Calgary Auto Connection, Illegal lien and towed the vehicle

[93VR6]

The issue has been resolved and both my friend and Calgary Auto Connection are happy after having a misunderstanding.

[Maxx Mazda]

“Oh we forgot to tell you. You owe us another $17 grand??” What the fuck kinda deal is this?

There’s definitely more to the story. Can’t wait to see how this unfolds.

[roopi]

Did they return the car he traded in?

[93VR6]

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“Oh we forgot to tell you. You owe us another $17 grand??” What the fuck kinda deal is this?

There’s definitely more to the story. Can’t wait to see how this unfolds.

I know the kid pretty well and I hope there isn't more to the story but with the documentation he has and has shown me it looks pretty clear Calgary Auto Connection fucked up and want more money.

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Did they return the car he traded in?

The trade is was not returned, just the new car was towed from our building.

The car was purchased on March 12 2018

[roopi]

They want another 17k? Wouldn't this put the sale price of this 2013 x5 about $52k. Seems very excessive.

[relyt92]

There's either something huge left out of the story, or they're going to be in a world of shit.

[dirtsniffer]

Crazy to think that the enforcement agency would take it without proper documentation.

1. Lawyer
2. Call every news station in town.

[ercchry]

Was there an outstanding lien on the MB that they were unaware of? That’s the only way this math makes sense

[93VR6]

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Crazy to think that the enforcement agency would take it without proper documentation.

1. Lawyer
2. Call every news station in town.

We talked with the registry and asked about how you can possibly put a lien on someone else's stuff and the reply was "oh this happens all the time with couples who break up". Ridiculous...

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Was there an outstanding lien on the MB that they were unaware of? That’s the only way this math makes sense

There was a lien on the MB of $2182.69 which was added to the purchase price and was paid with the bank draft.

[Team_Mclaren]

I would bet that the lien is more than the 2xxx. or a second lien on that MB. can anyone make out the VIN on the MB? It's not hard to check

[93VR6]

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i would bet that the lien is more than the 2xxx. Or a second lien on that mb. Can anyone make out the vin on the mb? It's not hard to check

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[ganesh]

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“Oh we forgot to tell you. You owe us another $17 grand??” What the fuck kinda deal is this?

There’s definitely more to the story. Can’t wait to see how this unfolds.

I am with Maxx Mazda on this one .
The truth is somewhere in the middle. Lets see how this turns out

[revelations]

OP, do you have more details on the trade in vehicle? How long did your friend have it before selling it to them?

[BerserkerCatSplat]

As noted on /r/calgary (which has higher-resolution pics), the amount demanded ($17682.00) is the sum of the trade-in credit ($15,500) plus the trade-in lien payout ($2,182).

It's like they suddenly decided that the friend never actually traded in a vehicle and also never paid to have the lien removed. Pretty strange. Have to wonder if the trade-in car was seized from the dealer (stolen car?) and they are trying to recoup their losses. Either way, your buddy needs to lawyer up.

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Higher res pics here: https://imgur.com/a/OcexNaL

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

Curious to see how this pans out for sure.

[vengie]

This is wild, there definitely has to be more to this.

[93VR6]

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As noted on /r/calgary (which has higher-resolution pics), the amount demanded ($17682.00) is the sum of the trade-in credit ($15,500) plus the trade-in lien payout ($2,182).

It's like they suddenly decided that the friend never actually traded in a vehicle and also never paid to have the lien removed. Pretty strange. Have to wonder if the trade-in car was seized from the dealer (stolen car?) and they are trying to recoup their losses. Either way, your buddy needs to lawyer up.

To me it seems pretty clear that the 2182 lien was paid as it is marked on the bill of sale and paid via the bank draft. I think you are right though, something happened with the Benz after it was signed over, could be another outstanding lien against it or something else that we are not aware of.

I assume ensuring a vehicle has no lien against it is the buyers responsibility but it's probably a little more complicated than that.

https://imgur.com/a/OcexNaL Higher res photos here for those curious.

[revelations]

A very quick VIN check from various free tools online brought up nothing of interest (CPIC, etc.). The VIN comes back to a C class Mercedes.

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To me it seems pretty clear that the 2182 lien was paid as it is marked on the bill of sale and paid via the bank draft. I think you are right though, something happened with the Benz after it was signed over, could be another outstanding lien against it or something else that we are not aware of.

I assume ensuring a vehicle has no lien against it is the buyers responsibility but it's probably a little more complicated than that.

https://imgur.com/a/OcexNaL Higher res photos here for those curious.

Oh yeah, I think it's clear he paid off the lien according to the document, I have no idea why they suddenly seem to think he didn't.