It would depend on the car and the state you’re trying to register that car in. In my state, car made in 1986 or older can be registered with only a bill of sale. So, in my state, my question would be why would anyone living in my state purchase a car any newer than that with only a bill of sale and expect to be able to register and drive it? Also, you’d be taking a risk buying a high end antique car here that had no title, nor was currently registered to the seller. I wouldn’t do it. Yes, I have bought pre 1986 antique, restorable cars with only a bill of sale, but, in those instances, the cars were so inexpensive that I could easily part them out if something prevented me from registering them … or I could have simply taken a loss on them without becoming devastated from that loss; angry, yes, but not losing that much of an investment. You’d need to know the laws in your state and decide if its worth it to you to try to jump through the possible hoops to register the car there.
I purchased car with salvage title, I put sticker over crack in window, put dash cover over damaged dashboard, paint scratches and dents mostly unfixed. There was a line of cars maybe 40 in line for inspection! They walked up to the car and asked to open the door and placed salvage sticker inside door jam and was done. Few weeks later got the title was easy getting salvage title.
So true. I am glad you have put forth this information. I bought vechicle with a non branded salvage title from South Dakota state. It had been sold previously by an insurance Co. The titled owner was the insurance co. When I went to Oregon State DMV to transfer the title in my name, Oregon DMV would brand make the title salvage because it was titled in the insurance Co name.
Correction you already don't own it because you don't have a title. and after 45 days you can get in trouble for not transferring the vehicle. although this varies State to State.
I live in California and my buddy got a car and the previous owner owed back registration and the dmv tried to make him pay it but he looked it up and found a loophole where they can't make u pay the previous owners stuff the dmv will try to and the lady even went and got her manager when he told him the code and they wiped it clean
Thank you for the information you provided. I just turned down a purchase do to no pink slip, glad I found your video! $9k is a lot of money for me to lose.
My question is what if I bought a car at a police auction and was given an abandoned vehicle bill of sale by the police department? I was told by the DMV that I needed a surety bond and I applied on the DMV website it’s been under review for a week. Idk what to do next or if that was even the right call
What if the person selling the car claims they didn't sell it. Making sure the person's name on the title is the person you are buying the car from (by checking the license) doesn't mean they can't claim they didn't sell it to you or maybe the title is faked. Do you take a photo of the seller's driver's license? If you buy a private party, would it help to get your bill of sale notarized?
What happens if you are buying an older car from a state that doesn't title older/classic cars? You only get a bill of sale in these states, or current registration Thank you
Ok I love a couple of your videos on RU-vid of course I have not enough time to go through all of them,anyways so I was doing a couple mechanical issues with a lady and her Mercedes so for about a month I got the issues resolved and fixed she was happy I guess until I notified her on how much her bill was and she would need to pay that so that she could get her car back well she wasn't liking the bill and said"you I'm not gonna b able to afford that"so I guess I'm stuck with a car without the title or getting paid and come to find out the title is under her ex mother in laws name that she hasnt spoken to in about 5yrs+ please help on how to go about if im able to get.title or what to do on getting whats own for.labor and parts put on this car
Purchased a vehicle, private sale, received a bill of sale and a title marked duplicate. The following day at the DMV, couldn't register the vehicle because a second application for a duplicate was submitted to the DMV which voids the one I received. A good scam if the seller could have access to the vehicle purchased.
Hi, what if I have the vehicle and the bill of sale but the previous owner sold the vehicle to the insurance company the insurance company sold it to cop parts and the person who cop parts sold to never transfer the title, so the title is still in the insurance name and or previous owner…What do I do? can I get a transfer if the original owner is assessable?
I'm starting a used car dealership I also have two vehicles in my name that I would like to sell through my car dealership is that possible if so what's required of me to make this transaction
in Indiana I know better than to buy a car with no title. Nearly impossible to obtain a title if you're not the registered owner and the court would take 6 months at least and then it's not a given because usually no title here means child support lien. Just don't buy a car in Indiana with no title unless you're parting it out or need the engine and the car is cheap. Don't plan on driving it because it's not happening. A salvage doesn't bother me at all. I've repaired quite a few in the last 20 years and IN now has inspection available at some BMVs. I always took the cars to the state police post and yes i drove it there illegally but i live nearby and ive only had 1 trooper comment on the car not being registered but he laughed about it. The same thing always happened. The officer looks at the car, sometimes talks with me or asks if I got it cheap, then they ask the real questions- Do you have receipts or Did you do the repairs yourself? I've never had a police officer look over the receipts very well. I could print them off myself and one car I just fixed, I didn't have receipts for the entire doghouse because I pulled all those parts off another car I bought that was junk. I printed off pictures of the parts car and brought the photos of the VIN etc from the parts car. No problem at all. That process took less than 10 mins 9/10 times. I have had a cop that was slow and talked a lot but he didn't care and getting my salvage to rebuilt paperwork was never in doubt. Normally I take the car in before it's been fully repaired. For instance I took a Camaro in that was black and everything in front of the windshield was the sealer flat black that the parts are when they came out of the shipping box. They don't care if the car is painted and never checked for working airbags etc. Maybe that's just my state police post but I doubt it. I know at the BMV where they offer inspections now, it's the same story. The officer there didn't care, it's mainly a VIN check and visual inspection. The cops are usually real cool about the inspection. They will even come out to your house to do the inspection now, I assume because people like me driving salvage cars to the police post. When they come to my home, they're gone in 5 mins or less and they don't pay attention to the anything unless they like the car. I bought a wrecked Mercedes from one officer and sold a Truck I repaired to a state trooper that did the inspection.
@@wasabiisabiimany people jump titles, which is illegal but once the title is in your name, you become the legal owner and all is good. You can do a bonded title if your state has that, or you can try court ordered title
What if the dealership gave me a bill of sale for a vehicle to try to get finance on my own? Now if I issue a promissory note to them well you know the rest😂
So what would be a good way not to get around get stuck like that should I see the vin number checked or what’s a good way to find out if there is a problem with the car
I bought a motorcycle 5 years ago that needed some work and he couldn’t find title that belonged to his uncle that had passed away. Any way I can get a title before I finish the repairs? I’m in Alabama.
How u doing sir quick question I brought a vehicle but the whole time the man did not own the vehicle he was leasing it now the dealership don't want to give me the title how do I go bout that
Bought a vehicle with application of title only from Virginia and I’m Washington state resident. vehicle got stolen before I transferred it. I tried to contact the former owner to duplicate title and send it to me he just doesn’t care. The insurance refuse to compensate me they need a title. what to do please…
Sticky situation...I purchased a vehicle 2 years ago. I was never able to put it in my name because I only had a bill of sale and not the title. Also, the title was not listed in my state of residence. Recently my car was stollen, but come to find out it's someone I know, and they somehow put it in their name. The dmv won't help me nor the police station. What do I do?
Bought a car from a third party and gave me a bill of sale and gave me a title signed by the son of the owner that passed away so I got stucked with a car and no able to owned
