Live in HI - want to buy and ship a new car from out of state (credit card, transfer)

[Grassyknoll]

Originally Posted by LovingMaui16

Who buys a $12,000 car? Was this 15 years ago or a Nissan Versa? Either way, I wouldn't be telling people about it.

Q: Who buys a 12k car?
A: Smart people; smart pepole don't spend a ton of money on a rapidly depreciating item.

[LovingMaui16]

Originally Posted by Grassyknoll

Q: Who buys a 12k car?
A: Smart people; smart pepole don't spend a ton of money on a rapidly depreciating item.

You're talking about a used car, aren't you? A $12,000 new car is still rapidly depreciating, only it has roll up/down windows, no power locks, and a manual transmission. That's not smart people buying them. It's poor people.

[Dreaming of Hawaii]

Originally Posted by LovingMaui16

You're talking about a used car, aren't you? A $12,000 new car is still rapidly depreciating, only it has roll up/down windows, no power locks, and a manual transmission. That's not smart people buying them. It's poor people.

And how does all this relate to the original question posed by ystasino?

[LovingMaui16]

Originally Posted by Dreaming of Hawaii

And how does all this relate to the original question posed by ystasino?

Dreaming, we get it you're poor and you can't roll your back windows down while driving. Some of us are enjoying the discussion.

[Grassyknoll]

Originally Posted by LovingMaui16

You're talking about a used car, aren't you? A $12,000 new car is still rapidly depreciating, only it has roll up/down windows, no power locks, and a manual transmission. That's not smart people buying them. It's poor people.

Not really, a 12k new car losing half its' value is still a smarter use of $ than buying a 40k car that loses half its' value.
Yes, buying a used car minimizes the hit, but when it comes to new cars, the gteater the purchase price, the more you will eat in depreciation (ever checked resale value on a 5 year old BMW? It's pathetic).
And maybe I was able to retire at 47 in Hawaii with no debt, a paid for house and numerous other assets because my (not poor) parents taught me not to waste money on poor investments such as new cars. I have quite a few wealthy friends that strictly buy used.

[rya96797]

I've done it before. As an already Hawaii resident, you will have to pay GET tax along with the shipping cost. That's the main drawback.

I don't know if lack of sales tax + mainland competition (pushes prices below msrp) + lack of destination charge would offset shipping costs & GET cost for buying out of state on a new car.

For more rare, uncommon, or some pricier cars, it does make sense to buy from mainland, as the market is really small in Hawaii. So the car you want is either unavailable or marked up to a ridiculous price to reflect that scarcity.


Another anecdotal, my brother lived on the mainland, bought a Tacoma, shipped it back to Hawaii when he moved home (didn't pay GET). Drove the Tacoma around in hawaii for a few years, and ended up selling it for around the same price he bought it at on the mainland. Hawaii's markups on tacomas are ridiculous.

[rya96797]

Originally Posted by pj737

What island are you on and who is the dealer? Assuming you are on Oahu, the shipping cost is no more to our tiny island in the middle of the Pacific than it is 2 blocks from the auto manufacturing plant. If what they tell you is true, cars in NY and SF should cost 20-30% more than they do on Oahu. You shouldn't pay any more for a car than a dealer in any other state. They are taking you for a ride...

Are you sure about that? If you ever shipped a car before, there's a cost to truck a vehicle to California, then another cost to load it on a boat to send it from Hawaii. If a dealer is 2 blocks from the auto plant, they can just drive the car to the dealer lot.

[LovingMaui16]

Originally Posted by rya96797

Are you sure about that? If you ever shipped a car before, there's a cost to truck a vehicle to California, then another cost to load it on a boat to send it from Hawaii. If a dealer is 2 blocks from the auto plant, they can just drive the car to the dealer lot.

The destination charge on vehicles is the same in all 50. People of Ohio (and California for imports) subsidize those of us in Hawaii. Thanks, Mainlanders!

[rya96797]

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If that's the case, then you're probably right!

[Futuremauian]

Originally Posted by LovingMaui16

Dreaming, we get it you're poor and you can't roll your back windows down while driving. Some of us are enjoying the discussion.

Loving, we get it too. You're rude. One thing visitors enjoy about Maui is the Aloha Spirit. Most people pick it up naturally. Since you obviously haven't, perhaps you aren't a good fit?