[notfarnow]

Great info, thanks. They aren't vanity plates, and what you are saying jives with what he is suggesting; he signs it over, leaves the plates on the car, and I drive cross country with the plates, bill of sale and MY insurance. I'm cool with that as long as it doesn't land me in jail. Or if it does land me in jail, just for a night.

I'll also have to figure out the logistics of picking up the car @ Long Beach. Not sure if it has to be picked up right away or if they will store it until I arrive.

I *just* missed out on a car in Philadelphia that would have saved me a lot of these headaches... although I'm starting to warm to the idea of a cross-country blast. I'll have 7(ish) days, 9 tops.