Trouble in 4KCSQ Land

[JShadzi at aol.com]

Greg, glad to hear you have some resolution, great point about the liability, if he had gone and killed someone in an accident and legally you owned the car you may have been liable, why my Dad made me get my own insurance once I turned 18.

Check out http://www.discountconverter.com, I got a 4kq cat from them for about $125, don't mess with used, you might end up with the same problem you have now, no reason to be on your back more than once underneath the car.  I'd have the exh. fixed at a Midas or something, you should be able to get it done for under $300, even a simple repair with a new muffler and rear section would do it.

Best,
Javad


>Hi All,
>
>Well the situation has been resolved.  First I'd like to thank everyone
>for their responses, they all were very helpful in my sorting things
>out.  I've been busy with an ailing Mother so I haven't been able to get
>back to the list sooner.
>
>The kid that bought the car did get it insured in his name.  I made the
>mistake of not filing anything with the DMV, so as far as they knew the
>car was still mine.  I would have been liable for parking tickets,
>towing, etc. because of that.  I talked with an attorney friend and he
>was concerned that I could get drug into a lawsuit if a bad accident
>occurred while the kid was driving.  An attorney may make a case that I
>was partly responsible since the DMV records indicated that I "owned"
>the vehicle.  This point would be arguable since I did have a signed
>bill of sale and had taken money for the car.
>
>At first I told him I'd take the car back but wouldn't give him any
>money back.  I said the basically he rented it for 4 months.  He
>threatened small claims court, but I think it was a bluff since he was
>moving out of the area.
>
>Next thing I did was to get a second smog check.  The results were the
>same which verified that the car needed a new exhaust system (still has
>the original!) and CAT.  Probably about $800 worth of work if done in a
>shop with new parts.
>
>I then offered the kid $500 towards this work as long as I was now out
>of the picture.  He was so broke and was getting ready to move to
>southern California the end of this month that he didn't have the money
>to contribute towards the work.  I told him that small claims would be
>fine with me because I'd have a chance to tell the judge the story.  I
>said that I was pretty sure after the judge heard both stories he's say
>I screwed up by not quickly transferring ownership at the DMV and not
>insisting the smog check be done right away.  He's say the kid screwed
>up by taking my smog money, driving the car for 4 months and not having
>the smog check done.  Then the judge probably would split things down
>the middle.
>
>Javid was right on as to what finally happened.  I bought the car back
>for $800.  I originally sold it for $1500 and the car now has new tires
>and alternator since I sold it.  While the kid had the car the drivers
>seat broke and 2 handles don't work (surprise, surprise!).  Since I
>don't need to get the car smogged for a year, I now have time to work on
>it when I can.
>
>Anyone out there have a working driver's seat in gray cloth?  How about
>a CAT... would it make sense to get one from a wrecking yard?  They seem
>to be running about $200 new.  I figure the best way to go for the
>exhaust is the Blau drop in cat-back for $300.
>
>Once again, thank you to all that responded.  This is a great list.
>
>Greg
>94 S4
>86 4KCSQ
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