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Post by missmoedee on Mar 14, 2013 12:47:56 GMT -5
I have a 2005 baron 150cc scooter with no title. Baron is no longer in business and I'm having a lot of difficulty finding any answers. I need to tag the scooter so I can start driving it. Its my only form of transport right now. Please Help!!  |
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Post by terrilee on Mar 14, 2013 12:51:44 GMT -5
call your local DMV
they can tell u better than anyone here
 oh and WELCOME & HI
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Post by JR on Mar 14, 2013 13:00:08 GMT -5
If the scooter was never tagged you may have a problem. When registering these the dmv normally asks for a document from the importer called a certificat of origin. If it was tagged you can probably just vo through there lost title procedure.
I hope it goes smoothly for you.
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Post by missmoedee on Mar 14, 2013 13:49:37 GMT -5
it was never tagged. It was previously used as a pit bike at a race track, so it was never tagged.
I was told i need to find out how to get an mco (manufacturer's certificate of origin) but the problem is that the manufacturer is now out of business...
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Post by alleyoop on Mar 14, 2013 13:58:25 GMT -5
Well it is going to be tough, but you have to go to the DMV or contact your states license plate organization and tell them your story and maybe they will authorize a title under a salvaged type situation or something. The problem is they think it is a stolen vehicle.
But lesson learned NEVER and I mean NEVER buy a used vehicle without a title.
Alleyoop
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Post by JR on Mar 14, 2013 16:03:51 GMT -5
I am sorry, I am not optimstic for you. Hopefully your state will be more understanding than Californias would be.
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Post by JR on Mar 14, 2013 16:08:28 GMT -5
If you are able to. You could look for a similar scooter with a ruined motor and use yours to repair the other and then get the repaired scooter tagged.
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Post by spandi on Mar 14, 2013 16:27:45 GMT -5
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Post by rockynv on Mar 15, 2013 4:01:31 GMT -5
Keep repeating "No Title No Sale". The original owner stood a better chance of getting a title before it was sold to you then you do now especially since the manufacturer is out of business.
If the vendor who originally sold the bike is still around they may be able to provide enough proof for your state to provide title to the person you bought it from so they can then sign it over to you but then they would again be considered the owner of record at that time and not you.
Bottom line is that there is no lost title here. In Florida a lost title is just a small $25 problem that the owner of record can handle before they sell a vehicle. Titling a vehicle with no proof of origin is another matter and really what you are trying to do.
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Post by triker on Mar 15, 2013 9:22:47 GMT -5
In Missouri it is not legal to sell or transfer a vehicle without a title. They will tell you you must get the title from the person who sold it.
Roy
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Post by justbuggin2 on Mar 15, 2013 9:40:19 GMT -5
strip it to the frame save all the parts you want but the frame is the only way you are going get any of you investment back out of it and call it a lesson learned
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Post by woowilly on Mar 16, 2013 2:18:49 GMT -5
In Texas you can get a bonded title for a vehicle without a title if you can show you aquired it legally. ( the bond covers you if someone has a valid prior claim on it's ownership.) after 3 years it converts to a regular title and bond coverage goes away. Im not sure if that's an option for vehicles that have never had the mso filed with DPS. there are businesses that will get you a title for a fee. heres one place: www.its-titles.com/theres more too. A lien sale is another option. The following is a posting I came across about someone that went the lien route. I had a similar problem with a car I bought that the title wasn't signed correctly. I went back to where I bought the car from but I could never get ahold of the previous owner. I eventually filed a lien against the car for storage fees, I could legally charge the guy $5 a day and after 4 months he had a $600 bill for storage. I finally recieved the title to the car; I know it sounds like a crappy thing to do but it worked for me. |
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Post by devo344a on Mar 17, 2013 19:58:51 GMT -5
Just say you put it in storage for $50 bucks a day and the owner never showed up and that youve had it for a year or so and the storage money has well surpassed the amount the scoot is worth and you need a title for it
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Post by JR on Mar 17, 2013 20:48:12 GMT -5
Just say you put it in storage for $50 bucks a day and the owner never showed up and that youve had it for a year or so and the storage money has well surpassed the amount the scoot is worth and you need a title for it That is called a mechanics lien, it would make it hers but would not make it registered I don't think. |
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