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Looking for opinions on how to proceed. I bought a used car 8 months ago from a kid that I found through a Craigslist ad. When i registered the car I paid taxes on the amount that I paid for the car($3.5k). Now I get a bill from NJDMV stating I owe more taxes because they feel the car is worth more then i paid ($6k). They are asking for an affidavit of sorts from the seller or copies of repair bills. I have no way of contacting the seller because I have no idea who they are or where they live. It was 8 months ago. The craigslist ad is long gone. So now what do I do? There is no phone number to call on the letter. Just to fill out the back and mail in my proof.
I did buy it cheap because it had mechanical issues and body damage but, I fixed the mechanical issues myself and I dont care about the body damage cause its just a beater/commuter car. I have no receipts for anything as I wasn't expecting there to be any issues.
What do you guys think? I say they can go pound salt (dont want to get another infraction for language lol) but I don't want any legal action taken against me either. Grrrrrrrrrrr
Looking for opinions on how to proceed. I bought a used car 8 months ago from a kid that I found through a Craigslist ad. When i registered the car I paid taxes on the amount that I paid for the car($3.5k). Now I get a bill from NJDMV stating I owe more taxes because they feel the car is worth more then i paid ($6k). They are asking for an affidavit of sorts from the seller or copies of repair bills. I have no way of contacting the seller because I have no idea who they are or where they live. It was 8 months ago. The craigslist ad is long gone. So now what do I do? There is no phone number to call on the letter. Just to fill out the back and mail in my proof.
I did buy it cheap because it had mechanical issues and body damage but, I fixed the mechanical issues myself and I dont care about the body damage cause its just a beater/commuter car. I have no receipts for anything as I wasn't expecting there to be any issues.
What do you guys think? I say they can go pound salt (dont want to get another infraction for language lol) but I don't want any legal action taken against me either. Grrrrrrrrrrr
What did the owner put on the bill of sale? Do you still have the ad? Did you pay cash or by check?
They did this too me back in 2000 when I purchased a 1992 Honda. Few months later a get a tax bill saying your car is worth more than what you said you paid.
Unfortunately in the meantime I had to unexpectedly put a lot of money in the car (engine issues, etc) so I had the repair bills and sent them to the DMV and never heard from them again.
I had the same thing happened with my 1995 Jeep last year. Received the tax bill and went through all of my receipts. My husband did the work himself, but I had to buy the parts.
I copied what I had in receipts and wrote some of the other work that needed to be done, explained that the work was done ourselves and haven't heard from them since.
I too received a letter from the DMV claiming I paid too little money for the car. The vehicle was a Honda with very high mileage. Yes, I paid less than what the car was actually worth. I paid the value the owner was being offered by the dealer for trade-in value on a new car.
I wrote DMV and explained this to them and never heard from them again . This was at least four years ago. Incidentially, We still own and drive the car. DMV is not your partner, because of your good fortune on a wise purchase, you owe them nothing.
Many, many years ago I paid $15 for a running car that needed major brake work. I repaired the car then sold it quickly for a sizeable profit. I received a letter for that deal as well. Wrote a letter explaining the repairs needed, never heard from them again.
Through the years I have bought many cars cheap because they required repairs. As a mechanic I fixed them myself and always sold them at a sizeable profit. This is how I worked my way through college, earning a profit on my labors.
Bill
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