Originally Posted by Sneakin Deacon

your friend is fucked. He doesn't have to pay for the engine or the car fucking up because it is implied sold as-is. but if the guy wont give him the title, and there was no notarized signed agreement and no paper trail it is just hear-say. the registration is meaningless, its still in the other guys name because its only been registered to him and you cant apply for a new title since it is still in his name.

basically at this point, if he was to call the police, your friend would have to surrender the car to him if he couldn't produce any paperwork stating there was a transaction and outlining the specifics of the sale.

its basically only good as a parts car now. if your friend was a dick he could part it and then leave it somewhere and have it impounded. at which point all the fees and such would be assessed to the other guy, and if he didnt pay them the impound yard would suspend his license granted your friend hasn't signed a bill of sale or the like and he has possession of it still.