Sold the Cougar, looking at a Montana Mountaineer

Congrats on your purchase, but possession should be much quicker! If your bank would have contacted the bank handling the loan, dealing directly with lien holder, things would be more transparent.

All you need would be a bill of sale, to immediately take possession, and go on your trip. Your bank is the best place to get advice in these transactions.

JMO, but I would not wait that long, for a transaction that the seller should have been prepared to close in a timely manner.

Jerry