Cry For Help $$$$
- Thread starter rf18412
- Start date
fjpikul
GT Owner
Illinois has 7.5% one time sales tax at purchase. $101/year to renew plates (that's up from $72/year about 5 years ago). Smog check every two years in Chicago and St. Louis areas only. Insurance with State Farm $900/year. Antique registration on cars 25+ years old, but mileage restriction. I did learn of a strange IL law. You can run vintage plates NOT assigned to your car but period correct as long as you have official plates in vehicle with copoy of waiver.
When I lived in Oklahoma they had a similar "ad valorum" tax on vehicles. It was totally deductible from fed and state taxes, so even though you paid it, it came off the top of your taxes essentially making it a wash.
When I lived in Oklahoma they had a similar "ad valorum" tax on vehicles. It was totally deductible from fed and state taxes, so even though you paid it, it came off the top of your taxes essentially making it a wash.
Last edited:
bret a ewing
GT Owner
- Nov 29, 2006
- 301
VA aims to extract funds from folks with high value cars only to have them purchase a cabin in SC. Next time in VA check out how many OOS high value cars are on the road.............they aint visitin'.
BlackICE
GT Owner
The Vette will be every 2 years. For new cars purchased in CA. the 1st inspection isn't required until the 6th year, 2 years thereafter. I don't know how you got under the radar on that one.
MAD IN NC
Proud Owner/ BOD blah bla
NC
$1,500 sales tax (maxed out/ one time)
$~80 for vanity plates
~$500 for road tax (drops every year)
oh ya... inspection, annual @$40 w tinted windows
$1,500 sales tax (maxed out/ one time)
$~80 for vanity plates
~$500 for road tax (drops every year)
oh ya... inspection, annual @$40 w tinted windows
. On Ferraris Lambos FGTs whatever.
Xcentric
GT Owner
True dat! But you won't see Montana plates either. VA is hip to that scam.
I challenge anyone to name a worse tax hell for high value cars in the US than Fairfax County, VA.
Now...$300,000 for a Mustang in Norway? wtf? You Norwegians are silly! What cars does Norway want you to buy, if any?
Kayvan
GT Owner
- Jul 13, 2006
- 4,782
Registered it in Dec 12 and its a 2012 C6, maybe DMV rep got confused
Now I have to blow $450...somehow
Last edited:
2112
Blue/white 06'
Used GT500 from 2010. 149.000 USD
http://www.finn.no/finn/car/used/object?finnkode=25606824&searchclickthrough=true
New Corvette 2014 223.000 USD
http://www.finn.no/finn/car/used/object?finnkode=50501921&searchclickthrough=true
At the moment the most popular cars over here is the new Tesla Model S and the Nissan LEAF.
A full spec Jetta is more expansive than a Tesla here because the gov have no import tax and custom fees on electric cars.
Cars that isn´t electric is mostly a small diesel engined. Yes my neighbors hate me. Just came back from US and I love you guys for your big engine mentality. Go US!!!
http://www.finn.no/finn/car/used/object?finnkode=25606824&searchclickthrough=true
New Corvette 2014 223.000 USD
http://www.finn.no/finn/car/used/object?finnkode=50501921&searchclickthrough=true
At the moment the most popular cars over here is the new Tesla Model S and the Nissan LEAF.
A full spec Jetta is more expansive than a Tesla here because the gov have no import tax and custom fees on electric cars.
Cars that isn´t electric is mostly a small diesel engined. Yes my neighbors hate me. Just came back from US and I love you guys for your big engine mentality. Go US!!!
PeteK
GT Owner
Nope, but I think Fairfax County is. Most of Virginia is pretty opposite California--except for the area around DC.
Xcentric
GT Owner
That said, Fairfax County has one of the strongest economies in the US, is the third wealthiest county (its neighbor Loudon County is #1), has some of the best public schools, more tech workers than Silicon Valley, 10 Fortune 500 company HQs, and has been cited many times for best governance practices.
It also has terrible traffic and is terribly unkind financially to people with high value personal property.
Last edited: