Topic: Buying a used vehicle from a private seller? Payment option?

[FMJ]

First time posting a topic here, be nice to me 

I have been doing a lot of research on getting new/used car from down south, either newyork state or michigan states. now, i always find better deal from car forum from people selling them privately.

now my question is, how do i securely pay that individual beside paypal 
and do i still need that "no recall" letter if i am buying a second hand car? is a private seller able to get that?

Thanks

[sailor723]

First time posting a topic here, be nice to me 

I have been doing a lot of research on getting new/used car from down south, either newyork state or michigan states. now, i always find better deal from car forum from people selling them privately.

now my question is, how do i securely pay that individual beside paypal 
and do i still need that "no recall" letter if i am buying a second hand car? is a private seller able to get that?

Thanks

  Depends what you mean by "securely pay" If it was me I'd exchange a US dollar bank cheque for the signed over title at time of purchase.

Yes you need a recall letter. It comes from the US head office of the manufacturer as I understand it. You'll need to give them the VIN.

[FMJ]

so i can just order that recall letter myself? of the seller have to do that?

[FMJ]

bump!

any better way to pay rather than a USD bank cheque? assuming the prviate seller would like to hold for 5 business days?

how about the recall letter? can it be obtain from Canada? or the private seller from US have to get that for me?

[The Mighty Duck]

Get a certified cheque or money order.