Being totally transparent, I did not purchase a vehicle from Citi auto, I purchased a vehicle from a private seller who did.
My name is Dennis Quantz, and I purchased a low mileage 1996 Ford Mustang from my co-worker, Whitney Goss. The vehicle runs great, and is in great condition. Whitney, as a last minute decision, decided that she was going to sell this vehicle to me. We made our transaction, and everything went smooth accept for one thing. The title. She gave me the title that she received from Citi Auto, which I could not use. I was told by the tag and title office of Volusia county, as well as the state DMV office that to remedy this situation, we would need to speak to the dealership that she purchased the vehicle from, and that they would be able to resolve this issue. "They are obligated by law to do the title work", they said. They were correct.
Whitney intended on moving to North Carolina with the car, so she never officially got the car registered in Florida, which is fine. She does not need to get the car registered to sell it, She just needs a title so that it can be transferred over to me; the person who would be registering it.
Whitney and I together went up to the dealership to get this process started, and they were quite unwilling to aid us in this process. They told her that she needs to get the vehicle registered in the state of Florida first before she could get a title. This is entirely false. We could have gotten an electronic title, and they did not allow us to do that. Citi auto is completely aware that this car was willingly sold to me, and that my name is on the title that they gave her in the first place, and she has now left the state. I have had this vehicle for 6 months now without the ability to register it, and everyone that I have talked to told me that I need to contact the dealership, which I have to no avail.
They said things to me like "We could have helped you out if your woman didn't have such an attitude problem" and "We have wiped our hands of this issue" You can't wipe your hands out of title work that you are obligated to complete. I will be filing a complaint with the state DMV office, for being lied too, and for Whitney being charged money that she should have never been charged. My name is on the title for this vehicle. I have a bill of sale, and an ample amount of proof that I have purchased it from Whitney. Yes, it was 6 months ago, however it was 6 months of talking to every agency that I could speak to trying to determine how I can get this car registered that will otherwise sit in my driveway and rust until it falls apart. It is actually hard to comprehend how complicated of a mess that this has been The dealership made the mistake by telling Whitney incorrect information that has gotten me to this point, and that is all there is to it. I expect this to be resolved, or there will be legal action taken. She had already paid to have a title mailed to her so that it could be transferred in my name. This is a conversation that has been had with the owner, and I would like to continue with this process with or without her present. read more