Ugh! DMV Options

[last337]

So I have had my 914 for about 3 months now. I get an email today from the DMV saying that they have frozen my title because the amount I paid listed on bill of sale ($1200) basically was not enough and that they value the car at $16800 and I now owe them the balance on taxes which is about $1200. I know they could contact the seller to ensure I paid what I say I paid but I cant imagine he would even respond to them since he is out of state and has no reason to deal with excess paperwork with an out of state DMV. Even if the number was lowered on the bill of sale from what was actually paid (a common practice I know takes place), how can they say it is worth $16800? Well I figured that out too. Check out this link and you will see. What a crock! At least I went through a title guy that can possibly take care of it all for me. He said to send him the paperwork and he will call someone there directly and see what the deal is.

[rick 918-S]

I had the same experience here in MN back in 94 when I went to transfer the Alien. The DMV guy sent the letter stating there was a problem with my vin and the amount showing I paid for my car. He wanted me to contact him. I seriously paid $ 1500.00. Same deal when I called. They were using Old Cars Price Buyers Guide. One of the problems was he was using a 72 914-6 as a comp. Here's what I told him. I told him my car needed work. He wanted me to complete all the work and send him copies of the invoices before allowing me to get my renewal tabs as he stated if the car needed work it was not safe for the road. I told him I was doing the work. He still wanted to tax me for the completed value of the car. I informed him I was paying taxes on the purchased parts and he would be double taxing me. I went on to state just because I made a good purchase does not entitle the state to over tax me.

I informed him they may collect the taxes from the new owner when I sold the car for a profit. (like that ever happens with these cars... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) )

I told him he could either send out my renewal tabs or send me a bill for what he thought I owed him. I told him if he failed to send the tabs I would splash this all over the news. Photos of the car, letters from the state and a call to the attorney general.

You see our attorney general at the time was running commercials for senior citizens warning them of unscrupulous individuals attempting to extort money from them. I stated that I'm sure he would like to get ahead of the press and set things right.

I received the tabs and no further correspondence.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif)

Since then they changed the law. No more classic car extortion.

[Elliot Cannon]

I had the same experience here in MN back in 94 when I went to transfer the Alien. The DMV guy sent the letter stating there was a problem with my vin and the amount showing I paid for my car. He wanted me to contact him. I seriously paid $ 1500.00. Same deal when I called. They were using Old Cars Price Buyers Guide. One of the problems was he was using a 72 914-6 as a comp. Here's what I told him. I told him my car needed work. He wanted me to complete all the work and send him copies of the invoices before allowing me to get my renewal tabs as he stated if the car needed work it was not safe for the road. I told him I was doing the work. He still wanted to tax me for the completed value of the car. I informed him I was paying taxes on the purchased parts and he would be double taxing me. I went on to state just because I made a good purchase does not entitle the state to over tax me.

I informed him they may collect the taxes from the new owner when I sold the car for a profit. (like that ever happens with these cars... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) )

I told him he could either send out my renewal tabs or send me a bill for what he thought I owed him. I told him if he failed to send the tabs I would splash this all over the news. Photos of the car, letters from the state and a call to the attorney general.

You see our attorney general at the time was running commercials for senior citizens warning them of unscrupulous individuals attempting to extort money from them. I stated that I'm sure he would like to get ahead of the press and set things right.

I received the tabs and no further correspondence.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif)

Since then they changed the law. No more classic car extortion.

Nice going Rick. Like most beaurocrats, when you call them on something, they fold like a house of cards. I had trouble with a building inspector years ago (he called me a "liar" on the phone) and when I went down to see him (after talking to my City Councilman), (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) the building inspector refered to me as MR. Cannon and straightened everything out in about 5 minutes. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)