Hello,

I'm helping my fiancé sell her 98 blazer with 190k miles. We've been told the engine is good and we rebuilt the transmission about a year ago. Apparently the idler arm is going, so it'll cause a steering issue, so I disclosed that in my craigslist ad.

My questions are:

1. The car is registered and titled in Pennsylvania, but we're selling it to someone licensed and living in Maryland. What problems can that cause?
2. If I let someone test drive it and they wreck it, does that land on my insurance or their insurance?

Anything else I should know? Never sold a car before.

Thanks!

what state they live in dosnt matter you just sign the title over to them and its their job to get everything moved over to their state.
the whole insurance thing im not sure but any time i sell anything i ride along for test drives just incase they try and steal it ect.

a good rule of thumb for payment is all cash or cashiers check in full before giving them anything i would never do payments unless you really know and 100% trust the person.

This post was edited by night_throne on Feb 23 2016 10:19am

Should be no problem selling out of state, as always it is wise to right out a bill of sale and have both parties sign it, and make a copy, buyer should have a temp tag or a trailer

As for test drives ive never had anyone crash something i was selling but i never let them test drive w/o the $ in my hand just in case they crash it or attempt to steal it

Beware of cashiers checks and personal checks, if thats the only way they can pay, i suggest you take a trip to the bank with them just in case

This post was edited by TanKiE on Feb 24 2016 09:56am

No

If they wreck it during a test drive, it's on your insurance. Insurance follows the car first and only spills onto the driver after the car's insurance is exhausted.

If your selling from pa to md all you have to do is sign the back of the title im 75% sure. Pa to pa you meet at a notary.

When i let someone test drive my car before i sold it i asked to see the cash and hold it while i was in the car with him while he was driving just incase he did wreck it.

I don't quite understand what this is supposed to accomplish. Even if he did crash it, it's not like you can just keep the cash unless he agreed to it being used as a security deposit for the test drive ex-ante, right?

when i bought a car from missouri and brought it to kentucky i was told to do whatever is required from the state you are buying it from to transfer the title to the next state. also we have to take it to our sheriffs office and they check the vin to make sure its not stolen or anything else then they give you the ok to register it at the court house or dmv whichever you have.

best bet is when the person comes and decides to buy it they need to call whoever is in charge of titling where they live and ask them what needs to be done.