Just sold my '89 Toyota truck today. In this case, I'm not worried about taking a cashiers check since it's a dad buying it for his son; we met in person this morning and I'm sure it's all good. Otherwise, I'd do as suggested above.

We'll meet on Monday at the DMV to do the title transfer. I have to keep my plates and he needs to show proof of insurance to register it and get new plates. Nice kid but I don't want any 16-year-old driving a vehicle with my plates even if I have a bill of sale.

PS now think I priced it too low. Put it on Craigslist 4 days ago and had over a dozen serious buyers interested, plus several lowballers. Didn't have to negotiate price at all. But happy it's going to someone who will appreciate and maintain it...should be good for another 20 years.