How I paid a 20% tax on my vehicle...

"E92M3" (E46M3) 05/08/2015 at 18:19 • Filed to: None

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In 2013 I bought a 2009 Acura MDX in Colorado. The sales tax in my town was 8.7 percent. A year later I received the tag renewal which had an Ad Valorem Tax of about $700. A couple months after renewing it, we decided to move to Georgia. Georgia requires a TAV tax of 7% when registered to get a tag. They don’t care if you’ve already paid a sales tax. So in 2 years I’ve paid 20% in taxes on this car.

If you’re thinking about moving out of state know the rules. It may be better to sell your car and buy a new one there. I feel obligated to keep this car a long time after today. I was contemplating getting something else in a year or so, but I would have to pay another 7% on it too.

505Turbeaux > E92M3 05/08/2015 at 18:25

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buy cheap, drive cheap, profit

Shamoononon drives like a farmer > E92M3 05/08/2015 at 18:25

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I once bought a car from a Texan. He brought it from Texas to Southern California before he sold it to me. Later when I went to change the tires I found out two tires were snow tires. I don’t even.

Alex B > E92M3 05/08/2015 at 18:32

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Speaking of MDX, do you like it? How's MPG?

E92M3 > Alex B 05/08/2015 at 18:41

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It’s a good car. I’ve averaged 18.7 MPG since I bought it. The build quality doesn’t seem as good as the 2006 I had before it though.

Snooder87 > Shamoononon drives like a farmer 05/08/2015 at 18:49

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What time of year was it? We do occasionally get snow in Texas. Especially around the panhandle.

Alex B > E92M3 05/08/2015 at 18:50

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My family has an 08 Odyssey and the build quality is atrocious. I guess Honda/Acura was off the mark as a whole during that time period. You seem to be getting about the same, if not better MPG then what we average our Odyssey. Premium fuel, right? Anyway, I asking because it’s time to get rid of our Odyssey. We looked at the pilot, but my parents didn’t really like the visibility out the front. I think the MDX might be a nice compromise. Theoretically it should have Honda reliability, but just a little bit more luxury.

E92M3 > Alex B 05/08/2015 at 19:05

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It’s been reliable other than an oil level sensor. Handles quite good for a Japanese SUV. It’s suspension was tuned on the Nurburgring according to Acura. Does as well as the wifes X5 if you ask me. The interior build quality isn’t as good as old Honda. Everything scratches quite easily. One vent has broken, etc. It’s a comfortable place to be. I drove it 1400 miles to GA with no complaints other than not being able to stream via Bluetooth.

samssun > E92M3 05/08/2015 at 19:39

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Elections have consequences. The good news is the control freaks will make the rich pay for everything. The bad news is, you’re the rich.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > E92M3 05/08/2015 at 19:58

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The biggest load of bullshit in the TAVT law was requiring a title tax on already owned vehicles, as opposed to buying one out of state.

That whole law was at the behest of the used car dealers in the state who were pissed off that people weren’t buying from them because casual sales from their neighbors/friends/the list of a certain Craig/other nefarious people according to the GADA/GIADA, *solely* for tax reasons.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > samssun 05/08/2015 at 20:03

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In GA, this is because there are two parties. The Stupid Party and the Evil Party (and they aren’t what they are generally assigned to be in national politics. Remember, it’s different in GA...).

Occasionally they come together to do something that is truly Stupid and Evil. The TAVT law is a good example. The other prime example was the whole TSPLOST debacle.

(tl;dr on that: Politicians and the Chamber of Commerce wanted to raise taxes to pay for roads, even though we had enough money being collected in the gas tax to pay for said roads, so long as they didn’t steal from the gas tax pot for other things [A Georgia State Capitol pastime]. There was a media blitz saying that all the businesses were going to leave because traffic would be so bad without it. Voters said no. Businesses didn’t leave. Mercedes came to town.)

[tl;dr: Politicans want more money, voters said NO to FUD. FUD didn’t come true]

E92M3 > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 05/08/2015 at 22:00

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Yes it was lobbied for by the Georgia Dealers Association. The only person it’s good for is the person who buys new, (who would of paid a 7% sales tax, and an Ad Valorem each year afterwards). It makes me want to keep my cars for a lot longer instead of getting a neused car every 2-3 years.

E92M3 > samssun 05/08/2015 at 22:09

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No one escapes this tax though. Except those that choose to ride the bus.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > E92M3 05/09/2015 at 08:26

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What’s really funny is that they also keep people on ad valorem if they don’t buy a new vehicle.

Hence why my truck is on ad valorem and I didn’t switch it like I did the BMW. For residents, if you bought the car in the year after the TAVT law was passed, you could use the sales tax as a credit against TAVT.

But since I bought the truck from my neighbor, and the state wanted more TAVT than I would ever pay in ad valorem, I stuck with the birthday tax.

It goes off ad valorem in four years anyway, along with no more emission tests.

AM > E92M3 05/09/2015 at 10:16

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Blah blah blah.. Up here in Ontario we pay 13% in sales tax alone. Then you have your registration fees and the fee for your plate validation sticker (sticker costs about $80). Then to add fuel to the fire, say you decide to buy a car privately off one of your buddies, you’re going to be paying for your safety and e-test before the service centre will even deal with you.