Is this legal?

A mechanic's lien doesn't change ownership of the vehicle. It prevents the owner from selling the vehicle without paying the debt owed.

 

People still fall for it...this guy I work with bought a used civic for his girl's son about a month ago with no title just a bill of sale and of course it wont pass smog...so yes pleanty of ignorant and stupid people out there still

 

https://www.trianglelawgroup.net/Articles-and-Resources/Understanding-Mechanic-s-Liens-How-and-Why-You-Should-File.shtml

 

This definitely should have been a friday thread.

 

It failed smog on a technicality because there's no title, or because there's actually something wrong with it? I'm so glad I don't live in California. In Pennsylvania, the ability to register a vehicle is not tied to whether or not the vehicle can pass an emissions test.

 

We’re passed that. It’s obviously a scam

 

Mods please delete. Will post Friday at noon!!

 

So does the truck really even exist, or is it one of those Shrodinger's Cat type of things?

 

I was well known in my community

 

It’s on the internet. Damn right it exists

 

But did the guy copy/past photos from elsewhere? It does look like it's in a body shop...

 

Oh I know that.

 

Also, isn't there supposed to a VIN listed? And no odometer shot?!?!

 

What’s your number? I’ll let him know your interested

 

I ain't interested...

I'd never buy a vehicle on CL!

 

I’ve listed trucks for years with a bunch of 0’s in the vin line. Doesn’t matter

 

I've also heard of people selling late model vehicles that aren't paid for at bargain prices, but the person doesn't bother to ask about the title. A short time later, the repo man comes for the car they thought they bought and they're out a lot of money.

 

Because there was something wrong with it. In CA it is actually the law for the seller to smog the vehicle before they sell it. Putting "as is" on the craigslist ad doesn't exempt you for it and the buyer can sue them. Knowing the idiot I work with he probably met the dude in a Walmart parking lot so he can't even do that. I'm sure the vehicle he purchased was probably bought at a repo auction and the guy who sold it to him was a "flipper". His girl had to pay 700 in back fees to at the dmv even though I told them they could get it waived from the CA DMV if they could prove they were fraudulently misguided about the tags not being current.

 

Another reason to hate California's motor vehicle code. Even if the vehicle was just smogged like two months earlier, the seller still has to smog it again? Isn't a smog certificate good for like two years?

 

No the scumbag who sold it to him isn't the registered owner. Again there was no title, my dumbass coworker bought it just with a bill of sale. The car wasnt registered or smogged in god knows how long