jeuchler
04-04-2008, 07:38 PM
So the dealer is an hour away from me, and I was gonna get a lift to the dealer tomorrow and ride #2929 back home after my 11 month wait.
Apparently, the dealer couldn't work with my insurance agent to get the registration and plates all set up. Mind you, all I was doing was transferring the plate from my Suzuki to the Spyder. I already have insurance through this agency.
(On the last six vehicles I've bought, the dealer charged a few bucks to get all that taken care of, so I just show up, pay for it, and drive away.)
I drive like a crazy person after work to get to the dealer in time, who gives me "all the paperwork," I go to the other side of the city to get it certified at the insurance agent, then race to the registry of motor vehicles with 9 minutes to spare.
"Oh," the RMV lady says, "The dealer didn't fill out the odometer disclosure statement on the back of the title. They should know it's required by federal law."
I explain that it was in a crate up until a few hours earlier, and that it really should have essentially no miles on it!
I call the dealer and ask could they (3 minutes before closing) fax the form to the RMV.
"Oh," the dealer lady says, "We don't have that form. I guess I can fax them the info on company letterhead."
They do that. The other RMV workers are locking doors and shutting the lights out (1 minute before closing) and the RMV lady looks at the fax that just came in, shakes her head and says,
"Oh. This isn't the form. Anyhow, they wrote 'zero' for the odometer reading, and it has to say 'one' 'cause our computers won't accept typing 'zero.' "
Insurance closed. RMV closed. Dealer closed.
I have a pile of unapproved paperwork, the title (it really has a VIN# ending in 2929), and a headache.
Tomorrow, I will pay for the Spyder, slap the old plate on it, and ask them to finish the registration process for me and FedEx the legal paperwork next week.
I will ask them calmly. :edit: :edit: :edit:
(Any suggestions that don't begin with the words "You know what you shoulda done..." are welcome!)
Apparently, the dealer couldn't work with my insurance agent to get the registration and plates all set up. Mind you, all I was doing was transferring the plate from my Suzuki to the Spyder. I already have insurance through this agency.
(On the last six vehicles I've bought, the dealer charged a few bucks to get all that taken care of, so I just show up, pay for it, and drive away.)
I drive like a crazy person after work to get to the dealer in time, who gives me "all the paperwork," I go to the other side of the city to get it certified at the insurance agent, then race to the registry of motor vehicles with 9 minutes to spare.
"Oh," the RMV lady says, "The dealer didn't fill out the odometer disclosure statement on the back of the title. They should know it's required by federal law."
I explain that it was in a crate up until a few hours earlier, and that it really should have essentially no miles on it!
I call the dealer and ask could they (3 minutes before closing) fax the form to the RMV.
"Oh," the dealer lady says, "We don't have that form. I guess I can fax them the info on company letterhead."
They do that. The other RMV workers are locking doors and shutting the lights out (1 minute before closing) and the RMV lady looks at the fax that just came in, shakes her head and says,
"Oh. This isn't the form. Anyhow, they wrote 'zero' for the odometer reading, and it has to say 'one' 'cause our computers won't accept typing 'zero.' "
Insurance closed. RMV closed. Dealer closed.
I have a pile of unapproved paperwork, the title (it really has a VIN# ending in 2929), and a headache.
Tomorrow, I will pay for the Spyder, slap the old plate on it, and ask them to finish the registration process for me and FedEx the legal paperwork next week.
I will ask them calmly. :edit: :edit: :edit:
(Any suggestions that don't begin with the words "You know what you shoulda done..." are welcome!)