98 camaro SS with no title?

[Steve's LS1]

ok this guy will sell me his 98 camaro SS . the car has no title. its all complete has an ls1 with 6 speed trans. ttops with grey cloth interior. with a black exterior. he says the motor has work done to it but he's not sure whats all done . car has 142k miles. he says it runs/drives.i havent seen the car in person but in the pics it looks really clean. whats the most you'd pay for it? or what do you thinks its worth.
thanks

[98maro]

what happened to the tittle?
ill be more concerned on that and not the price or whats done to the motor.

[kenro23]

I wouldnt buy it at all or even look without a title

[Steve's LS1]

im not sure what happened to the title. he's never said and ive asked. i think im gonna have to push him a little on telling me why it doesnt have a title. but i dont know if im gonna even look at it, gots me windering now.

[98maro]

if he lost it, and you decide to buy it, take him with you to the dmv and get the paperwork done.
whats the selling price?

[Steve's LS1]

i hope thats the case, hes asking 1500 for the whole car.

[98maro]

thats a great price..
other thing you can do is find out whats the history of the car... not stolen or anything.

[Steve's LS1]

thats what i was thinkin maybe i could get the serial number and run it thru the DMV to see if if came up clean.

[98maro]

do that,,and if everything is good dont let it go man,
price is too low plus no tittle so thats kinda suspicious.

[konigandy6]

Well you can't legally drive the car without a title, plus it could be reported stolen or possibly salvaged... So I say, no title no sale. Protect yourself before jumping at any offers.

[Steve's LS1]

yeah im going to run the VIN thru the DMV before i buy anything. even tho it is a great deal i understand what you guys are saying.

[Knight]

yeah im going to run the VIN thru the DMV before i buy anything. even tho it is a great deal i understand what you guys are saying.

Safest thing to do. If it's not stolen, and it's listed in his name, he can get a duplicate title issued. Then it's a standard sale at that point.

[Steve's LS1]

well this is what he told me about the title. "i bought it off of my buddies brother... he wasnt making the payments to the bank and when they came to repo it they said it wasnt worth the money of the loan and basically shredded the title"

[Knight]

I'd avoid it. Banks use a third party to repo cars. They repo first, then determine value. Sounds like a load of b.s..

[98CamaroSS]

I'd avoid it. Banks use a third party to repo cars. They repo first, then determine value. Sounds like a load of b.s..

Agree 100%

[Steve's LS1]

alright, it did sound a little funny but i didnt know how the repo operation works. it's a good deal but its not worth the risk.

[98maro]

thats a lie... let it go.. its probably stolen,
a repo company will take the car in any condition.. they are not the bank to say if its worth it or not.

[konigandy6]

thats a lie... let it go.. its probably stolen,
a repo company will take the car in any condition.. they are not the bank to say if its worth it or not.

Correct. And as stated above, a third party company repos it. The bank is going to want it one way or another. $100 is more than nothing.

[35th-ANV-SS]

Turn him in to the police and collect the finder's fee!!!

[Steve's LS1]

Turn him in to the police and collect the finder's fee!!!

not a bad idea...