well, i gotta get emissions and i have straight pipe exhaust, the car was registered in Columbus, so it didn't need emissions. i didn't know that, so now i gotta get it passed, but i don't know if ill be able to do it within the few days i have left. just wondering if it would be a possibility. is there sales tax on private transactions? I've bought a couple cars and witnessed selling of cars privately and never heard of a tax. i do know that after a certain amount of transactions the government gets a little sniffy on what your doing.