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Process of buying a new vehicle in another state?
Posted on 7/31/19 at 5:24 pm
Posted on 7/31/19 at 5:24 pm
I’ve heard of people finding a car they want in another state, and buying it and driving back. I just wanna know the process of it.
I live in NOLA and the car is in Mississippi if that helps
I live in NOLA and the car is in Mississippi if that helps
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Posted on 7/31/19 at 5:54 pm to Pledge
You buy the car in the other state and drive it back to where you live. You pay TT&L based on where you are registering the vehicle not where it is purchased.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 12:39 am to Pledge
I would hope the price savings would overcome the taxes you have to pay when you register it in La
Posted on 8/7/19 at 9:11 am to Gorilla Ball
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I would hope the price savings would overcome the taxes you have to pay when you register it in La
if you live in LA, you're going to pay the LA tax, regardless of where you buy the car. LA gonna get its $
Posted on 8/7/19 at 9:15 am to Gorilla Ball
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I would hope the price savings would overcome the taxes you have to pay when you register it in La
OP, it can be a small PITA b/c dealers all want to collect the sales tax and then remit to your local authority. In my exp, about 1/2 the time, they screw this up. This is on new car sales generally.
Used dealers don't GAS.
At any rate, you will pay sales tax, at your local rate, when you register the car.
This post was edited on 8/7/19 at 9:26 am
Posted on 8/8/19 at 10:05 pm to Pledge
Bought a Toyota in Dallas for much better deal than local dealers. Only problem was the Texas dealer sent the paperwork to the wrong DMV in La., who sent it back to the TX dealer. Dealer sent it back to same wrong DMV, who sent it back again to Texas. Long story short, I was late getting it registered here and had to pay penalties. LA DMV admitted it wasn’t my fault, but sorry, no refunds!
Posted on 8/9/19 at 6:15 am to Gevans17
MS to LA is not an issue because they have reciprocal agreements (they recognize sales tax paid in the other state). However, you need to watch for states like FL. I know MS and FL do not have that, but it appears LA and FL do. It does not affect you here, but I wanted to point that out as something everyone should check when buying a vehicle out of state. Here is LA's table.
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MS is 5%, and they credit 5%.
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MS is 5%, and they credit 5%.
Posted on 8/9/19 at 6:25 am to Newgene
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MS to LA is not an issue because they have reciprocal agreements (they recognize sales tax paid in the other state). However, you need to watch for states like FL. I know MS and FL do not have that, but it appears LA and FL do. It does not affect you here, but I wanted to point that out as something everyone should check when buying a vehicle out of state. Here is LA's table.
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MS is 5%, and they credit 5%.
None of that is relevant to the OP’s situation though as he is asking about a new vehicle that has never been registered in a “foreign” state (or in any state for that matter).
Posted on 8/9/19 at 7:32 am to Gevans17
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dealer sent the paperwork to the wrong DMV in La., who sent it back to the TX dealer. Dealer sent it back to same wrong DMV, who sent it back again to Texas. Long story short, I was late getting it registered here and had to pay penalties. LA DMV admitted it wasn’t my fault, but sorry, no refunds!
Had a similar situation. Dealer wanted to send paperwork to the tax assessor in LA. Finally convinced them to send it to correct DMV. Save a lot of $$ compared to LA dealers even with no trade credit for taxes.
Posted on 8/9/19 at 9:01 am to Pledge
I've bought new and used from east Texas dealers who took care of the LA paperwork/taxes without a hitch. They are used to selling to LA customers so know the system.
One time I financed the car through a local (LA) credit union, and they oversaw the DMV/tax process and handled it perfectly.
I've never had to personally go to DMV; just got a title (for cash buys) and license plate in the mail.
If concerned, call a manager at the MS dealer and ask them about the process.
One time I financed the car through a local (LA) credit union, and they oversaw the DMV/tax process and handled it perfectly.
I've never had to personally go to DMV; just got a title (for cash buys) and license plate in the mail.
If concerned, call a manager at the MS dealer and ask them about the process.
Posted on 8/9/19 at 9:04 am to fatboydave
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Had a similar situation. Dealer wanted to send paperwork to the tax assessor in LA. Finally convinced them to send it to correct DMV. Save a lot of $$ compared to LA dealers even with no trade credit for taxes.
you still get the trade credit if buying out of state. the oos dealers i've dealt with have always used third party title companies in my city. this seemed to work pretty smoothly, although i have always had to go write a small check due to their miscalculation of the tax at time of sale.
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