How do you contest auto registration "tax value"?

[JohnTRourke]

yeah
You got taxed sales tax on whatever you paid. (the paperwork that comes from the dealer). So if you paid 15k, you get to pay sales tax for whereever you live on that 15k

then the registration tax is whatever it is for a 2008 ford escape.

weight and value have big effects on it as the formula posted earlier shows. Big SUV's get hammered.

but it goes down pretty quickly.

[Hoosier]

10th year and older

Flat fee of $3.00

Sweet, another reason to keep driving my 99 Subaru and 95 ZJ

H.

[Ridge]

I did some digging..here ya go.

The ownership tax rate is based on the age of the vehicle from the date of manufacture. The ownership tax is calculated by multiplying the taxable value by the tax rate. (See Example #2 below)

Vehicle Age

Tax Rate

1st year

2.10%

2nd year

1.50%

3rd year

1.20%

4th year

0.90%

5th-9th year

0.45%

10th year and older

Flat fee of $3.00

Thats the % of charge based on the vehicles original value.

joe

Well that info is wrong. When I registered my 97 Cavalier in February 2007, it cost me well over $3....about $140~ more...

[Geology Rocks]

Well that info is wrong. When I registered my 97 Cavalier in February 2007, it cost me well over $3....about $140~ more...

I doubt its wrong considering it came from the DMV and the state of Colorados website.. Did it go down in 2008?

joe

[Ridge]

Not down to $3...

[68Charger]

Fucking Colorado. I won't buy a new vehicle until they change. I'll likely never buy a brand new vehicle anyway, but now I'll just spend as little as possible.

I used to buy new vehicles (I did it twice, anyway)... but forget it, I'll spend the $$ to rebuild a classic before I'll buy new with the tax rates like this... but more than likely, I'll just keep driving my '99 and older vehicles until they die, then put another engine/transmission/ etc into them to keep them going..

There are ways to get modern features in older cars now (fuel injection,etc), so you can get newer car reliability in a classic... for a daily driver.

[Lex_Luthor]

I paid less than $15 to register my 1992 Integra. I just put $1.00 as the sale price. The real amount paid was recorded on my Bill of Sale.

[Ridge]

I paid less than $15 to register my 1992 Integra. I just put $1.00 as the sale price. The real amount paid was recorded on my Bill of Sale.

I did that with my Pontiac in 2003, too.

But when did you do that with the Integra? Because they don't look at that anymore, they use the MSRP for used cars bought from individuals...

[Lex_Luthor]

I did that with my Pontiac in 2003, too.

But when did you do that with the Integra? Because they don't look at that anymore, they use the MSRP for used cars bought from individuals...

About a week ago. But my car is 18 years old, so I suppose that might have something to do with it. I've always done that with my cars. Either I put a lesser amount like $100, or just $1.00.

[Ridge]

Yeah we tried that this summer with my sister's car, but DMV went off the retail price instead...