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Originally Posted by SkullWorks
HAHAHA I orriginated this process, I flew to Denver to buy my car in Centennial CO, on July 2nd,
Spent the next 2 days driving it back to SoCal, including a break in trip to the top of pike's Peak with less than 100mi on the ODO.
I opted to pay no tax in CO and defer the tax to California, this was no problem at all with my dealer, and I got a half sheet of paper for the back window with a 60day registration and the aforementioned business card sized slip of paper.
When i got ta cali (and the registration period mostly elapsed) i went to the DMV and played their games.
1.) VIN verification,
2.) Smog
3.) $2797 registration and tax
I highly recommend not shipping the car several reasons.
1.) my flight to denver was ~$204.00 and gas was about $180 (1200mi/27mpg*~$4.00 (gas is actually cheaper but this will give safe number))
I stayed in hotels 2 nights at about $85 each so...204+180+170=$554.00
2.) no better way to bond with your new baby than taking the long way out of colorado then leisurely driving through beautiful Utah and Nevada.
3.) California expects (requires) you to register within 10 days of the vehicle entering the state. if it arrives on a bill of lading from a trucking company... well that's your game to play i guess...i wanted to use all of the Colorado reg time I could.
4.) you are buying this car to drive it right?.........so drive it already quit mucking around.... |
1.) Time is money.
2.) Agree.
3.) I got a Colorado reg, and I don't have to register until December either.
4.) See number 1.
We all love to drive our cars, however not everyone has the time to take 2-3 days off driving to and from Colorado. Just ayin'... So I wouldn't say people are 'mucking around...'
Anyways... purchased my vehicle from Mike Shaw Subaru in Colorado. Great experience. I had the car shipped out to California by Intercity Lines, a superb carrier. As mentioned previously, I have vacation plans for the rest of my usable vacation, and I would rather spend the time 'bonding' with my car on the mountain/canyon roads out here in California.
My salesperson was Beverly, and she was absolutely awesome. Gave me all the paperwork I needed to get everything moving along.