Buying/Leasing a new car to use in another state

OrdinaryG33KOrdinaryG33K Member Posts: 2
edited May 2024 in General
I live in California. My parents live in NJ. My mother passed away recently, leaving my 88 year-old father alone. I've been doing a lot of back & forth lately, to help support him (along with help from other family). Renting cars is getting too expensive, and it would be a lot more cost-efficient to buy or lease a car in NJ. Can I do this? Can a dealership in NJ do the tags & registration for me if NJ is not my primary state of residence? What needs to happen to make THIS happen?
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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 257,342

    I live in California. My parents live in NJ. My mother passed away recently, leaving my 88 year-old father alone. I've been doing a lot of back & forth lately, to help support him (along with help from other family). Renting cars is getting too expensive, and it would be a lot more cost-efficient to buy or lease a car in NJ. Can I do this? Can a dealership in NJ do the tags & registration for me if NJ is not my primary state of residence? What needs to happen to make THIS happen?

    Not sure. Any chance you can put it in your father's name? (though, that might lead to insurance issues, if he isn't currently driving).

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  • OrdinaryG33KOrdinaryG33K Member Posts: 2
    He's not currently driving. I wonder why this is turning out to be so difficult! I can't be the first person to need a car in 2 different states!
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 255,659
    How much time are you spending in NJ? Anybody who is a snowbird likely has a car in each state, but they also likely have a residence in both places.

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