Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 20:05:20 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Buying advice
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"You won't be able to title
this car. Ever."
wow......that's scary, but I certainly gotta hand it to ya for being willing
to share what's going on !
Scott
Turbovans
----- Original Message -----
From: "craig cowan" <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: Buying advice
> The issue is not that I didn't follow proper proceedure. I even checked
> upon
> references of past buyers from this guy.... he checks out fine. I have no
> issue with buying the car. The car is being purchased just fine.
>
> I spent a great deal of time calling the DMV ahead of time to see if there
> were any liens, or issues with potential titling down the road.... both
> times I had them run the VIN number, it came up clear. So I got a Carfax
> account... it came up with "clean title".
> Boy was I surprised today when I called the DMV again and just out of
> curiousity asked to run the VIN to find some interesting problems which we
> won't go into untill the car is safely on a trailer home, and my concerns
> go
> towards getting a title.
> Long story short, at some point the DMV told me "You won't be able to
> title
> this car. Ever."
>
> So....
> I did my homework. I really truely did.
> And it still could work out poorly.
>
> I officially finish the buying process tomorrow and have a shipper lined
> up.
>
> -Craig
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Bernie <berniej@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> *Dear Craig*
>>
>> **No Craig we won't say "I told you so because we KNOW how this one will
>> turn out".
>> I don't know what age range you are but when a lot of very experienced
>> folks
>> take the time to respond to your query for advice I would give it very
>> serious
>> consideration.
>> I don't believe you did!
>> Fine.
>> We make decisions and we are responsible for them.
>> It's very simple really there is a right way to do things and a wrong
>> way.
>> You have chosen the wrong way and your money is in another's pocket and
>> you have nothing to show for it.
>> The wrong way of doing business is NEVER justified.
>> It NEVER works!
>> Not by the price and not by the deal.
>> It's NEVER different this time.
>> This is my last comment on the issue as I have already spent too much
>> time
>> giving advice to someone who obviously has little regard for his money.
>> I hope you are in a financial position where you can afford to see this
>> one
>> go
>> sideways.
>>
>>
>> Bernie
>> Vancouver, BC
>>
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