Dave
Vermont does the same.
I pulled a non-roadster out of the woods and fixed it up as a winter runner.
It actually cam out nice. Vt motor vehicles valued it at over $2k and I had
less than $200 into it.
Same thing, get a dealer or a repair station to give an estimate, and you
can get out. The problem is it costs about the same for an estimate as the
difference in tax.
Regards
Calvin Grandy
----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Mehl <waterback@worldnet.att.net>
To: ROADSTER LIST <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 9:10 AM
Subject: Washington State TAXED (OT)
> Greetings fellow enthusiasts,
>
> Please excuse (delete) this if your not from WA.
>
> If you are from WA. read on so you might see what the bums in charge are
> doing to us. I KNOW this will affect the way I will vote in the future.
>
> As I mentioned a while ago, I purchased an 86 300 ZX as a spare car. In
> trying to register this car with the DMV I ran into some problems. The
first
> problem is that our beloved State Godvernment has decreed that they are
the
> sole agency that can determine the value of a vehicle. While I actually
paid
> $2,200, and got a dated, and signed receipt, they insist that the car is
> worth $4,400. They will not recognize the receipt from the seller, and I
> shall therefore be taxed on the full $4,400. A tax of about $360 + the
other
> related fees. (high blue book on this car is $3,700 for low mi. in good
> condition, with all options.) I was then told to get estimates for repairs
> totaling $2,200 to prove the reduced value. Ever try that? "I'm not really
> going to fix this right now, but I need an estimate because..." I've found
> that some people can be quite rude if they think you're trying to waste
> they're precious time. So it looks like the State will have they're nasty
> little way with me in this regard. It's a shame to live under a
Godvernment
> that thinks the citizens will falsify documents, and lie, simply to escape
> over taxation. So... if you're considering the purchase of another car, I
> advise you to wait until after the elections to see if this changes back
to
> the way it was.
>
> Happy roadstering,
> Dave.
> SRL311-10444
> 86 300 ZX
> NOWROC
>
> (And no, they weren't interested in buying it from me. Even though I told
> them I'd sell it for $3,500.) >:-(
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