How to register a CSX4000 car?

[tcrist]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Finishline and Shelby are/were separate entities. although maybe their relationship was connected at that early point in time. In theory, the seller should have a receipt from Shelby and a receipt from Finishline, which is hopefully OK.

However, the DMV could, in all their wisdom, could still claim the car is a turnkey.

Agreed to a point but it happened last year to a guy that bought a Backdraft and got hosed by California DMV. His posts on this has all been deleted and I am thinking that he might have went a different route.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by tcrist

Agreed to a point but it happened last year to a guy that bought a Backdraft and got hosed by California DMV. His posts on this has all been deleted and I am thinking that he might have went a different route.

You're definitely at the mercy of the BAR referee. But, in the Backdraft case, once you see that there's no "light bulb" over the referee's head, then you should make a quick exit. Once "the path" has been chosen, you're toast.

The lesson here, whether you have a shop do the work or not, you must insist on receiving a separate receipt for the transmission and also one for the engine from a 3rd and/or 4th party (not the install shop and not the Cobra manufacturer).

[Got the Bug]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

You're definitely at the mercy of the BAR referee. But, in the Backdraft case, once you see that there's no "light bulb" over the referee's head, then you should make a quick exit. Once "the path" has been chosen, you're toast.

The lesson here, whether you have a shop do the work or not, you must insist on receiving a separate receipt for the transmission and also one for the engine from a 3rd and/or 4th party (not the install shop and not the Cobra manufacturer).

I don't think it's a huge issue to have a receipt for the engine/trans/install, as long as they are clearly two different entities. The Backdraft situation was a one off and people need to strike the word "turn key" from their lexicon.

Oh the good ol' days when all you had to worry about is the DMV stapling your paperwork correctly.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by Got the Bug

Oh the good ol' days when all you had to worry about is the DMV stapling your paperwork correctly.

Recently I bought a used run-of-the mill car from GA with 43,000 miles and went to the DMV to have it inspected, of course, a requirement in order to register it here. The tech inspector finished looking at everything and filling out the form, when he handed it to me. Of course, with the infamous paperwork snafu back in 2008 still fresh in my mind, I gave the form the "once over" to make sure everything was OK. Well, wouldn't you know, the DMV person wrote 143,000 miles on the form. Fortunately, I caught the error and had him start over from the beginning.

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Recently I bought a used run-of-the mill car from GA with 43,000 miles and went to the DMV to have it inspected, of course, a requirement in order to register it here. The tech inspector finished looking at everything and filling out the form, when he handed it to me. Of course, with the infamous paperwork snafu back in 2008 still fresh in my mind, I gave the form the "once over" to make sure everything was OK. Well, wouldn't you know, the DMV person wrote 143,000 miles on the form. Fortunately, I caught the error and had him start over from the beginning.

Yup, I remember reading that on the other forum.....


Bill S.