No title, what to do?, local teener for sale Options

[megfourfun]

Hi all,

I was just looking for some input. There is a local 914 for sale without title. It's in better condition than what I've been working on, and so I was wondering...

Is it possible to have a new title assigned to the car? Would it then be a salvage title? What problems are related to doing so?

Should I just use it as a parts car?

Thanks in advance for answers.

[arkitect]

I was trying to register a 70 teener in calif, went to a AAA office hoping for the best. The car hasn't been registered since 89. They were able to pull it up, still in the system but wasn't able to do anything because it was over their $ amount...will cost more than $500.

It sure would be nice if it goes out of the system after 5 or 7 years but not sure if that's the case. Hate to pay for the previous owner's mistake of not putting a non op on the car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

Dave

[Tom_T]

I was trying to register a 70 teener in calif, went to a AAA office hoping for the best. The car hasn't been registered since 89. They were able to pull it up, still in the system but wasn't able to do anything because it was over their $ amount...will cost more than $500.

It sure would be nice if it goes out of the system after 5 or 7 years but not sure if that's the case. Hate to pay for the previous owner's mistake of not putting a non op on the car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

Dave

Dave, that may not have been the DAPO's fault, cuz DMV was terrible about sending out renewal notices on Non-op's & then tried to hammer you for fees if you didn't catch it before renewal - & who always remembers on the ones sitting in the garage?? I personally think that they were doing it on purpose under Wilson's orders to bolster the finances & force everybody back on full reg., as that was back in the early 90's big recession when the state budget was hurting.
... Remember those big reg fee hikes back then! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

That happened to mine in Dec 93, after it had been non-op since 87, & they just didn't send a renewal at all that year & I didn't catch it until 12/29 or 30 - it's a 12/26 renewal date - I mean really - they were closed then anyway! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

So I let it go since they required me to drive it to DMV to re-register it & pay fines even a couple of days after, so I said screw you cuz mine wasn't running & on blocks in the garage since 5/85 (took it off in 86 to re-smog cuz IIRC non-ops were harder to get or not around then), still had accident damage, IIRC they still required a smog & they wanted $1-2000 then!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)

Mine is off their DMV computers per both AAA & DMV, & not in microfilm either per a DMV "Information Request" search, & their reply was stamped gone "...after 5 years, records not available."

So I don't know why yours would be still on their records now, unless it's been registered out of state since 89? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

What Architecture School & year are you? I was USC 74.