Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle
When you sell it, pay the 5.00 and send in the part of the title that
indicates it was sold.  Just in case new buyer doesn't register it.  I also
get a drivers license copy and attach it to the notice to the DMV. My .02

On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> I don't even want to imagine all the concerns renting one's personal
> vehicle would entail.  I once sold a car, accepting the money and signing
> the title over in the normal way.  Buyer had at that time in Texas 30 days
> to obtain title in his own name.  Meanwhile, he wrecked the car, but worse,
> totalled a new pickup and badly injured two other people in the process.
>  Injured people's insurance company lawyer found me.  Took me a lawyer and
> several months to get that off my mind.  Came out ok for me, but I can't say
> the plaintiffs were wrong in coming after me.  I would probably do the same
> thing -- go after the "owner" of the vehicle.  Except I didn't actually own
> it.  What would happen if one really did still own the vehicle?  Of course,
> like everyone, I've loaned a car to a friend or relative, but in that case,
> insurance is clearly in force.  I've only sold pne vehicles since that
> incident, and I sold the vehicle on the condition that the buyer and I go
> together and transfer title.  Don't know that that is necessary (clearly not
> by law), but it makes me feel better.
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