I bought my truck from a shady dealer

ugh wrote:

IdaD wrote:

ugh wrote:
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After getting legal advice, I went ahead and contacted the detective. The advice was that it is better to get it over with. Its better than waiting and wondering if my truck was sold illegally and if it will be impounded at the wrong time.

I contacted the detective and he checked the records with my truck. He said that I should be safe. The reason is that I should be safe is because the dealer may had signed the owner's title by forgery. If the owner comes forward, then my truck could be impounded. He also said that since I have the title and it is registered and I did everything right on my end, I will never be arrested or prosecuted. The worse thing it could happen is my truck will get impounded if the title was forged.

Please note that although police like to think they are lawyers, they are not lawyers. If they impound your truck, call your lawyer.

Source: I'm a lawyer.

Will it better for us to sell the truck and move on? We don't have money to hire a lawyer or go through any kind of legal stuff.

Now, wait a minute...
You are concerned that the truck might not legally be yours, and may be impounded as evidence in a criminal case?
So, you want to sell it and move on?
How can you sell it if it isn't "legally" yours?
Shouldn't you contact the previous owner and see if they want it back?
Then you can file suit against the dealer (if you can find him) to get your money back, and possible some punitive damages!
I still think you should just enjoy your new truck and don't be so concerned about what may (but probalby won't) happen.