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tow company wants money My son who is now 19 sold a car in November 2002 for…

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tow company wants money
My son who is now 19 sold a car in November 2002 for $200. The car had not been registered for about 6 months before that. In July 2003, he recieved a letter from a tow company stating he owed $4919 for towing and storage. It appears the people that bought the car broke down and left it on the side of the road. The title was signed over to the new owners, but he can not locate the bill of sale. I spoke with the tow company owner and he told me not to worry about it. Now he recieved a letter from a collection agency saying this will be reported to a credit agency, he will lose his liscence and there will be a warrant placed for his arrest if he does not pay within 10 days. Please help us out, I don’t want to see the kid go through all this trouble when he never did anything wrong. The car was a clunker and it obviously is just a way for this tow company to get a lot of money for doing nothing. The collection agency will not return my calls. Thanking you in advance for any and all suggestions.

I bought a used lemon, what do I do?

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I bought a used lemon, what do I do?
I purchased a used car with 176000 miles on it off a used car lot from a dealer who was selling the car for a friend. The friends name is the only name that appears in the paperwork. The bill of sale states that the vehicle is a 1998 when it is actually a 1988, and the seller did not fill out the title he only signed it. The second day I had the vehicle the brakes failed, I contacted the dealer and he stated that he would take care of it in a week or so. I called him after the week and he had changed his mind and decided that he wanted nothing to do with it.I called the seller (friend of the dealer) and he said that he would take care of it and to take it to a mechanic. I did so, and the mechanic found that the car had a major safety problem that would have been noticed by a mechanic. The dealer was also the mechanic that prepared (repaired) the vehicle for sale. He did not tell me about the defect in the vehicle. Do I have any recourse?

do I own this Van?

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do I own this Van?
I sold my van two years ago and did not notorize the bill of sale or get the buyers address and phone number. A tow company wants me to pay $365 because I am the last registered owner of the vehicle. I don’t have the title because I signed it over to the buyer. Do I stand A chance in small claims court?