Until such time as all debts incurred for the purchase of the car are paid off
Until the lien is paid.
An unpaid tax lien will stay indefinitely, paid for seven years.
Forever. But what you can do is ask for a release of lien from the dealer. Once you get a release of lien from the dealer, you go threw the normal titled process in your state to obtain a lost title.
does my car have a lien?
They can stay on your record for a very long time. Seven years at least.
No. As long as your car has a lien on it, no deal can be made. The lien in this case is what you owe the impound lot, funds that must be paid to release your car.
is there a lien on this car
The lien is no longer applied to the vehicle when the loan is paid off. You can then get a lien release from the lender. As long as the loan has not been paid off the vehicle still has a lien on it.
If you are buying a car on payments then there will be a lien on the car. the company will release the lien once the car is paid off.
Until you pay the pawn man. You then need the pawn shop to cancel the lien and have it approved at the dmv.
If the lien is a purchase money lien (granted to allow you to buy the car), then no. If it is a nonpurchase money lien (you granted a lien on the car to secure an unrelated debt), then yes.
Every type of lien has its own statute of limitations. You would need to research the type of lien.