TranV

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Anyone have the experience of buying a car from out of state? I'm not sure how tax , smog ect... After I ship the car to California...thanks in advance for sharing

ISFjimmy

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I believe you pay all those fees in your own state when you do the title transfer. What are you buying? I'll drive it over there for you

kzlflash

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You pay for all this stuff (tax, title, fees, etc.) when you register the car in California. I believe if the car is under 6 years old from factory, even if you're buying used, you don't need to smog. You'll get the notice once the car reaches 6 years, from when it was first purchased from original dealer.

What car did you buy?

F_Throttle

You pay taxes and fees at the time you register the car at the DMV..

mjeds

private party or dealer? NEW or USED it makes a difference.

if it is new or used from dealer, the dealership is required to prepare the tax based on the address of where you live/car will be registered, so the tax should be taken care of during the sale transaction.

doesn't matter what state you buy from the dealer must charge you the tax from your state/city/county.

as far as smog, if it is a 49 state certified vehicle, then you will need to have a full smog test done before CA DMV will release the registration to you.

if it is CA smog certified or a 50 state certified vehicle, then you only need to do the TEST ONLY smog test on a USED vehicle (any vehicle with more than 7,500 miles), nothing required if it falls under the NEW vehicle description (any vehicle with under 7,500 miles and under 7 years old), again it will have to be done before the registration is released to you, I am not 100% but I believe you have 60 days to do it from the date of purchase.

everything you need to know is on the DMV website:

https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/?1dmy&urile=wcmath:/dmv_content_en/dmv/pubs/brochures/fast_facts/ffvr29



if it is private party, you will pay the taxes to the DMV when you go to register it.

TranV

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Thanks guys... I'm looking at a 2014 GX460 in Texas at a non Lexus dealership about 20k miles...hard to find the color combo near me...another question is that if I offered the guy OTD price, does that mean that I have to pay tax again when I register it in California? Or tax are paid up front with the dealer? And if it's a 49 state emission car, does it have a chance to be register in Cali?

TranV

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Don't you threaten me with happiness Mr...

STLblueF

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You pay the taxes and registration for the state you reside in, not the state you purchase the vehicle from. I've bought vehicles out of state before and they typically don't bother with sales tax and registration- I just had to write the check at the dmv when I registered it and got plates.

TranV

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Thank you sir...it all make sense after reading it the second time...it all make sense now Another question, are Texas vehicles considered 50 states certified?

mjeds

you will need to look at the smog certification sticker under the hood, maybe have the dealer take a picture of it for you.


49 or 50 state certifications are not state specific, they are manufacturer and some times model specific.

Meraki Autoworks

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Time for headers and exhaust for the GX460? You'd probably be the first one! LOL

-Josh

Miqueaseli

]Message Tokenblkgy he got his F from Texas and can probably answer lots of questions and lives in California.

MisterSkiz

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Make sure the bill of sale says they sold it for you for one dollar.....so you get charged minimum tax lol

F Monster

Like many people mentioned, you just pay sales tax based off of your state which in this case is California. I don't know why, maybe it's a VN thing but my parents had the same misconception about buying out of state cars as well, thinking they would get charged taxes there AND in our home state. I purchased my ISF in California and brought it back to Arizona, private party so no taxes but almost purchased an ISF in Chicago and they were gonna charge me 5.5% tax rate at the time. I also didn't have to do a smog check or anything since the car was still new.

MWIS350

I bought my car from Texas. Please get inspection and test drive. Most used car dealer in Texas are crook.