does YOUR DMV suck as bad as mine?
 

here in NS, when u goto register a newly acquired vehicle, their computer pops up a "book value" for your car and they will charge sales tax on that amount REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH/LITTLE U PAID !!!

imagine my surpise to be told my svx was worth 1500$ in their eyes....

sheesh!!

i handed the girl the keys and she kinda looked at me to say "whats this?"

then i asked for a 1500$ cheque........!!!



i had to get a blank form, FIND an auto appraisal place to look at the car and pay THEM 30$ for the privilege!!
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Rrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:eek: :eek:

now i have to go back to the dmv to pay the tax on the appraised value (200$$ )
lol

on the bright side, we pay 14 % tax here( dont get me started on THAT issue!!)

so instead of 210$ tax
i now have to pay 28 $
28+ the 30 for the appraisal+20$ for my time/gas= 78$$

so i'm still money ahead.......

but DAMN !!!
what a pita !!!

anyone else have this highway robbery system??


ps........

lets take a new car at 20,000$ for ex........here u will pay 2800$ in taxes to register it

keep it for a few yrs and sell it privatelyfor 10,000$.......
the new owner will now pay1400$
he sells it for 5000$...
the next owner pays 700$ in taxes........

he sells it for 1500$.....the gov makes another 210$

then it sells for 750$ a few times before getting scrapped.....thats another 105$ each time

so

the car lives sayyyyy 15 yrs.......
in that time, the thieves in my provincial government make.......

5320$$ off a car that sold for 20,000$ when new

quite a racket eh?!?!?!?

25% return on ONE consumer item in taxes....

:mad: :mad: :mad:

I know what you mean.

I just paid $468.70 in taxes on my SVX two weeks ago.:mad: The purchase price was $6500.

The upshot is both trips to the DMV only took five minutes.:)

Ira

Georgia shows the taxable value of my cars to be something in the neighborhood of $700 each, as I recall. My annual registration (ad valorem tax plus decal fee) is about fifty bucks.

No state is going to base any vehicle's taxable value on what you paid.

dcb

Pennsylvania does :D :D If I show a bill of sale for $100, I pay $6 in taxes ;)

And annual registration is a flat fee of $35 for cars.

Shows you what I know...

dcb

Florida also, just write in on the title what you paid when you transfer it and pay the 6%. I didn't even have a receipt.
Gene

ours USED to be a trusting organization......
then they wised up to the under-stated receipts....

the fees i talked of are JUST TO GET IT IN MY NAME.......!!

PLUS you have to show proof of current valid insurance....

to actually register a car here it costs a variable amount based on vehicle registered weight
ie:an imprezza costs less to title than a legacy, which costs less than a tribecca...

cost for an average car is about 45$/yr...

i alomost forgot, on top of the taxes and registration fees

they also charge 10.65 $ JUST TO TRANSFER AN EXISTING REGISTERED PLATE!!!!!!!!!

ie: the plate on the svx came off my accord......so i have to pay 10.65 just for the privilege of them printing a new form attaching the plate # to a diff car...

sighhhhh

the biggest thing that galls me about the DMV is that the ENTIRE dept exists ONLY to sustain itself!!

ie: if we didnt HAVE the dmv......
we wouldnt NEED the dmv.......

they exist only to pay for themselves.........

Wrong. If you buy a car and it is within a certain year range then yes you are correct but if it is newer you have to fill out a form about why you bought the car so cheap. IF THEY DO NOT LIKE YOUR ANSWER THEY WILL SEND YOU A BILL!!!!!! I can show you one of these bills if I still have it.

Case in point: a guy goes to Ill to get a turbo legacy with a blown tranny (auto) and tows it home. he fixes the tranny and gets the car licensed. He pays tax on $500 which is really what he paid. Later he gets a bill for $200 or so and has to send payment asap or provide proof of why he paid $500. He sent pics in of a car. :D Problem solved. :D ;)

You guys have it pretty rough.

Over here there is really no fussing with anything, but be prepared to wait an hour or two in line.

When I bought the Stealth I don't think I even went to the DMV before I sold it. :D
Matter of fact, same for the XT6 and SVX. I never went to the DMV to transfer my name, though they were/are in my name.
My memory is fuzzy and I probably just forgot (because it was so simple), but I can count on one hand the number of times I've went there. All 5 times to get liscenced.
Permit at 14, m1 class at 16, D m1 at 18 (twice), and I just renewed at 24.

Had an MT Isuzu pickup on it's way South so I failed my first driving test. Tester guy didn't like me popping it in neutral coming to a stop.

Az isnt too bad, but not too good either..
if you buy the car from a dealer, you pay taxes on the
actual amt you paid on the car.
If you get it from a private party, no taxes.
Then you pay a $6 I think title transfer fee
Registration goes off a depreciated value of the original
sticker price when it comes to it.
Think FL and Nevada and NM have the cheapest cost on
automotive registration fees etc.
At least I can renew online each yr :) and our lines here
for some reason, arent too bad, but most depends on what day and time you go.

When I registered my SVX in VT it booked for $2500...I paid $100 w/ trade on my 92 loyale. The registration ended up being $211 total. So I spent $311 toatl for a SVX.....I'm not complaining. :D

Since you tend to buy new cars weekly, I'll concede to your knowledge here. :rolleyes:

What are the taxes going to be on that XT-t??? ;) :D

New Jersey, home of the DMV, I "paid" $500 for my car and 7% tax at registration. Reason for the low purchase price? "blown" transmission :D

In Oregon, because...
 

...we have no SALES tax, the "value" or sales price of the car is not in consideration. The plates go with the vehicle, unless they are "vanity" plates.

So, with Lic & title change, registration for two years, + DEQ certification = $125 or so, total...

No "personal property" tax, either.:rolleyes:

Cheers!