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Replying to: zwartepiet (Dec 30, 2008 12:05 pm) |
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Replying to: zwartepiet (Dec 30, 2008 12:05 pm) So confirm that the dealership is using the correct sales tax rate for your jurisdiction and correct the dealer. In today's economic crisis, State Departments of Revenue are aggressively perusing shortfalls.
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Replying to: golic (Dec 30, 2008 12:40 pm) I agree, particularly if it involves NY state sales tax. A bigger bunch of thugs you have never seen. I would rather have the FBI, IRS and CIA after me than these goons. This is the same bunch which has pulled stunts such as sending 3 burly agents to the home of an 8 year old to threaten him with jail if he did not collect sales tax on the worms he was selling as bait in his driveway. They also send agents to malls in NJ to record NY licence plates so they can send the owners nasty letters at Christmas time demanding tax on out-of-state purchases. They also call in struggling business owners and tell them "your type of business should be making more money so we want you to pay sales tax on what WE THINK you should be making".  Beware, you are dealing with the devil!
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Replying to: zwartepiet (Dec 30, 2008 12:05 pm) However, most Doc Fees are just air. If the 3rd party title co service fee isn't too much, there is no reason why the selling dealer can't just absorb it. |
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Why not just sell it, even at a substantial loss? Isn't it costing money just sitting there? It's certainly depreciating on the lot. The dealer I'm thinking about is a local Chrysler dealer with 8-10 2007 Chryslers (some Crossfires, Pacificas, PT Cruisers, and a 300) in his used car inventory, but all are listed at less than 10 miles, meaning they're probably new, unsold stock which was handed over to the used car department. (I used to work there as a parts go-fer 15 years ago, and that's what they did with the old stock back then.) It's just odd the dealer hasn't found a way to dump these cars by now. And this is in a major metro area, so it's not like there aren't potential customers around.
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Replying to: mursilis (Jan 06, 2009 12:52 pm) That wait can be a long one as we have one 07 still left over. 
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Replying to: boomchek (Jan 06, 2009 1:13 pm) That wait can be a long one as we have one 07 still left over. " I understand that, but I just checked their online inventory, and they're showing 12(!) unsold '07s, and even an unsold '06 (a PT Cruiser GT convertible). Wow! You'd think they'd just dump them wholesale or something at this point. If they're not sold by now, what are the odds they're going to get sold in the next 12 months, just waiting for the right customer to stroll in?
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Replying to: mursilis (Jan 06, 2009 1:37 pm) Do we hold on and hope someobdy will pay cost or $1k below cost for this car, or do we dump it and take a $5k hit on it at the auction? Times by 12 cars = $60k hit |
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Replying to: boomchek (Jan 06, 2009 1:13 pm) Farmers have a saying "Your first loss is your best loss" meaning it is better to get rid of a depreciating asset like tomatoes (or cars) sooner rather than later. I never understood the logic of keeping a lot queen around forever as it loses value. |
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Jan 06, 2009 2:47 pm) 
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