bagwell

if I have a car with a lien on it and I find another car I'd like to buy....for sale from a private owner - can we both go to a dealer and trade my car in at the dealer, assuming we agree on a trade-in price, and theoretically buy the other car from the dealer...for a fee of course.

bighitbike

I don't see why not...

Och

iTrader: (3)

Why dont you just have him make a check out to the lien holder and the difference to you?

bagwell

yeh, CARMAX style? I'm trying to avoid paying taxes on the other car, but its not that expensive anyway $9000 @ 6.25% = $562

Och

iTrader: (3)

Ask the other seller to put on the title that he sold the car to you for $500, so this way you will only pay taxes on $500.