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Originally Posted by PMok
Not everybody buys from Heuberger, there are plenty of other buyers who bought from other dealerships out of state and each one handles it differently. Yeah it's lame that some of the dealers charged additional fees when they didn't have to, but it's a fact that some people did pay them. I did buy through Heuberger though and they did it right.
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This only serves to make sure people that do buy their cars knows what the laws are, and what they need to do to complete this process.
$700 is not a small chunk of change, and when factoring vehicle transport fees, one can have a swing of $1500 that can make/break a car purchase decision. I did all of my research by calling the DMV and looking at the various forms to be filled out, then purchased the car from out of state knowing exactly what the final price would come out to.
Much like people that go to the DMV, the only time they have trouble is when the paperwork isn't properly prepared, and it's up to the dealer selling the car to know what paperwork to prepare and what not to do.
If some dealer decided to tell me that the car needs to be registered in that state, then transferred to my home state, the GM would get a call from me fairly quickly.
-alex
Edit: for clarification, here's what you need to know:
-- buying from within CA, the dealer is responsible for all the paperwork prepared, but file it on your behalf to be accurate.
-- buying from outside CA, the dealer is responsible for all paperwork related to the car itself, but (as a service) may provide completed paperwork. The dealer may also collect sales tax for you and write cashier's check to DMV on your behalf, but you are responsible for providing this (and registration/title fees). You, the buyer, is responsible for smog check, vehicle inspection, and registering the car within 20 days of your "date of entry" into California.