Buying a car out of state - Your experiences

[JayS]

@JCuz

one quick question, if you are buying an out of state vehicle, do you need to get temp plates/reg from new york state or the state you are buying it from? and also what do you need to provide to get the temp plates/reg

On the two I drove home I did that state’s temp tags, not NY. MI the dealer told us to go have lunch and he sent a lacky to get the temp tag from the magistrate (no DMV in MI). NC the dealer got the temp tag on the car while I was signing paperwork.

I don’t think you can get a temp tag in NY for a car that isn’t yours, and it won’t be yours until you get there and get a receipt for it at which point you’re no longer in NY. The old catch-22.