[jeffcoslacker]

My friend bought a Caprice from an impound yard that told him the titled owner had given up the title to them, and they had misplaced it...he bought it with a bill of sale and waited for several weeks for them to produce the title and they finally concluded that no, they never did have the title, and he had to return the car to them and get his money back...but he'd been cleaning it up and doing little stuff to it in the mean time...was kind of a pisser....

I've been through so many bad title deals I just won't even take out my wallet until I see an open title with the correct info on it...no matter how enticing the deal is...but if you think it's legit, but have to apply for a salvage or abandonment title, don't do a damn thing to the car until you recieve that title, just to avoid a similar situation...