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Replying to: sundazed (Jun 03, 2005 6:45 pm) You will pay $45 doc fee, $15 one way DMV registration pass to drive out of state. There is tax reciprocity between AZ and CA, so you pay tax only 1 time. You will however pay the higher of the taxes. Phoenix and Tempe are 8.1%, Mesa and Avondale are 7.8%. And thats all the tax info I know about AZ as I live in the Phoenix metro area. LA county you will pay 8.2% and San Berardino county you will pay 7.75%. At the end of the day, all the taxes are gonna be real dang close. However, you will not be hosed with junk fees in CA. All posters who have bought in LA area all report only $45 doc, in AZ you will get soaked for $300. You will need to register and tag your car immediately when getting back to your home town, so dont leave the dealer without your title or proof of ownership. There are several dealers in LA area that are mentioned multiple times in this thread with strong reputations. I bought at Spirit Honda and absolutely cherish the no hassle experience. I was also willing to buy from Rock Honda but they couldnt come up with the color I wanted. Both of those dealers are directly off of I-10 and a 350 mile trip to metro Phoenix. Buying in San Bernardino will save you $50 in tax for every $10,000 you spend on the car, FYI. I and several other posters here give extremely high regard and reputation to Spirit Honda, in El Monte CA. They are in LA county so the tax is the higher rate. However, if you are in the market for an automatic car, you should have no problem finding it at a San Bernardino dealer and save yourself a few bucks on tax. Going through the experience just last weekend, I would do it all over again without even thinking twice. I saved almost $900 total at the end of my deal, all factors considered, and that is a fair chunck of change in my opinion and well worth the 2 days I sacraficed to get it done. I also paid cash, so that was a big contributing factor to my experience. I laid the cashiers check on the table for the pre-nogotiated price, and an hour later was on my way. If you finance, you should be sure to get it out of the way before you make the trip. Let me know if you need any other info.
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Replying to: ready2buy2 (Jun 03, 2005 7:20 pm)
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Replying to: markinphx (Jun 03, 2005 9:19 pm)
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Replying to: sundazed (Jun 03, 2005 10:59 pm)
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Replying to: csl1 (Jun 03, 2005 9:23 pm) Good Luck
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Replying to: ready2buy2 (Jun 04, 2005 12:33 am) However if AZ is your true state of residency you run the risk of a big fine, about $500, pulling a stunt like that. They are harsh and always looking to crack down on folks trying to cheat the registration system as it the primary tax base for the AZ highway projects. http://www.azdot.gov/mvd/azwelcome.asp Resident Definition State law requires that you obtain a driver license and registration immediately if any one of the following apply. If you: -Work in Arizona (other than for seasonal agricultural work) -Place children in school without paying the tuition rate of a nonresident -Have a business with an office in Arizona, and that bases and operates vehicles in this state -Obtain a state license or pay school tuition fees at the same rate as an Arizona resident -Have a business that operates vehicles to transport goods or passengers within Arizona -Remain in Arizona for a total of 7 months or more during any calendar year, regardless of your permanent residence *An "out-of-state student" enrolled with 7 or more semester hours is not considered a resident, even if employed. *Military personnel based in Arizona who qualify for exemption under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act are not considered Arizona residents. |
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Hi, I paid $18800 (on the road) for 2005 Accord, LX 4dr Auto. This has 6% tax, $189 doc fee, $7.50 tire fee, $85 DMV (registration transfer fee). NJ Area. I wanted to do the DMV (transfer) myself for $4.50 but the dealer did not allow me and scared that I won't be able to drive off the car unless I get it done first and pick-up later. Is this true? Anyway finally I paid the $85 so I can drive off right way. However I want to findout whether what my dealer said is true or it was just a scare tactice. My dealer just washed/cleaned the car and delivered to me. Were they suppose to do something more like wheel balancing, detailing etc before delivery? Thanks
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Looks like the $20,222 quote doesn't include destination charge. But got another quote which is $300 below Carsdirect.com and includes destination charge. Can anyone tell me what is the reasonable price to pay in bay area for the Honda CARE 7 yrs / 100K miles extended warranty with $0 deductible? Thanks
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I'm still considering and Accord. Best price I've got in the valley on an LX AT is $18435 at Tempe Honda, but I've only gotten hard numbers from 2 dealers and really haven't haggled beyond the first internet dept price I received. But generally internet depts don't haggle much, if at all. I see that Carsdirect LA prices are exactly $1k lower than Phx area prices. Are you saying I'd save $1k on the car AND about $250 in doc fees? When I get back to AZ I need to pretty much go straight to the DMV with ownership docs and get AZ registration? I've got a plate off my leased car I just turned in, would I use that plate with new tags? (tags expired at lease end anyway). Thanks Mark. I may need your e-mail as a point of contact, it's easier than this board. Also, can you recommend any particular salespeople at Rock Honda or Spirit Honda for a hassle-free deal? I just don't want any surprises after arriving in CA, and I'd be doing the 3.9% Honda financing. Thanks!
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Replying to: lilduke99 (Jun 04, 2005 4:15 am) Many if not most dealers have an internet department. I did all my negotiations through e-mails and a couple of phone calls. I took one trip to a dealer that was 100 miles from my house to pick-up the car that I had already agreed to purchase (subject to a test drive) and had already negotiated the out-the-door price before going to the dealer. I also knew they had 4 cars in the trim and color I wanted (EX-4cyl AT, graphite pear) by looking at their inventory listed on their website. I was in and out of there in about an hour / hour and a half. My strategy was to go to carsdirect.com first and find out prices in different areas I was willing to travel to go get my car. I live in San Diego, CA and very quickly found out that local dealers were selling for $800-$1000 higher than dealers in the Los Angeles area (100 miles). Had I been willing to travel to San Francisco area (450 miles) I would have been able to save an additional $700 on top of this. I contacted dealers in those areas by e-mail and their quotes were similar to the quotes from carsdirect.com. So, I closed the deal with a dealer that was located five minutes from where I was dropping off my old car and saved $1,000 in the process (I ended up buying from Riverside Honda, which is about 100 miles from San Diego). This worked great for me, but I realize some people don't want to drive 100 miles to get their cars. I guess the bottom line is that with the internet one can save a lot of time and effort by getting the information sent directly to the comfort of your house or office (as opposed to physically having to go to dealers to get it). This way, one can find out very quickly the dealers that are willing to give the best prices, and the ones that aren't. The added benefit (to me anyway) is that I did not have to put up with any aggressive salesman and their tactics to confuse you. Perhaps the downside is that it makes the whole car buying experience a little more impersonal. Good luck. |
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