[SeattleSheila]

Time to put new tags on the IS...paid $123.50 for a year. Boy, things have really improved after we had a "tax revolt" and the voters repealed a lot of the charges. Used to be 2% of the value of the car.
What do you pay where you are?

[ August 17, 2001: Message edited by: SeattleSheila ]

[ August 21, 2001: Message edited by: SeattleSheila ]

 

[zamscan]

for calif.
reg. fee =$30
vehicle license fee (vlf) = $617
county/district fee = $8
smog abatement fee = $6
less - vlf offset = $416 (due to bugdet surplus)
net due = $245

 

[Leader]

Interesting that my California renewal was $3 cheaper than "zamscan's" - I just paid $242 net. (The diff was VLF of $610 and VLF Offset of $412.) Wonder why the difference??

[ August 17, 2001: Message edited by: Leader ]

 

[zamscan]

Originally posted by Leader:
Interesting that my California renewal was $3 cheaper than "zamscan's" - I just paid $242 net. (The diff was VLF of $610 and VLF Offset of $412.) Wonder why the difference??

[ August 17, 2001: Message edited by: Leader ]

the diff of $7 vlf is probably due to diff options on the car. the license fee is basically a property tax (based on value)

my options: s/r, leather, polished wheels but no limited slip or heated seats

 

[inthethicket]

South Dakota = $35 flat rate.

 

[Leader]

I think the license fee is based on the car's "sales price" not its level of options. I obviously got a better deal on my '01 than "zamscan" did (by about $20

).

 

[zamscan]

Originally posted by Leader:
I think the license fee is based on the car's "sales price" not its level of options. I obviously got a better deal on my '01 than "zamscan" did (by about $20

).

fraid not leader, i don't think you got a better deal than me. i paid $3 more because the vlf includes the box of cookies the dealership sent me

 

[maxtse]

in Iowa, 330/year

 

[Leader]

Cookies!?? Zamscan got cookies?? All I got was a $5 Gift Certificate for Lexus accessories. (Try to find anything for $5.) But, I'm okay...because I know every year my tags are going to cost less than his.

[ August 19, 2001: Message edited by: Leader ]

 

[SeattleSheila]

Man, looks like the Dakotas are charging flat rate...I seem to remember it was that way in Texas...based on the weight of the vehicle. Still that way in Texas?

 

[sambusik]

thank god for that frigin "offset" in CA. otherwise we'd be paying like 650 a year

 

[SeattleSheila]

Sambusik...that's what we paid before the tax revolt... 2% of the value. Yikes.

 

[csammoury]

Colorado: I paid $640 or so for my plates. I honestly don't want to remember the exact number. I imagine renewing will be about the same.

 

[jiggs]

$78 in IL...

 

[DJ]

Mine was $138.00. Wuh happen???

Originally posted by SeattleSheila:
Time to put new tags on the IS...paid $123.50 for a year. Boy, things have really improved after we had a "tax revolt" and the voters repealed a lot of the charges. Used to be 2% of the value of the car.
What do you pay where you are?

[ August 17, 2001: Message edited by: SeattleSheila ]

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[LXS4Ross]

I pay $22.50 annually to renew license tags here in Ohio. Not necessarily a flat rate, it varies by the county.

Wait...I have personalized plates, so it costs me $15 or some odd dollars more.

[ August 22, 2001: Message edited by: LXS4Ross ]

 

[SeattleSheila]

Originally posted by DJ:
Mine was $138.00. Wuh happen???

Originally posted by SeattleSheila:
[qb]paid $123.50 for a year.

Dunno...unless your city is getting a cut. I would think it would be the same in the same county...