My 69 was out of reg since the mid 80's and only cost
about $60 to register last year. I live in Los
Angeles and it would never cost $500, I think they
have a limit to how much they can charge. How much
does your sales rcpt say you bought it for? My
Pathfinder doesnt even cost me a third of that amount
to register. Does the car have parking tix or did the
PO owe money to the DMV.
joshua milton
69 1600
encino, ca
--- John F Sandhoff <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
wrote:
> Sharon has discovered:
> > Someone just gave me a 1968 1600... California DMV
> says it will cost
> > me over $500.00 to get the registration current.
>
> Yup, that's California..
> By the way, Kyle, to 'legally' scrap a car in CA,
> you need to get the
> $50 DMV permit. What a system, eh? Pay to keep it,
> pay to ignore
> it, pay to get rid of it..
>
> How do charities do it? I can donate a
> non-registered car and they
> can turn around and sell it with clean title. Maybe
> there's a charity
> that would accept it from your friend (give them a
> tax break) and
> resell it back to you at less than the DMV ransom...
> Of course, you
> want to be sure you don't lose the car in the
> process!
>
> Even with clean paperwork, DMV will nail you a chunk
> o' change for
> the transfer. But not nearly $500 - for a car
> off-road for only two years,
> that seems high even for California...
>
> -- John
> John F Sandhoff sandhoff@csus.edu
> Sacramento, CA
>
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