73 Datsun 510 2 door Maine $2000

Not mine.

http://maine.craigslist.org/cto/5456565054.html

LOL, ain't gonna get $2k for it without a title.

Ohhhhh yes he will. Looked at 510 coupe values lately? Plus, it'd be easy to pull one for a car that old as long as it wasn't stolen.

Maine has no titles after 15 or 20 years all he would have to do is go to town hall and get a temp reg for $30 you then take that paper plate and reg to your DMV and get a title and plates.

44Dwarf wrote: Maine has no titles after 15 or 20 years all he would have to do is go to town hall and get a temp reg for $30 you then take that paper plate and reg to your DMV and get a title and plates.

Not in SC you can't. Must have a title to register the car. Bill of sale is not acceptable either.

Sine_Qua_Non wrote:

44Dwarf wrote: Maine has no titles after 15 or 20 years all he would have to do is go to town hall and get a temp reg for $30 you then take that paper plate and reg to your DMV and get a title and plates.

Not in SC you can't. Must have a title to register the car. Bill of sale is not acceptable either.

But the car is in Maine, so...?

Sine_Qua_Non wrote:

44Dwarf wrote: Maine has no titles after 15 or 20 years all he would have to do is go to town hall and get a temp reg for $30 you then take that paper plate and reg to your DMV and get a title and plates.

Not in SC you can't. Must have a title to register the car. Bill of sale is not acceptable either.

I don't think that is completely correct.

When a purchase is made out of state, States are kind of forced to play by other State's rules.

So, for example, GA has no titles for older vehicles- the registration acts as the title. So, if I sold you a car in GA, and you went to title it in SC, it would need a bill of sale, and perhaps to have been previously registered in GA.

Laws vary state by state.

SVreX wrote:

Sine_Qua_Non wrote:

44Dwarf wrote: Maine has no titles after 15 or 20 years all he would have to do is go to town hall and get a temp reg for $30 you then take that paper plate and reg to your DMV and get a title and plates.

Not in SC you can't. Must have a title to register the car. Bill of sale is not acceptable either.

I don't think that is completely correct. When a purchase is made out of state, States are kind of forced to play by other State's rules. So, for example, GA has no titles for older vehicles- the registration acts as the title. So, if I sold you a car in GA, and you went to title it in SC, it would need a bill of sale, and perhaps to have been previously registered in GA. Laws vary state by state.

I already bought a car from GA three years ago with a bill of sale. Tried to register it in SC. DMV says no. Must have title. Still have the car and still can't register it still. I did do the latest in SC in which they do a check on "a case by case basis". Got denied in Nov 2015. SC sucks since they don't give a E36 M3. Title is a must here in SC. Case closed.

Been off the road since 1980. Sitting on grass in Maine woods for exactly how long? A little rust... like to see what that looks like.

In reply to Sine_Qua_Non:

That's not my experience.

My Dad lives in Myrtle Beach. We have done it (transferred title from a GA vehicle that did not have a title).

SVreX wrote: In reply to Sine_Qua_Non: That's not my experience. My Dad lives in Myrtle Beach. We have done it (transferred title from a GA vehicle that did not have a title).

Makes no sense unless you had something else to go with bill of sale like a current vehicle registration which I was told they would accept

In reply to Sine_Qua_Non:

Umm... I said registration. Twice. Did you miss that?

The registration acts as the title in GA. It is therefore legit in SC.

Untitled car in GA CAN be registered. Registration functions as title- can be used in other states to receive title (because other states have to abide by GA rules when processing GA vehicles).

BTW, it works both ways. I once bought a car from PA, which requires notarized signatures. GA does not require notarized signatures, but would not transfer the (legit) title because signature had not been witnessed by a notary. Unfortunately, that time it ended badly for me.

SVreX wrote: In reply to Sine_Qua_Non: Umm... I said registration. Twice. Did you miss that?

Yep!

Going by 4 hours of sleep in 3 days since all 4 family members are sick.

My bad. I probably shouldn't come back here until I am fully rested with a clear head.

If the state it is from issues a valid registration no other state can not transfer it. Where yours failed is you only have a bill of sale you simply need a valid current registration from a state that does not title that year vehicle.

This is exactly how those title services work.

Maine is kind of like the wild wild west. You pretty much do what you want up there. I know a guy that has been registering and then selling back barn find undocumented cars for years. Once its on the road in Maine for a couple of months, its good to go anywhere. Oh, and another thing, if you want to register your trailer cheap, Maine offers a service where you register your trailer in Me. You don't even have to live there.

Sine_Qua_Non wrote:

SVreX wrote: In reply to Sine_Qua_Non: Umm... I said registration. Twice. Did you miss that?

Yep! Going by 4 hours of sleep in 3 days since all 4 family members are sick. My bad. I probably shouldn't come back here until I am fully rested with a clear head.

No harm, no foul.

Get some rest!

fasted58 wrote: Been off the road since 1980. Sitting on grass in Maine woods for exactly how long? A little rust... like to see what that looks like.

If it was a BMW 2002, it would look like this....

Wouldn't work here in VA either. I had a '77 280z I bought in GA with no title, and when I moved to VA I couldn't get a title, even with a Bill of Sale and current registration. I was able to register it here and drive it, but my registration was "branded", saying that I needed to supply a title, which of course I couldn't. Sold it to a guy in TN who was able to figure something out there.

I bet that 510 is a rust bucket, unfortunately. Maine, sitting outside in the dirt/grass under a tarp? Yikes, that stinks. He'll still probably sell it for a bunch, though. Man I love those cars.