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[dunn2500]

same here........about 6-7k difference.......spent $50 on plane ticket to arizona, left LA @ 11 am ( dealer had uber pick me up) was at dealer for 30 min and drove back, was home at 10pm same night.....math just makes sense, a;lso i made it home on full tank of gas the dealer filled truck up with, lol.....so really didnt cost much........1 day of my time and ticket, by far well worth the hassle.....

[Gladius]

With anyone buying out of state, did you have to pay whatever your state tax is in cash upon delivery of your vehicle for registration?  I heard your can't get that included in the price of the car like normal.

[Horseshoez]

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@Gladius wrote:

With anyone buying out of state, did you have to pay whatever your state tax is in cash upon delivery of your vehicle for registration?  I heard your can't get that included in the price of the car like normal.

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I've purchased and leased vehicles in states other than the one I lived in at the time on several occasions.  The answer to your question is, "It depends."

For some out of state purchases dealerships can arrange for license payments and plate acquision up front, other times they cannot; a lot depends upon the state you live in and the state you buy in.  The last time I did it, I needed to submit the VIN number to my state and they issued me a temporary 30-day cardboard plate, and then once I got the vehicle in my home state, I needed to have it submitted for inspection before they'd allow me to A) pay the taxes and B) buy a license plate.

[disdreamin]

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@Gladius wrote:

With anyone buying out of state, did you have to pay whatever your state tax is in cash upon delivery of your vehicle for registration?  I heard your can't get that included in the price of the car like normal.

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I'll let you know in a few weeks lol. The sales manager has assured me they are prepared to take care of the taxes but I've got a text out to the dealership about the transit tags to be sure they are also taking care of that. The dealership I went with does a good amount of out-of-state sales and I am aware of others from my home state who have purchased through them, so I don't anticipate any issues.

[Loquat]

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@Gladius wrote:

With anyone buying out of state, did you have to pay whatever your state tax is in cash upon delivery of your vehicle for registration?  I heard your can't get that included in the price of the car like normal.

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In my state you take care of taxes yourself, none of it is ever done at the dealership.  Since my car was totaled I just moved the plates from my previous vehicle to my new one.  In my state I can drive off of my old plates for 30 days and at that point I have to had transferred the plates to the new vehicle or obtain new plates.  I have personalized plates so I always transfer.

For those who don't have plates to transfer, most dealers will offer a temporary registration plates or paper tag.  I've seen some good for as little as 7 days (referred to as a 7 day drive away), some dealers will issue 30 day tags, and some up to 60 days.  Where you live will determine how this type paperwork/registration is handled. 

[disdreamin]

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@Loquat wrote:

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@Gladius wrote:

With anyone buying out of state, did you have to pay whatever your state tax is in cash upon delivery of your vehicle for registration?  I heard your can't get that included in the price of the car like normal.

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In my state you take care of taxes yourself, none of it is ever done at the dealership.  Since my car was totaled I just moved the plates from my previous vehicle to my new one.  In my state I can drive off of my old plates for 30 days and at that point I have to had transferred the plates to the new vehicle or obtain new plates.  I have personalized plates so I always transfer.

For those who don't have plates to transfer, most dealers will offer a temporary registration plates or paper tag.  I've seen some good for as little as 7 days (referred to as a 7 day drive away), some dealers will issue 30 day tags, and some up to 60 days.  Where you live will determine how this type paperwork/registration is handled. 

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Taxes here have always been done at the dealership, I've never dealt with them myself (this includes both when vehicle was PIF or financed). The dealership I am purchasing from has assured me they are equipped to deal with taxes for my state and I know others locally who have purchased from them so I have no reason to doubt their claim. They will also be taking care of the transit tags since I cannot pull them from my state. I'll need to deal with registering the vehicle when I return home with it, but that shouldn't be an issue.

[Gladius]

OK...was just wondering because my wife just recently bought a Tesla from about 4 states over.  They gave her a "temp" registration through their state for I think 30 days.  She had to register the car in our state and paid the taxes in cash then.  A few grand...ouch! We just assumed that was "normal" when dealing with out of state purchases.  

[disdreamin]

I am 100% sure it varies state to state, and probably dealership to dealership. If I can't prove the taxes were paid at the time of purchase (and appropriately forwarded to my state) then I'll need to pay them at the time the vehicle is registered. Since we are talking many thousands of dollars, I'll be watching the process closely.

In the end it's fine either way but since we've got 0% financing - assuming we qualify - I'd rather pay the taxes with free money that I can pay off over time rather than in a lump sum.

[Anonymous]

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@disdreamin wrote:

I am 100% sure it varies state to state, and probably dealership to dealership. If I can't prove the taxes were paid at the time of purchase (and appropriately forwarded to my state) then I'll need to pay them at the time the vehicle is registered. Since we are talking many thousands of dollars, I'll be watching the process closely.

In the end it's fine either way but since we've got 0% financing - assuming we qualify - I'd rather pay the taxes with free money that I can pay off over time rather than in a lump sum.

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^This. I worked for a dealer in Ohio and our finance manager had a map of states that Ohio required us to collect taxes for at the point of purchase. Other states we couldn't collect the tax for, but if the customer wanted to include taxes in the loan we would calculate the amount of the tax and once the loan funded the customer would receive a check that they could then use to pay their taxes with.

[iced]

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@Loquat wrote:
Until this chip shortage gets resolved there isn't much haggling to be done anyway. Many dealers are holding MSRP or charging over depending on their inventory.

I don't agree with this but not much you can do if you live in an area where dealers are doing this type of stuff.

Take a deal if you can find one and be willing to walk away if you can't is what I'm suggesting to folks these days.

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I never found haggling to be effective in special order cases. I'm basically going to a car manufacturer and telling them I want a specific car in a specific configuration that only they can make, so I don't really have expectations that they're going to budge off MSRP given they're the one and only place I can buy said car from.