How hard to title an a3?

[alfred10]

The A3 I am looking at is out of state. I live in pa and it doesnt have a title. How can I title it, how much is it, can I insure it without a title?

 

[emmado22]

It all depends on what YOUR states DMV will accept for documentation, and all states are different.

I know in NY that if it's 1973 or newer, if you dont have a title, you have an unregisterable vehicle, case closed, and no amount of whining or begging at DMV will get you one. Other states are different, and have bonded titles and other methods to get titles..

Also in NY, dont show up with a SF-97 thats is in someone else's name. This usually happens with someone buying a truck from GL, getting ther SF-97 in THEIR name, and then they turn around and sell it, giving you THEIR SF-97, (usually saying saying that the NYS DMV will accept it. The DMV wont.) What SHOULD happen is the original purchaser of the truck from GL should turn the SF-97 into a title in their state, then they can sell it to anyone with no problems. But that usually costs $, and some sellers wont do that to save themselves a few bucks, and all that does is give you a LARGE rolling unregisterable boat anchor in the Empire State.

Bottom line, consult your states DMV website and go from there.

 

[AceHigh]

When I got my A3, I got a SF97 and notarized bill of sale from GL. For some reason, even tho I had previously licensed 3 vehicles from GL with the above, the state of WV said no, they wanted a title instead.

GL was great throughout the process but it took about 4 and 1/2 months to work through it. No title? No way.

 

[lonegunman]

Washington state was ok with a SF97 and bill of sale, they seemed tohave registered a mil vech before. Of course getting a title is taking forever and a day. They feel that as long as you have registration there is no rush to do the rest of their job.

 

[patracy]

Another course of action is the title bond route. Contact your local insurance company (A brick and mortar place of business) about getting a title bond.

 

[emmado22]

The answer you need is somewhere in this link I bet. I dont know if PA does title bonds.

PennDOT Driver and Vehicle Services - FAQ - Titling and Vehicle Registration

 

[alfred10]

I called the PA DMV and they said I could only get one through a court order. They said this was not a 100 percent going to happen either. Are Deuces usually sold without titles? Has anyone else titled one in PA?

 

[Bob H]

................................Are Deuces usually sold without titles? ...........................................

Only by unscrupulous sellers

 

[flyxpl]

The A3 I am looking at is out of state. I live in pa and it doesnt have a title. How can I title it, how much is it, can I insure it without a title?

Thier is no reason the seller should not have a title or be able to get a title , unless he did something stupid like buy it witout a title . I would not buy it without a title unless you intend on parting it out .

 

[gunboy1656]

I can't find my email, but from what I was told from the DMV. There is a form you have to fill out, that give the "history" of the previous owners. I don't remember the form number off hand. I asked as I was looking at a couple trailers with no titles.

 

[wreckerman893]

If the previous owner bought it from GL and didn't get the SF-97 he can still get one buy filling out the form on the GL site and paying the fee.

He can then title it in his state and transfer that title to you....if he is an honest person he will do this for you (although he may want you to foot the bill).

I had to apply for an AL title (using the SF-97 I got from GL) to sell a M916 to a fellow Alabamian.

 

[krall]

yes I have been calling about my titling I will have to do in PA and I am getting GL to get me the title, otherwize you will not get to far quickly with out it.

 

[surfdog]

Are Deuces usually sold without titles? Has anyone else titled one in PA?

In NY State, every deuce that is pre-1973 is sold WITHOUT a title as our state will not issue a title for a vehiccle this old. What DMV does issue is a "transferable registration".

You also do not need a SF-97 from GL to register a pre-73 M35 truck bought from them. It can be done with the bill of sale, MV-51, and MV-51B forms. I have registered about 8 in NY this way without a SF-97 - I see no reason to give GL the extra $60.

But for the two M35A3's I bought from GL I did pay for the SF-97 forms. Then I paid NY DMV another $50 for each truck to get a NY title in my name.

 

[emmado22]

Surfdogs info is correct for PRE 1973.. Post 1973, it's "no exisitng title or SF-97 in YOUR name, sorry"