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Do I have to have the title to my car to sell it for parts?

I have a 97 subaru and i placed a listing on Craigslist for it. I have been told twice now I cant sell it for parts without the title. I live in Maine and I have sold a car before for parts, and didn't need the title. I have made it clear you cant buy it to put it on the road. HELP!! I need to sell this car but I don't want to go through the hassle of getting a new title.

Public Comments

1. Technically, yes, you need a title to sell it for parts. Even if you part it out and sell it in pieces yourself, you are still going to be stuck with some of it that you'll take in to a scrap yard and you need the title to sell the core of it. But.....people don't always stick to the rules, either.
2. If you own the vehicle outright with no liens against it, than you can do whatever you want with the vehicle. If you were going to sell the car to the junkyard or to somebody that wanted to buy it, then you would have to have the title.