Welcome to Washington State

[CG]

Just transferred the title to the 99 Ford F-150 I just purchased. Had nice new plates, some of you guys call em tags, and it was all renewed by previous owner in June. That will save me some bucks, right? Well it used to, no more.

Here is the breakdown on the $759.10 I just spent with my otherwise lovely state of Washington.

[Stocker]

Ouch! Maybe you should move down here to California where it's sooooo cheap.....

[GOPAPA]

Happy for ya Mark,, nice ride and I like the size ,, In Idaho we have some tricky things that makes one pay more to.. and every 7 years we have to buy new ones,, I guess they wear out?

[CG]

The license plate is one cost and the reflective part of the plate is another ... good grief.

And I have no idea what use tax is ... sales tax on what I paid?

Emergency medical for when you see the bill?

[Blue GMC]

Man that registration bill looks like a pyramid scheme everybody has their hand in the cookie jar trying to get a little.

[special-K]

It would bother me far less if they just combined all the BS into one or two charges and I just won't read the fine print because I really don't want to even know. It is what it is, not negotiable. So just tell me how much fer cryin' out loud. I'm only writing one check!!

Title application fee? Do they do it for you? Title service fee? You have to pay the clerk's salary? Title filing fee? That isn't servicing it?

[72c20customcamper]

State makes money every which way . What are you property taxes. Mine are obscene 9k a year 5 acres with a farm discount

[Richardwa]

Originally Posted by CG

Just transferred the title to the 99 Ford F-150 I just purchased. Had nice new plates, some of you guys call em tags, and it was all renewed by previous owner in June. That will save me some bucks, right? Well it used to, no more.

Here is the breakdown on the $759.10 I just spent with my otherwise lovely state of Washington.

Yep, new plates and license every time you transfer a title now. At least you didn't get dinged for the $5.00 sub agent fee that i get at the local place.
And having to pay gross weight fees on a passenger car is bs

[Nima]

I have never bought a truck in WA (Snohmish) but I loved the fees when I moved up here few years ago and transferred my 2005 chevy 2500 . I also love the yearly renewal fees compare with what they are in CA.

[Ol Blue K20]

Yep our renewal fees suck. My 01 Harley Roadglide went up to $120.00 this year.

[special-K]

One of many ways our govt agencies taxes us without calling it that. What the heck anyway. They'll honestly call something a tax, like a school tax added to local tax that should cover schools. Then, if they so desire, they will dishonestly take money from that tax to pay for something else.

[72c20customcamper]

My bikes are 17.50 a year cars are two year average about 80 $. My most expensive the is my 10k dump trailer it 125 a year . But they pro rate it they come due in December bit I wait till may or June so it's about half.

[BR3W CITY]

My 66 has a lifetime reg and title in WI with no inspections, stickers, or yearly anything....and I tried complaining about the $200 for it.

[Indian113]

It is a Trade Off, some states nail you on personal and property tax and take it easy on vehicle tax. The Government is going to get a their Pound of Flesh from you one way or another.

[KrazyRay]

I think that $601 is the sales tax based on purchase price.

[leddzepp]

Originally Posted by KrazyRay

I think that $601 is the sales tax based on purchase price.

Yep, which is why I put down a $500 purchase price on each and every used vehicle I buy

[oldiron]

[Matt Man]

Originally Posted by oldiron

California needs one of these as well.

[CG]

Originally Posted by leddzepp

Yep, which is why I put down a $500 purchase price on each and every used vehicle I buy

You cant do that here. They will not except that, especially if its a newer-ish vehicle.

[CG]

Originally Posted by Indian113

It is a Trade Off, some states nail you on personal and property tax and take it easy on vehicle tax. The Government is going to get a their Pound of Flesh from you one way or another.

No trade offs here, they get you coming and going, sleeping or awake, lol doesn't matter.

[Richardwa]

Originally Posted by CG

You cant do that here. They will not except that, especially if its a newer-ish vehicle.

On the older vehicles they have a book they look up the cars value with, the last one I changed the title on I had to sign a paper stating the sale price was true. Also they are asking for the gross weight of the vehicle. It was close to $100 just to transfer title on a parts car

[67ChevyRedneck]

At least you can pump your own gas? That was weird being in a convertible with the top down and some random person filling my cars tank for me when we went through Oregon (had no idea it was a law). The next time we ran the PCH I refused to stop for gas in OR

We pay a sales tax to the county when you purchase a vehicle (5% of purchase price capped at $500 if it's a 10K car or 100K car) then we have a yearly property tax that does depreciate. My 2015 Z71 was almost $600 the year I bought it, in year 3 I recently paid $320. My classics are all like $50/yr. My wife's 8 year old Mustang was $420 when it was new, it's down to $100/yr now.

[flashed]

Jesse ,when we went out there in my wifes 72 Malibu Convertible they let me fill it up cause I would not tell them where the gas fill was .

Here in Ga the Tag office determines a value on your vehicle no matter the year or what you paid for it . Buy a near new vehicle and it is thousands of dollars in tag fees .

[BR3W CITY]

Who wants to go halfsies on a Montana Corporation and nip this whole "tax" thing in the butt?

[67ChevyRedneck]

Originally Posted by flashed

Jesse ,when we went out there in my wifes 72 Malibu Convertible they let me fill it up cause I would not tell them where the gas fill was .

Here in Ga the Tag office determines a value on your vehicle no matter the year or what you paid for it . Buy a near new vehicle and it is thousands of dollars in tag fees .

I remember a guy in Connecticut posted their state was like that and he had to pay some stupid high fee to register his truck and it was like a $2,500 truck and not a show truck, which is basically the value he had to pay taxes on.