hans99

Hi guys,

I am fairly new to the US, here for 5 weeks now and bought a 1997 ZJ 3 weeks ago from a used car dealer.

A few questions I have:

- The dealer said in about 2 weeks I will receive my title, registration, and license plate via mail. However, I have not received it, yet - after more than 3 weeks.
Should I be worried?
- How can I check whether the dealer has done his job and sent everything to the DMV correctly?
- Is there some proof he has to provide me with, some document which states that he has filed all the neccessary documents to DMV? Cause I didn't get any regarding that when I bought the car.
- He put a temporary driving identification into my front window. For how long can I drive with that?

Thanks, Best regards,
Hans

SeriousOffroad

Return to the dealer and talk to them directly or go to the DMV with all of your sale documents in hand.

There's no limits on where you can go with a temporary tag as long as it's not expired.

SeriousOffroad

Almost forgot...
Welcome!!

Bustedback

You can take the VIN to the DMV and have them run it to see if the paperwork has been processed yet.

hans99

thanks guys! how long would you say should it normally take from purchase date at the dealer until the title, registration and license plate arrive at the buyer

Bustedback

It took a month for my daughter to recieve her plates and registration when she purchased her Eplorer from a mom&pop used car lot. What state are you in?

hans99

I'm in Sunnyvale, California. I purchased the car in San Carlos, CA

Bustedback

There has been a delay with the California DMV for registration renewals for some reason. When you feel like getting out of the concrete jungle of Sunnyvale, you should head North to the Chico area for some off road fun.