Registration sticker shock

[sourdough]

Originally Posted by Desert185

My son lives in Houston and has a place in Spicewood. We're doing a hog hunt later this year. I like Texas.

Spicewood? Like between Austin and Marble Falls? I lived in Marble for a couple of years.....beautiful area.

[B-O-B'03]

Originally Posted by sourdough

Man! And I was just telling my wife I was ready to bail out of TX and try something new (won't be CO!!). When I got my registration renewal for the trailer ($70?) and then have to go get it inspected it just irritated me. My property taxes are out of sight (for out here - I'm sure they're not compared to the rest of the country) but I guess I'll be happy with the registration fee and the $14? inspection fee. Guess I'll learn to be happy with what I have

I just went through the same hassle.

Hooking the trailer up, dragging it to the local service station, getting it inspected, then you can go on line and register it... $77.75 for the annual registration.

At least now they give a $1 discount, for on-line registration, instead of charging $2 extra for it.

-Brian

[bsmith0404]

When we were getting ready to retire from the Air Force we considered many things for location. Being from WI and NY and having been stationed in WY and IL, we both said limited cold/snow. I love CO, but the cost of living is too high and limits how far we can stretch our retirement dollar. NM has a 3% sales tax on major purchases. Our property taxes are low as well, we pay less than $2k on a $250k home. BTW, that $250k is the cost of a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2,500 sq ft, 3 car garage with in-ground pool and spa. Many places this home would be in the neighborhood of $350-400k. As for the truck and RV, I don't remember exact numbers, but I think the truck was around $50 per year and the 5er is $35 per year. We have the option for a 2 year tag, but it's not discounted, just convenient. If I was concerned about being more in the mountains, I would just move to Ruidosa, but I prefer to drive 1.5 hours to get to the snow.

[Cyberian]

In MT, TT over 16' is flat rate $167 and permanent plates. My '03 Dodge CTD was a little over $90 for permanent plates a couple years ago.

The real winners here are Class-A Big Rigs paid by age. $282.50 yr for a brand new 1/2 million $ motorhome.

Our fuel taxes are pretty high. We've got a lot of highways to support with not much population.

[sourdough]

Originally Posted by bsmith0404

When we were getting ready to retire from the Air Force we considered many things for location. Being from WI and NY and having been stationed in WY and IL, we both said limited cold/snow. I love CO, but the cost of living is too high and limits how far we can stretch our retirement dollar. NM has a 3% sales tax on major purchases. Our property taxes are low as well, we pay less than $2k on a $250k home. BTW, that $250k is the cost of a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2,500 sq ft, 3 car garage with in-ground pool and spa. Many places this home would be in the neighborhood of $350-400k. As for the truck and RV, I don't remember exact numbers, but I think the truck was around $50 per year and the 5er is $35 per year. We have the option for a 2 year tag, but it's not discounted, just convenient. If I was concerned about being more in the mountains, I would just move to Ruidosa, but I prefer to drive 1.5 hours to get to the snow.

^^^The 3% sales tax is why we register our vehicles in NM when they are purchased. Beats the 6.25% in TX. And yes, our taxes on our mountain house are far less than our TX house and the one in NM is worth more. Insurance is much less as well. When I was transferred to TX from NM everyone said how great it would be to get away from the state income tax. Well, once here I found that the increased taxes and insurance rates almost doubled what I was paying in NM for everything.

1 1/2 hours to Ruidoso? Cruces or further north? We're in Cloudcroft so about 45 minutes for us.

[Jeff & Tzigane]

Here in Petersburg Virginia we are getting raped yearly. Personal Property tax on a on a 2013 Cougar High Country 246RLS a little over $1220 every year its supposed to drop every year as it gets older I will have to see. Plates and Registration was about $95.00 one time fee they never expire. Inspection is $ 15.00 yearly. $330.00 Personal Property Tax yearly for Tow Vehicle. I need to find somewhere to register my 5th wheel and Tow vehicle that doesn't have Personal Property Tax.

[Barbell]

In beautiful Arizona, for registartion fees, we paid just under $1500 on the truck and just over $1000 on the fiver for two years. Truck is '16 CTD 3500 and fiver is '14 Montana 3100RL. Am able to stagger them so both don't come due same year and they decline some each renewal. What eats us alive is the 10.3 % sales tax.

[Desert185]

Originally Posted by sourdough

Spicewood? Like between Austin and Marble Falls? I lived in Marble for a couple of years.....beautiful area.

Yes and yes.

[BirchyBoy]

We just bought a new motor home in NC and we're in the process of moving to GA. I got our NC plates with a bill for $633 due within 60 days. Going to GA, I'm looking at a bill for about $7k. The cheap side of me says to register it in NC this year, but the nervous side says to buck up and pay to play.

[bsmith0404]

Originally Posted by sourdough

^^^The 3% sales tax is why we register our vehicles in NM when they are purchased. Beats the 6.25% in TX. And yes, our taxes on our mountain house are far less than our TX house and the one in NM is worth more. Insurance is much less as well. When I was transferred to TX from NM everyone said how great it would be to get away from the state income tax. Well, once here I found that the increased taxes and insurance rates almost doubled what I was paying in NM for everything.

1 1/2 hours to Ruidoso? Cruces or further north? We're in Cloudcroft so about 45 minutes for us.

Las Cruces.

[Desert185]

My biggest concern is state income tax (none), followed by property tax (reasonably low by comparison). Apparently, after reading some of the details of other states, I have no room for complaint here in the big empty state of NV.

Nothing to see here, folks. Move right along. Cows not condos. Terrible place. Have a nice day.

[gearhead]

Texas ain't bad compared to some others. I had folks here in 1819, so I'm I guess I'm staying. My sister just finished her summer place in Angel Fire, NM. Now I see why. She can squeeze a penny. If I ever leave here, it might be there.

[Webefulltime]

Moved to Tennessee in 1984 and still loving it. 2012 F350 SD Lariat $27.00 year and 2012 Montana fiver $14.00 year. Also no state income tax.

[gearhead]

Originally Posted by Webefulltime

Moved to Tennessee in 1984 and still loving it. 2012 F350 SD Lariat $27.00 year and 2012 Montana fiver $14.00 year. Also no state income tax.

Hmm...maybe backtrack my ancestors to Gallatin. Kinda pretty there.
How y'all pay for schools and roads? Property taxes high?

[Tbos]

Originally Posted by BirchyBoy

We just bought a new motor home in NC and we're in the process of moving to GA. I got our NC plates with a bill for $633 due within 60 days. Going to GA, I'm looking at a bill for about $7k. The cheap side of me says to register it in NC this year, but the nervous side says to buck up and pay to play.

Birchy,
Why so much in GA? What made you decide to move to a MH?


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[notanlines]

Gearhead, roads? Really? No state spends good money on roads anymore. A lot easier to spend the road tax dollars on law enforcement and driver's ed.

[Ronthecanadian]

In Ontario there is a one time fee $72 to register.