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Originally Posted by PARSHOOT1
I want to buy a car from a guy in California. His Cali title has not been transferred into his name b/c he can't get it smogged.
I have a copy of the Cali title. When you look at the title, on the first page it is in name of what I'm going to call Owner #1. On the second page Owner #1 has signed the title.
Owner #2....the guy that wants to sell me the car....has filled out his section on page number two and signed it.
So technically, all the paperwork has been taken care of.
But California won't issue the Owner #2 a new title. Without a new title being issued to Owner #2, I can't get the title transferred to me. And as previously noted, Owner #2 can't get a new title b/c he can't get the car smogged. A real Catch 22 huh?
Does California have some type of a waiver they would issue for a new title if the car is going to be sold out of state?
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To begin with, he is full of crap. I bought my 250 from my neighbor (clean title) and went to the DMV to put it in non-op (without a smog, obviously).
This butt head (sorry, but he really is) can do the exact same thing... but since he didn't do it within the time period (I think it's 10 days) he will owe a penalty.
That is the only way to get a clear title... if you can, both of you should visit the DMV together, they might be able to fix it.