I'll probably only ask for gas money (which still may be $200!!!). It would be good to see some buddys in Davis that I haven't seen for a while. Anyway, thanks again for the info Adrian...which dealership do you work for (if you can tell us).

 

okay thats good to know. thanks for the info.

Carlo

 

I sold a car some years back, and the guy that bought it was banking through Wells Fargo. I had to go to the bank with him to sign the paperwork and for the bank to take the pink slip

its not fishy, just a banks way of handling the sale and loan of money

 

I bought my 2003 WRX new at Subaru Santa Cruz 11/2002. When I sold my 2003 WRX sedan in 2004, I was forced to smog my car. The CU of the buyer (in Sac) said they could not process the DMV paperwork without a smog. I had to go smog my 2003 car and I was confused because of what you mentioned. I asked the smog tech at the station I went to (Greenslip in Sunnyvale) and he mentioned that you DO have to smog a new car for title transfer and he gets a lot.

I also just went through this with my 2001 RS at my CU when the seller also didn't know he needed a smog. The CU again confirmed that even though the car has not entered the bi-annual smog zone yet, you still have to smog the car for transfer of title.

Just FYI.

 

Okay cool...first things first...let's see if he replies to my email or calls today. That is great info though. I appreciate your feedback. I've only sold 1 vehicle in my life (as a trade in) so all of the above info is awesome. Thanks again...I'll update if y'all are interested.

 

Ditto here. my brother bought a '02 GTi from my roomate in '04. still had to get it smogged to get the title transferred. do u think it has to do with what part of cali you live in? like if you live in metro areas, you sometimes need to get the "enhanced" smog check

 

if he bought it before 1/1/05 then yes you would have to get it smoged. yes enhanced dose matter where you live. the smog issue that im talking about is everyone from now on with a car less then 4 years old will not have to smog on transfer or title.

 

i worked for niello bmw in sac. right now i just decided to take a vaction

 

yep all of that is TRUE if you sold the car before 1/1/05

 

Nice, thanks for all of the info...possibly meeting with the interested party tomorrow...I have more info from him as well in regards to the specific CU etc...it seems all good and I feel like sort of an a%# for thinking it was some sort of scam. I'm just leary of craigslist. Thanks again.

GG

 

Cool. That would be nice.

 

no prob. let us know how it goes and was credit union you delt with.

 

It's not a set up - he is not asking you to trust him, just meet him at the bank.

I've got a friend with a trust fund and you wouldn't believe what the bank makes him do to buy anything more than $200.

Example:

He wanted a leather jacket $360+tax. His trust fund is around $20 million, no kidding. He had to go to the bank and ask for $400. They asked him why and he told them, "to buy a leather jacket". They then sent him back to the store, without money, to get a written estimate of the cost of the coat.

This is just stupid. - They can't really deny him spending his money, so if they want to track it that carefully then give him the $400 and tell him to bring back a reciept OR give him a debit card so they have the receipts immediately. This also gives them insurance protection in order to deny paying something they think looks fishy....what a waste of time.