of purchase exists, because it was never filed. The guy stole the money! I guess this is plausible, because the Scion was such a beater that no one expressed interest in buying it the entire 2 months I had owned it and the dealership had it posted for sale.
So now I need to figure out how to get proof of purchase! They told me they want to register the car in their name in order to provide a bill of sale. I called a lawyer, and they told me to work out a contract in writing to get this bill of sale working. AAAAAAHHHH, what a pain.
This is the first car I have ever purchased from a dealership. All other cars I've bought have been from private sellers. Consequently, I was not aware that purchasing from a dealership is different from private sale by the bill of sale. This means I wasn't checking for a bill of sale when I bought the car. I assumed all I needed was as signed title.
So I went to get my car titled, and the tag office told me a bill of sale is required. I call the used car dealership for a bill of sale, and the poop storm begins.
A month prior to all this, the dealer had called me, saying if I was still interested in purchasing the Scion. I told them No, I am the one who purchased it. I didn't think anything of it at the time.
Back to the present, the dealer tells me they have no record of the car being sold. They start asking me for information about the transaction and tell me they'll get back to me. Later, they call me, saying they need to file a police report. Apparently, the associate I handed $2300 to, took the money and ran. Travis, was his name. No bill of sale or record of purchase exists, because it was never filed. The guy stole the money! I guess this is plausible, because the Scion was such a beater that no one expressed interest in buying it the entire 2 months I had owned it and the dealership had it posted for sale.
So now I need to figure out how to get proof of purchase! They told me they want to register the car in their name in order to provide a bill of sale. I called a lawyer, and they told me to work out a contract in writing to get this bill of sale working. AAAAAAHHHH, what a pain.
