Hi, I,m about to take the plunge and buy a 2005 S2k with 21k mi. There are several problems holding up the deal.
1. The current owner bought the car used from a dealership on March 20,2009. He has 2 small children and he found the S2k just wasnt the car he needed (he should have thought that through b4 he bought it). So now he wants to sell it. He financed the car purchase through a bank and doesnt have the title in his possession yet. He paid 20k and is willing to take a loss and sell it to me for 17k. My question is how can he quickly get the title from his bank (I assume they have it) and get the lien removed? I wont buy the car without the title and the lien removed. I want to buy it and he wants to sell it, any advice?

2. The current owner doesnt have the owners manual for the car either. I actually read these to see how everything works and I want one. How can I get one?

Any usable advice would be appreciated.

 

Go with him to his bank with a checkbook. the end.

 

For the manual, I'm sure you could buy a used on in the marketplace.

 

Mine also did not come with an owner's manual. I bought one on e-bay, but I regretted it because I later saw it online way cheaper, but I forget where. Just do some research and find the best price.
I would also recommend you buying a service manual.
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.ph...pic=687205&hl=
I bought one of those like 25% off and I just love it. It has pictures for almost everything and is huge and dedicated specifically to the s2k.

 

i had a similar issue when i bought my car last summer.

the seller requested his bank to temporarily send the title to his local branch, where it was allowed to sit for like 30 days or something.

I ended up showing up with 100 dollar bills becuase the first time i went to his bank the check I got from my bank was not a certified check, only a cashiers check. long story short, i handed him the cash , he paid off his loan, they gave him the title, we went to the DMV and i took the car home.

 

He will need to make up the difference in his payoff and what you are paying as well.

 

this.

 

Yeah, make sure he has the other 3 grand and go to the bank with him to pay off the car.
I bought mine a few weeks ago and I didn't go the route above because I wanted to get possession of the car right away.
Even with a cashier check, I would have had to wait 3 days.
So basically I took cash out, me and him went to the bank that held the lien and he paid off the car.
I took possesion of the car right away and 2 days later, the title was waiting for me at the DMV.

 

You can get an owners manual at www.helminc.com I do believe.

 

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