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Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:36 pm

I was recently shopping around for a project bug and I ran across a nice one (I was at a show) it wasnt on a trailer the owner was bragging about a rebuilt engine with tons of new parts and little rust (by the hinges) :x but it wasnt titled long story short I left the show with no bug. This has happened to me a few times anyone else?

Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:31 pm

Yep,Whats even better is to drive 5 hours after being told that it has a title,too bad it was never signed off by the previous owner or the bank.
It was a nice 65 bug but I had to walk away,wasn't worth the hassle.

Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:41 pm

bugs without titles are no problem. very easy fix.

Mon Nov 10, 2008 8:06 pm

When i was looking for a bug about a year ago i came across a a bug for 600 bucks.It was almost perfect no rust on the pan,engine ran and was all original,never crashed, and a perfect interior all for 600 bucks.Of course it had no title but i was still going to buy it because of how clean it was Until i found out it had $753 in back fees :shock:.

Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:16 pm

ive bought a few great deals with no titles. titles can be gotten here in calif if you fill out the right forms.
theres the correct way that takes more time and a "quick and dirty" way that could get you in some trouble if not careful.

the back fees part is always a killer though.
you can always call the local DMV and request a fee amount before you buy it. they will tell you how much it will cost, or tell you that it is out of the system.

out of the system is the best deal because you can tell the seller tofill out a "lost title" form and take it to DMV. in CA they wont know the difference.

but, this is illegal. try at your own risk

Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:07 pm

'69 baja wrote: When i was looking for a bug about a year ago i came across a a bug for 600 bucks.It was almost perfect no rust on the pan,engine ran and was all original,never crashed, and a perfect interior all for 600 bucks.Of course it had no title but i was still going to buy it because of how clean it was Until i found out it had $753 in back fees :shock:.

So $1353 was too much for it?3

Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:50 pm

norcalvw wrote: ive bought a few great deals with no titles. titles can be gotten here in calif if you fill out the right forms.
theres the correct way that takes more time and a "quick and dirty" way that could get you in some trouble if not careful.

the back fees part is always a killer though.
you can always call the local DMV and request a fee amount before you buy it. they will tell you how much it will cost, or tell you that it is out of the system.

out of the system is the best deal because you can tell the seller tofill out a "lost title" form and take it to DMV. in CA they wont know the difference.

but, this is illegal. try at your own risk

nobody should be paying back fees on classic vw's in CA. As a "collector" of classic cars, back fees are waived even if it's you're only car

Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:25 am

my65vert wrote: bugs without titles are no problem. very easy fix.

+1!

In fact, my friends and I always get excited if we come across one WITH a title. To me, a title is just the icing on the cake.

Tue Nov 11, 2008 1:52 pm

Oh wait, I thought it said TITTIES, sorry.....

Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:13 pm

DeathBus wrote: Oh wait, I thought it said TITTIES, sorry.....

I bought a 65 once with no titties.

Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:16 pm

my65vert wrote: bugs without titles are no problem. very easy fix.

You might want to read this thread....
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=304127

Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:17 pm

I can title anything in Alabama, including titties.

Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:28 pm

drscope wrote: my65vert wrote: bugs without titles are no problem. very easy fix.

You might want to read this thread....
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=304127

that guy should sue the owner of the bug to get all of his stuff back, hes got receipts right?

Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:00 pm

myzamboni wrote: '69 baja wrote: When i was looking for a bug about a year ago i came across a a bug for 600 bucks.It was almost perfect no rust on the pan,engine ran and was all original,never crashed, and a perfect interior all for 600 bucks.Of course it had no title but i was still going to buy it because of how clean it was Until i found out it had $753 in back fees :shock:.

So $1353 was too much for it?3

About $653 more then i had even though i would have bought it if i had that much.Im only 16 that money doesn't come easy.

Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:04 pm

Dunno if this fits the thread but I got a basicly complete (with rotten chassis, but I digrest) Vokaro for $175 w/o title. Later on I bought a '73 chassis thats in relatively good shape with title & body plates for $200. So now the Vok technically has a title.......

Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:31 pm

drscope wrote:

I bought a 65 once with no titties.

They were there, just tucked inside her pants.

Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:52 am

It's hard to get a title in the middle of a cow field/show grounds and find a tow home :roll: it's all so complicated

Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:58 am

mbugz60 wrote: drscope wrote:

I bought a 65 once with no titties.

They were there, I looked inside her pants.

:-&

Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:13 pm

back in 1997 i bought this 70 bug the people showed me the title. title was good but it wasnt notarized and it was on a sunday dmv was closed. they told me they would send me the title in the mail on that monday. 2 months later i got a title for the bug in the mail from them with a nice $3000 lean on it. and the people i bought the car from long gone. last i heard was they took my money the money from the lean and moved out of state.

Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:57 pm

norcalvw wrote: ive bought a few great deals with no titles. titles can be gotten here in calif if you fill out the right forms.
theres the correct way that takes more time and a "quick and dirty" way that could get you in some trouble if not careful.

the back fees part is always a killer though.
you can always call the local DMV and request a fee amount before you buy it. they will tell you how much it will cost, or tell you that it is out of the system.

out of the system is the best deal because you can tell the seller tofill out a "lost title" form and take it to DMV. in CA they wont know the difference.

but, this is illegal. try at your own risk

Sorry, not being from CommiFornia, I have no idea what a "back fee" is or how it applies to the purchase of a vehicle. Anybody wanna enlighten me?