Anyone in California register a car with back registration due lately?, About to pull trigger on a '74 that hasn't been regist. in 5 years Options

[Mueller]

99% sure I'm going to pull the trigger and get a local '74 914 that has not been registered in 4 to 5 years.

If I do the California DMV calculator correctly I am looking at $501 based on a $2000 purchase price.

If I read the documents correctly the late fee is 160% of the Vehicle License Fee which according to the online cal. is only $5, so $40 in fees?

Any current real world experience in this?

Thanks,

Mike

[Chris914n6]

I don't know how it would all play out but it could "sell" it to someone in Nevada who "fixes" it up to flip and "sells" it to you in a few months. It doesn't need to be registered here to get a title.
It would need to be inspected, mostly vin check from my experience 5 years ago, to be registered here. Get a classic plate and you won't even need to smog it.

Otherwise, if it's priced accordingly then you're not really losing anything by paying the fees.

[SLITS]

I don't know how it would all play out but it could "sell" it to someone in Nevada who "fixes" it up to flip and "sells" it to you in a few months. It doesn't need to be registered here to get a title.
It would need to be inspected, mostly vin check from my experience 5 years ago, to be registered here. Get a classic plate and you won't even need to smog it.

Otherwise, if it's priced accordingly then you're not really losing anything by paying the fees.

I sold one car into Nevada. In order for me to do it, it had to have the CA Title. Wound up that between the actual cost of the car and the back fees, I lost money on the deal.

[Chris914n6]

I sold one car into Nevada. In order for me to do it, it had to have the CA Title. Wound up that between the actual cost of the car and the back fees, I lost money on the deal.

That has something unique to do with you. I can drive to CA, buy a car with title in hand, title and reg in Nevada for normal NV fees and have nothing to do with the CA back fees BS.
Given that CA has no idea how long I've owned the car or how much it's changed hands it should nullify back fees if I were to sell the car to a different CA person.
Not that I'm offering, that's a lot of work to save a couple hundred.