Russonick

fordguy2100

Sounds like the buyers problem. If he wants to drive it in Maryland he can buy it and get it inspected... or he can meet you at the shop and pay for the inspection. Unless you're that hard up for cash and need to sell the vehicle I wouldn't jump thru hoops for a buyer. Worst case you shell out for the inspection and then he doesn't buy it.

Yeah don't hassle yourself with that. Someone wants to buy the truck... they will come buy the truck...

Billy_Jack

They're not the right buyer. If you sell a vehicle as a private sale, it's almost always "as is". I wouldn't jump through hoops. If they want it, they can buy it and worry about their own state laws. If it won't pass due to state law, do you really want to skip someone some cash to illegally have it pass? I sure wouldn't.

catch 22

Tell him, it's HIS responsibility to get it legal in his state. Seems to me if 3 shops told you it would fail...…..YOU would be circumventing the law and possibly leaving yourself open to liability/legal issues if you did manage to get it inspected. EVERY used vehicle I've purchased from an individual has been "AS IS/WHERE IS"...….and that is the stand you should take with your truck. As the saying goes, "there's an *** for every seat".

06screwlariat

Maryland state inspection is one of the stricter ones (I've lived in PA and DE) - I would tell him you are selling the truck as-is, and he would need to ensure it will pass inspection if he buys it. I don't think the 4 inch lift will be as much of an issue as the bigger tires - he will probably have to get it inspected with stock wheels/tires since they usually complain about them sticking out.

Where I'm at everyone throws on their stock wheels and tires back on, gets it inspected, and then goes back to the bigger tires.

DarrinT04

i agree 100%. if he really wants the truck i don't think he would ask for an inspection

pete7713

A lot depends on the asking price, you can get more selling a vehicle already inspected

brihvac

Pa is a joke of inspection because any schmo with a garage can inspect it. Maryland is actually pretty easy too because the garages are also independent . Especially if you go to a garage that does offroad customizing which there is many. Now Delaware is a centralized state run with state employee DMV and all of them have attitudes. There is no way Maryland is stricter than Delaware. I had the same situation with a custom motorcycle that the OP does. Guy wanted me to get it inspected in Maryland so I took it to a motorcycle shop that does inspections and the guy took all of 3 minutes looking at it and handed me all the paperwork. I didn't even have front turn signals on it. My advice to OP is to look up some 4X4 shops that also have their inspection license. If the OP has had it for sale for awhile with no bites and this guy is willing to pay what the OP will accept......He is going to do what he has to do to send it down the road. Not tell the guy its his problem to get it inspected. It will be the OP's problem if the guy walks and he has no one else interested in purchasing the truck for the same money, or at all. I don't blame him for trying to get it inspected and be done with it.

Al_Maryland

I live in southern Maryland. I purchased a truck from texas with a 6 inch lift and 35 inch tires. It would not pass inspection because the tires stuck out a couple of inches beyond the fenders. The lift was not a problem as long as the bottom of the bumper is 28 inches or less. I purchased bushwhacker fender flares and had them installed. Mechanic passed the inspection.

If you are from another state, then the Maryland buyer should buy as is. It is his responsibility to get the inspection done and comply with it before he can register it. If you are from Maryland, as inspection wouldn't hurt your chances of selling it. It could even help with your sale.

moparado

I'd pass on that potential buyer. The inspection demand would be a red flag for me if this were my deal..
Aside from the inspection issue, looks to me even later if he did buy your truck, he'd be a nit pick'n complaining PITA.