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#9 of 10 Re: Registering CX-9 in CA if bought out of state... [horseygirl] by maltb Mar 20, 2008 (8:04 am)
Replying to: horseygirl (Mar 18, 2008 4:13 pm) 20k miles is CA's magic number. They use that to discourage people from going out of state to purchase new vehicles and avoid the emission regulations.   Yes, a "50-state" car meets emission standards in all 50-states.
#10 of 10 Off topic but related to buying out of state.... by pulleydog Mar 21, 2008 (11:47 am)
Something else to keep in mind when buying a car out of state - especially if you are trading-in a vehicle toward the purchase of the new one. If your state only taxes you on the difference in price (Price minus trade-in) be sure to check to see if the selling dealer is registered with your registering state, or needs to be.   This probably varies from state to state, but this exact scenario almost cost me an extra $1150.00 in state sales tax (here in MA). And it's something I, nor anyone I have told about it since, even knew it existed. When I brought the paperwork to the Registry to register my new car, they asked me if the Dealer (who happened to be located in NY) was registered with the MA Dept of Revenue. I'm thinking; Why? and Who cares if they are? She makes a call and finds out that they are not registered with the DOR and informs me that instead of paying sales tax on the price of the vehicle after my Trade-In, which was a balance of only $8000 - I had to pay sales tax on the full price of the vehicle - which was around $31,000. Instead of paying $400 in sales tax, they wanted to charge me $1550 in sales tax. WHAT?????   I won't get into what I did to avoid paying that full amount, but it was quite involved, and with no help whatsoever from the DOR or the Registry.   But, keep this is mind if you're planning to buy out of state, have a trade-in, and pay sales tax. This was nearly a costly lesson for me, but I'm sure others get bit by this and don't have the chance to correct it without paying the full tax.

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