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04-23-2011, 12:51 PM
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Hi i am in the process of purchasing a used vehicle from a private seller, this is my first time buying from a private seller so I have a question.
Is the seller legally responsible for disclosing a rebuilt title of a car during a transfer of ownership at ICBC? Or is it my responsibility to run a title check?
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04-23-2011, 12:52 PM
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seller has to provide an accurate description of the vehicle.
buyer should confirm such descriptions through an icbc history check/carfax
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04-23-2011, 12:53 PM
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don't cheap out.
get the research + inspection done properly.
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04-23-2011, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Geoc  Hi i am in the process of purchasing a used vehicle from a private seller, this is my first time buying from a private seller so I have a question.
Is the seller legally responsible for disclosing a rebuilt title of a car during a transfer of ownership at ICBC? Or is it my responsibility to run a title check? | It is your responsibility to perform a vehicle history check.
The seller COULD do that for you, but I would do more checks before committing to buy the car.
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04-23-2011, 01:24 PM
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Do the check yourself.
A few bucks can save you thousands.
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04-24-2011, 09:18 PM
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Thanks for the help. I called the person and asked again, like ARE YOU SURE you have nothing to tell me about the title of the car? Then he admitted it was a rebuilt.
The crap people try to pull these days.
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04-24-2011, 10:52 PM
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What car are you buying? Just curious.
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04-24-2011, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by double0seven What car are you buying? Just curious. | an e46
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04-25-2011, 12:24 AM
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Never take a sellers word no matter how honest they seem. Do both a lien check and an accident history check. I've had someone lie to me about a car having a lien on it before, told me it was paid off he owed nothing. I was going to buy the car, I did the check and sure enough there was a lien on it. Once I confronted him about this he just hung up.
Dealeships are no better, they'll lie about the history of the car don't take their word either.
You should also get a mechanic to inspect the vehicle as well.
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04-25-2011, 12:17 PM
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Lien check+ Accident History check + Mechanic Inspection = Must.
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04-25-2011, 12:19 PM
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I've never done any of those. I'm doing fine and all my cars were exactly as advertised and how I expected them. Mind you, none of them were over 7k. It all depends how you read the seller, I myself have a very good read on people so I guess maybe that's why or maybe i'm just a lucky sob.
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04-25-2011, 12:59 PM
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carproof and BCAA inspection?
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04-25-2011, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by GabAlmighty I've never done any of those. I'm doing fine and all my cars were exactly as advertised and how I expected them. Mind you, none of them were over 7k. It all depends how you read the seller, I myself have a very good read on people so I guess maybe that's why or maybe i'm just a lucky sob. | 
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