Originally Posted by
sfogate
I believe that I don't have to pay to have to title changed to my name since it's a relative "selling" me the car. It's a 2001 Mercury Sable and I hope I don't have to do the smog test.
I have no registration for the car. Might have to ask BIL where that is since he striped the car of everything except the owner's manual.
You will have to get it smogged since it has never been registered in California before.
See:
http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures/howto/htvr1.htm
Edit: Since it's a 2001, no tax will be due. I think it will run about $113 to get it registered and everything. That is exclusive of any fees to do the title transfer.