echurchill
New Member
My son bought a car for $2500 (way over Blue Book for 97 with over 100,000) Son paid $1900 cash and wrote a check for remaining $600. The guy said son would get title after check cleared. Now he says he mailed title and must be lost (son never received it). Now, he says he got a duplicate title and we owe him $100 for his time and trouble. We can't have title unless we pay the $100. Come to find out - the title is still in previous owners name - he never had a clear title to the car when he sold it to my son. Now, when my son goes to title and register this car, not only will he have to pay tax, etc., but Texas state law assesses $25 for every month the car remained untitled after it was sold - - If we take this guy to court for: 1. selling car without title in his name 2. holding title for ransom, would we win?
