February 18, 2009

ford explorer for sale - "red tape" included

we're trying to sell our ford explorer (for 3 months now!)

DMV trip 1: first trip to dmv in november was to get a copy of title we didn't have.
came home because margaret was listed as the owner and didn't have signed paper with her signature.

DMV trip 2: went back to dmv next day with signed paper.
it turned out truck was never titled in sc. they told us to come back with lien release letter and copy of nj title.

searched house (mega searched!) and found lien release letter but no nj title.

DMV trip 3: had to go to dmv to get a letter to say that truck was never titled in sc, a notarized letter why it was never titled, a picture and a pencil rubbing of the vin, and a copy of the registration.

sent that to nj and waited one month to get a duplicate nj title.

DMV trip 4: go to dmv and they couldn't title it without receipt of paid taxes.

DMV trip 5: go to sc richland county tax assessor who told us we didn't have to pay the taxes - just get a title only.

DMV trip 6: went to shop road dmv who told us because it was an out of state title, they had to see the actual vehicle.

DMV trip 7: went back to blythewood, jump started the truck, drove it to dmv where they could see the vehicle and title it.
vehicle wouldn't start and margaret had to pick up the dmv employee and drive her to the vehicle that wouldn't start so she could verify the vin number and then give us the sc title.

now we have the SC title and the explorer is getting a new battery tommorrow.

I know God has a plan for all this... it will be interesting to find out what it is...

anyone want to buy an explorer?