BrianS
Well-Known Member
Since completing all my projects I have been looking for another. I have always had pretty good luck on Craigslist so I have been looking on Craigslist, Marketplace and other sources for something that catches my attention. What I am finding is besides the fact prices are off the hook right now and it does appear overpriced projects seen to not be selling. I am assuming this since the ads have been up for months but the phenomenon I am noticing that bothers me is folks are dragging out every junk car on the planet with missing titles. Some without a VIN which I will not touch. I was just scrolling through Craigslist and 6 out of 10 pre 1975 project vehicles have no documentation. I was recently talking with a guy in Sparks, Nevada and his car was last registered by him 12 years ago in Arizona and he has since lost the Az title but has the expired registration. If I was to buy it and bring it to Ca it could possibly turn into a DMV nightmare being three state involvement. In Ca an unregistered vehicle is purged from record after seven years which makes it pretty easy to register with a VIN verification and a Bill of Sale it is just the headache of going down to DMV. Three of my last four projects had no documentation and came with a bill of sale only so I know how to get a title issued in Ca but I would prefer not to have to but it is looking more and more like I am going to be dealing with Ca DMV again.........uggg.
Are you guys seeing the same thing in your states? Do other states purge vehicles out as well? There has been some discussion on this forum that some states do not issue titles for older cars and I read other states are almost impossible to get a transfer if you have no title.
Are you guys seeing the same thing in your states? Do other states purge vehicles out as well? There has been some discussion on this forum that some states do not issue titles for older cars and I read other states are almost impossible to get a transfer if you have no title.