"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5)
10/28/2015 at 09:46 • Filed to: None
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"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5)
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If I’m being honest about the Rhode Island DMV, it’s loads better than it used to be. Back in the day we had a bunch of locations, but the main one was in Pawtucket, in a former Apex department store. It was awful.
Now they’ve got a dedicated building in Cranston, and it’s honestly not half bad. The people are nice, it’s quick if you show up early, and it’s generally not as unpleasant a place as it used to be.
What is unpleasant is RI’s sales tax rules for “Cars of Particular Interest”. You’re paying tax on NADA clean retail all day, no matter how not-clean or even complete your car is. There’s an appeals process that works fine, but I’m probably about to be taxed on $5-6000 for my ‘86 Mustang...which as a quick refresher, looked like this when I bought it:
Resolution: They wound up taxing me on $3825, which still sucks! But doesn’t suck as much as it could have, so that’s nice.
Now the Mustang is insured and registered...which means I'm driving it to work tomorrow for the first time. Woo!
Nibby
> That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
10/28/2015 at 09:48 |
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BREADwagon
> That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
10/28/2015 at 10:09 |
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The last time I went to the DMV (NY), which was to get my Motorcycle endorsement, it was...actually a pleasant experience. I had set up an appointment online, got there early, and everything went exceptionally smoothly. Everyone was eager to help and really nice.
About 6 or 7 years ago when I got my miata, I went to get it registered and pay sales tax. I brought over the bill-o-sale that the previous owner drafted up as proof of what I paid. The woman who rang it up was confused, and asked me, “you paid $4 grand...for a 1992!?? Why so much? What is it, a classic?”. I guess I could have told her I paid $100 bucks! Oh well.
touring the brook - now with ZHP!
> That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
10/28/2015 at 18:30 |
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I shall not begin to describe the Jefferson County (AL) DMV. Horrible. Awful. Putrid. Terrible. There are literally FOUR DMV offices in this shit-hole state. Thats it. 4.5 million people. Four DMV offices. (there used to be more, but then our state ran out of money to fund more than four). Luckily there are satellite offices opening in the spring. Hopefully.