mowermech wrote:
I see one real big problem here: We don't know what state the OP is making his purchase in! The laws of THAT state are the ones the dealer has to comply with! The OP has to comply with the laws in HIS HOME state!
That is HIS problem, not the dealer's.
Here in Montana, the dealer sends the paperwork to the County Courthouse after the transaction is completed. The buyer will be notified when to come in to finalize the title transfer and get the license plates/registration. The dealer will put a 40 day temporary paper plate on the vehicle which will be thrown away when the buyer gets his plates. The license plates belong to the registered owner, and do not stay with the vehicle forever as in some states. If the buyer traded a vehicle in, he takes the plates with him, and can have them registered to his new vehicle.
Oh, yeah, in Montana, the registered owner gets the title, not the lien holder!
Now, having said all that, it is completely useless to somebody buying a vehicle in North Carolina or wherever!
In California, the dealer is acting as an agent for the State DMV, so even an out-of-state buyer MUST have the vehicle titled and registered in CA, AND pay the sales tax. They just don't CARE that you are from Montana, and will title the vehicle in Montana, they will do it THEIR way! I have done it twice, so I know how it works!
Again, that information is useless to anybody who is not buying in CA.
I really have to chuckle over people in a foreign country telling us in the States how it is done there!
Oh well I see we Canadians are now not even neighbors anymore and you are right who are we to tell you how to run things now.Well take care neighbor and no matter what you say you are welcome up here anytime you want,you don't need a passport to visit us,just to get home.Lol.Spend some money up here I need to get some of mine back that I spend in Montana.
