They determine the bond amt. by havin' two estimates of the actuall value ot the vehicle involved...they'll give you two forms to have filled out by a dealer (used car or new car dealer) or mechanic... --- On Tue, 7/1/08, julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [tcb] Re: Bonded title ?s > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 4:08 PM > I'm not getting anything. Erika is smitten by Ghias. > > On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 4:04 PM, ATX BUS > <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Title transfers can be complicated by the smallest > detail. Even if you > > start to sign the wrong line it makes the title void. > And then it is a > > complicated process to resolve it. > > > > Will--Do they always determine the bond amounts by > blue book? Does having > > a bill of sale make a difference? > > > > Julie--So, what are you getting? > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2008 3:38:18 PM > > Subject: [tcb] Re: Bonded title ?s > > > > A bonded title in Texas means that you're putting > up a Bond when title to > > the vehicle can't be established or there's a > questionable transfer going > > on. This > > doesn't mean that the vehicle is stolen but it > makes it easier to register > > the vehicle and transfer title to the new owner. I > had a guy who made a > > mistake on the > > title transfer for a car. He signed as a dealer > instead of a private > > party. In one case we would have had to gone to a > hearing to ascertain "why > > he signed in the wrong place." He paid for a > bond instead for the blue book > > value of the vehicle and I had a bonded title for > three years. After three > > years the state releases the bond. > > > > If you don't have a title, you can get a bonded > title as well. The bond > > merely serves to pay any party who claim ownership of > the vehicle within > > three years. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Jul 1, 2008 3:44 PM > > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [tcb] Bonded title ?s > > > > Hey TCBers, > > If you buy a vehicle and the title has not been > switched over to the > > current owner, then a bonded title is needed, correct? > Does it matter if > > the vehicle is from another state? What are the risks > here? > > > > Julie > > > > > >