Hi guys:
I'm in Michigan.
My son has found a car in PA ('95 BMW 318ti to replace a ti he drove for 4 years and got totaled) and we're probably going to do a little road trip down there this coming Sunday. He paypalled the deposit and we're gonna bring cash for the balance. I wanted to do a reality check on title transfers in PA.
In Michigan, we *used to* have to have the seller's signature notarized or go to the Sec of State to sell a car. Now, the seller can simply sign the title and hand it over. It appears that in PA, you need the seller's sig notarized. I used to get my sig "pre notarized" when selling a car, and filling in the info when the buyer came with the $$$...do folks in PA do this?
Also, in Michigan, we have to enter the selling price, the miles on the car, and if there is a secured party listing (bank or car loan company) they either need to sign off directly on the title or supply a supplemental piece of paper from the loan organization that shows any liens as being done. I'm assuming this same stuff will happen on the PA title?
My concern is that we need to do the deal on a Sunday in PA, so if there is any legal mumbo jumbo that needs to be done involving Sec of State or loan institutions, we're screwed.
I also found a pdf from PA that says you can't drive a car without a PA plate, but in MI, we can just slap on the old plate and use it so long as we have the title/bill of sale, valid insurance on the vehicle purchased (done).
Thanks for any help....and either reply or PM me ASAP if you sense any problems...I don't want to have an interstate paper BS problem...
Subaru content: we are taking my '09 Foz down there, so I'll have an 800 mile day on Sunday and am looking forward to the road trip.
George
I'm in Michigan.
My son has found a car in PA ('95 BMW 318ti to replace a ti he drove for 4 years and got totaled) and we're probably going to do a little road trip down there this coming Sunday. He paypalled the deposit and we're gonna bring cash for the balance. I wanted to do a reality check on title transfers in PA.
In Michigan, we *used to* have to have the seller's signature notarized or go to the Sec of State to sell a car. Now, the seller can simply sign the title and hand it over. It appears that in PA, you need the seller's sig notarized. I used to get my sig "pre notarized" when selling a car, and filling in the info when the buyer came with the $$$...do folks in PA do this?
Also, in Michigan, we have to enter the selling price, the miles on the car, and if there is a secured party listing (bank or car loan company) they either need to sign off directly on the title or supply a supplemental piece of paper from the loan organization that shows any liens as being done. I'm assuming this same stuff will happen on the PA title?
My concern is that we need to do the deal on a Sunday in PA, so if there is any legal mumbo jumbo that needs to be done involving Sec of State or loan institutions, we're screwed.
I also found a pdf from PA that says you can't drive a car without a PA plate, but in MI, we can just slap on the old plate and use it so long as we have the title/bill of sale, valid insurance on the vehicle purchased (done).
Thanks for any help....and either reply or PM me ASAP if you sense any problems...I don't want to have an interstate paper BS problem...
Subaru content: we are taking my '09 Foz down there, so I'll have an 800 mile day on Sunday and am looking forward to the road trip.
George