How much is my rust-bucket really worth?, Robbed at the MA DMV today Options

[flippa]

I don't know when they changed the rules, but it wasn't this expensive in the past.

What absolutely kills me is that I didn't even register the car yesterday, only transferred the title in my name. I will be paying more money out to them when I put it on the road.

I hadn't given it any thought how much they would be charging me on the registration and yearly excise tax once I do finally register the car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif)

Taxachussets is right. The State has us paying f---ing taxes on top of more taxes.

[JOE M]

I moved from Ma to N.H a few years ago so I remember the taxes. In N.H I pay a tax based off of the original cost of the car. That kind of blows because my daily driver is a 2000 diamante with a new value of 30k. Even though it is 7 years old and only worth about 6k I still pay for the original value. What a scam.

[dinomium]

They do the same thing here. To many forged bills of sale.

[Thack]

Why do states charge sale tax for new car value when it's 6 years old? The original owner already paid that tax. Isn't that double taxation?

[Gint]

Thanks for the NADA link. Wow. The state made me pay purchase price ($8500 back in 2002) taxes. They currently value the car at $7995.

The NADA site lists it as:

PRICING
Original MSRP: $5,999
Low Retail Average Retail Value High Retail
Base Price $16,700 $18,900 $25,100
TOTAL PRICE $16,700 $18,900 $25,100

[pfierb]

On a private sale In Connecticut the DMV charges tax on whatever price is listed on the bill of sale....Unless the price is way out of wack with reality...There isn't even an inspection by the MVD anymore just a serial number check in the case of an old car i.e. a 914 no titles either with a car that is 25 years old.

[championgt1]

I just recently purchased a 94 ford f150 truck for $4700. I went to get it titled and the lady told me I had to pay Washington state tax on the truck based on fair market value. How much was that, $7400. Washington state bases the price on what they call an industry standard source, the National Market Reports(NMR). Fair market value is what the vehicle would sell for on a DEALERS LOT!!! I bought mine from a private party and had the bill of sale and that was not good enough?? She told me the only way I could get around it was to A: get estimates for repairs needed to the vehicle. B: get the retail value from the kelly blue book or C: go get the truck appraised at an authorized Ford Dealership. Oh and by the way you have to have this done and the title transfered within 15 days or there are fines on top of the cost of the taxes and title transfer. Needless to say I left there completely pissed off. Two days later just on a whim I went to a diffrent DMV office and that office gave me the title and made me pay taxes on only the $4700 that the original bill of sale said. NO QUESTIONS ASKED!! And we all wonder why state governments are totally screwed up. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif)

[flippa]

Great to see all the other Massholes out here (love that term Rob, haven't heard it in a while)

Well, looks like this is the new SOP in Massachusetts. Sales tax is based on NADA value. I called Donna, my Insurance Agent this afternoon, and told her my story.

Her exact words were "Oh ya, that sucks, don't it. They started doin that a while ago, gotta pay for that fuckin Big Dig. Like they say, welcome to Taxachusetts. It is what it is. They tell us what the value is and ya gotta pay it. Well. at least they came down 3 grand for ya."

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Guess I won't be getting a title for the 74 2.0 parts car. I guess that one is worth almost 8 grand. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh yeah......Happy Haloween

[Danny_Ocean]

Taxachussets is right. The State has us paying f---ing taxes on top of more taxes.

You could always have another "Tea Party"... It worked last time. Perhaps dumping old 914 parts in Boston Harbor will get the message across...?

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[TC.356]

Same thing happened to me at the Plymouth registry ! ! ! !

The traffic (left over from the Big Dig, which was SUPPOSED to solve the traffic back-up) was all jammed up. I couldn't get NEAR the Boston Registry Office.

They were nice enough, and asked the condition from one to six. I chose one, she said it had to be at least three if I was driving the car.

Cost me like three hundred all together, but I got the plates.


MA is a VERY, VERY different place ! ! ! !

[plymouth37]

My registration is 35 bucks a year for standard registration, but then again my car was only 4 grand new! I don't know how they crunched the numbers but my 914's registration is dirt cheap in Laramie, Wyoming.
My wife's and my Subarus on the other hand, well that hurt!

[my928s4]

WA is the same way with cars and "assessessed" values. It sucks and most of the time isn't worth the trouble to get the tax reduced a few hundred bucks. Still $uck$

Actually its not but you need to find a licensing facility that knows the rules or can be bothered to deal with you, I paid $91 this morning for the roller I bought a couple of weeks ago. I got lucky the lady was extremely nice and wished me luck on my project ...

Chris