From my experience I would say Stay away from the DMV office. I bought a '78 Ford F-250 4x4 just because it had a 4 speed and both front & rear Dana 60s. I asked the DMV clerk to check the status. She told me that I owed back fees to 1994, and that total was $1710. I asked if these old vehicles ever dropped off of the system, she giggled and said "well now that you inquired it's back up for 7 more years. I called Donna Leek in Grass Valley, told her what was up. She has a business dealing with the DMV, she goes by the name the DMV gal. She got me a title for $150. Don't bother with the DMV drones, they just want to jack you up for cash.
