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I am in the process of buying a new car, but last year's model, specifically for the great deal I am getting. The dealership wants to clear up their last year's models as next year's vehicle have arrived. The dealership will deliver the car half way.
Since the dealership is about 5 hours away from me, almost all stuff will be done over the phone or via email. I have never gotten vehicle like this. What are the risks involved in this process?
One thing to clear up would be if they are handling the title, registration and sales tax for you, or are you going to do it in your home state? Often dealers that are close to the border will handle it for you in your state and mail you the plates, etc. but it could be better to handle it yourself. I may be buying a used car out of state and I will have my credit union handle everything for me so I don't have to pay for anything but the car at the out of state dealer. They are good about things like that.
Great advice, MrWillys . . . different States = different rules / regulations.
Although it has been a few years, I purchased a new Truck in Illinois and drove it home to Arizona on a Temporary 30 Day "In Transit" Paper Plate.
A quick trip to the Arizona MVD was all it took. An MVD inspector verified the VIN with the paperwork (Build Document and Contract). Then I paid the Registration / Title Fees plus the Sales Tax (State only, no Local Taxes).
After about an hour or so, I drove off with the License Plate on the truck and the Title in hand.
Unless things have changed drastically over the last decade . . . a Piece Of Cake compared to my experiences with California's DMV.
It would appear it's 90 days. This was done to stop people from going to an adjoining state to avoid sales tax.
It's actually 12 months from date of purchase if you want to avoid the SUT (state use tax)
If you bring it into CA and try to register before then, the CA SUT (less the tax you already paid to the other state) becomes due.
Ok, which is different from your statement:
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Originally Posted by MrWillys
I would check on your states laws. In California if you buy out of state you have to wait 30 days before bringing it in to the state.
OP didn't mention trying to avoid the SUT so I'm not sure why you would mention it.
It's actually 12 months from date of purchase if you want to avoid the SUT (state use tax)
If you bring it into CA and try to register before then, the CA SUT (less the tax you already paid to the other state) becomes due.
Ok, which is different from your statement:
OP didn't mention trying to avoid the SUT so I'm not sure why you would mention it.
It used to be 30 days years ago when my boss bought a motorhome, and is now 90 days based on this statement.
This extended one-year period applies to purchases made between October 1, 2004 and June 30, 2006, after which the out-of-state period reverts back to 90 days.
I brought it up, because it can be a costly mistake in certain situations. Even Nevada has a similar law, because people will go to Oregon where there's no sales tax. I think laws like this should be what the OP should know.
Every state is different, but I bought a car from a large dealer in another state (IL) when I lived in Wisconsin. I didn't have to pay any sales tax in Illinois. Only thing I had to pay to IL was twenty some dollars for a 30 day drive away permit. I paid sales tax to Wisconsin when the car was titled. Basically, it worked like a private party purchase in state would have. I know California is different with a lot of this stuff. For example, I know you have to pay California sales tax regardless of where you live if you're driving the car off the lot. The only way you can avoid it is if you have it trucked off the lot and dropped off outside of California.
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