It depends upon if you know the dealer ;)I mean, new - from a dealer. Every once in a while, I run across a car for sale that's a few years old but says "never titled" and seems to be from a private owner. How do they pull that off?
I bought mine out of state with cash, I got the MSO instead of a title. I'm guessing I theoretically could have parked it and never registered it ?I assume you mean from a private party. In CA you have 10 days from the bill of sale/title transfer date to title it before getting penalized.
If the seller is smart, he'll have a DMV bill of sale printed out and mail in the new owner information with your signature immediately after the transaction.
That way the DMV has the information.
In summary, If I paid for a car in cash privately, I'd register it sooner than later.
At a dealership of course this is moot, as you fill out the DMV forms with them and they submit them.
Yes. Some states however will not give the MSO to a private customer. However when I got my LB 17R from MI they sent me the MSO directly. I could of done the same, but I don't have the money to justify it.I bought mine out of state with cash, I got the MSO instead of a title. I'm guessing I theoretically could have parked it and never registered it ?
Seems is a key word there, it probably isn't. That sounds like a demo car or one used by the GM for personal use while still being "new and untitled".Every once in a while, I run across a car for sale that's a few years old but says "never titled" and seems to be from a private owner.