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Is it difficult to buy a car in Australia?

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rjp:
The registration papers need a transfer of ownership with signed documents from the previous owner if it changes, so it pretty much is a title.

As for the topic, Australia is expensive, everything is expensive, you get used to beating down all the costs in your life as best as you can but its mostly about being comfy middle class and not caring about things much beyond that.

Bad luck if your not on middle class money.

Car dealers are notorious for being sneaky, it is best to assume they are trying to rip you off and haggle hard.

Brumby:

--- Quote from: rjp on October 01, 2018, 05:37:41 am ---The registration papers need a transfer of ownership with signed documents from the previous owner if it changes, so it pretty much is a title.

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My understanding is that this is a transfer of registration.  It is not a transfer of title - and is no guarantee of title.

Someone may have purchased a vehicle on finance and may sell you the car - but you can bet your boots the finance company will have recorded their interest on the Register of Encumbered Vehicles.  If you don't do a REVS check and you pay over the money - then find the vendor has done a runner, the finance company will come and repossess it - even if you have the registration transferred properly.

Ergo, registration is not title ... in NSW at least.

coppice:

--- Quote from: Brumby on October 01, 2018, 04:47:01 am ---In NSW at least, there is no formal "title" to a vehicle...

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Formal title? You mean like "The Noble M600"?

Rerouter:
Title as in receipt of ownership, e.g. a deed to a house, Something that shows you own it no matter who pays the land tax, or the council rates,

E.g. I own the registration of my car, My mother is primary user of the car for the past 4 years, Its referred to as my car, but in a defacto sense she would be the owner,

Or 2 years ago I bought a trailer off someone from another state, And I let the registration lapse because It was for use on private land, Technically he is the last owner the government would be aware of, so If he insisted, he could probably have it reclaimed,

coppice:

--- Quote from: Rerouter on October 01, 2018, 10:22:43 am ---Title as in receipt of ownership, e.g. a deed to a house, Something that shows you own it no matter who pays the land tax, or the council rates,

E.g. I own the registration of my car, My mother is primary user of the car for the past 4 years, Its referred to as my car, but in a defacto sense she would be the owner,

Or 2 years ago I bought a trailer off someone from another state, And I let the registration lapse because It was for use on private land, Technically he is the last owner the government would be aware of, so If he insisted, he could probably have it reclaimed,

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Is registration tied to ownership in Australia? Does that mean a leased car is registered by the lease holder, and a company provided car is registered by the company which owns it? I'm more used to a car being registered by its keeper.

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