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How much would it cost me to register an out of state vehicle in Louisiana?

Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:27 am
Posted by TDcline
American Gardens building 11th flor
Member since Aug 2015
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:27 am
A friend of mine in Florida is in a bit of a financial crunch. He’s got a great 4Runner 4x4 for sale that i’d like to go ahead and take off his hands for him.

What’s the dmv fees gonna set me back?

Yes I’m trashy
This post was edited on 2/2/19 at 10:29 am
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:28 am to
Bout Tree Fitty
Posted by TDcline
American Gardens building 11th flor
Member since Aug 2015
9504 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:28 am to
Knew it
Posted by Mudminnow
Houston, TX
Member since Aug 2004
34216 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:29 am to
You can look it up and it'll tell you the exact amount based on age and mileage of the vehicle.

Maybe just get liability on it to save on insurance. Although I certain insurance will be much higher in Louisiana than Florida
Posted by Moot Point
Georgia
Member since Feb 2009
235 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:30 am to
Go to the agency's website. Why are you asking these dipshits and then having to sort the bs from the legit answers?
Posted by Jizzy08
Member since Aug 2008
12433 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:32 am to
Insurance will go through the roof.
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19183 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:33 am to
9.xxx% tax
The fees are around 200 if I remember correctly
This post was edited on 2/2/19 at 10:34 am
Posted by TSLG
Member since Mar 2014
6724 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:39 am to
This is just a guesstimate, but it should be close.

You'll be paying around $100-120 in fees, plus sales tax based on the price of the suv and the tax rate where you live.

You and your friend will decide one of these numbers.


Posted by keakar
Member since Jan 2017
30152 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:40 am to
quote:

What’s the dmv fees gonna set me back?


gonna be the same as any vehicle you buy, being out of state you will have to pay the sales tax value as well so figure your local sales tax rate times the listed blue book value plus about $40 for license and registration

Posted by Clames
Member since Oct 2010
19940 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:40 am to
quote:

What’s the dmv fees gonna set me back?


I bought a truck in Texas last year and I don't remember any extra fee when I went to the DMV in Louisiana. The tax will be the biggest part.
Posted by Drop4Loss
Birds Eye Of Deaf Valley
Member since Oct 2007
3967 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:42 am to
Do thebill of sale forless than ya give him
Less sales tax
State will still approximate value
Posted by White Roach
Member since Apr 2009
9666 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:49 am to
You can understate the bill of sale to avoid getting reamed on the tax.

I bought a truck from my uncle in MS after my car flooded in Isaac. If he donated it to me, he needed to have a bunch of shite notarized and it was more complicated than a sale. So I bought the truck for $150 and all I needed was his signature on the title, a bill of sale that we wrote up and a copy of his MS driver's license. I think I paid about $150 or so to the DMV. This took place about 5 or 6 years ago, so I assume fees have increased some.

Sidenote: When I received my new title in the mail, some don't give a frick non-proofreading bureaucrat misspelled my first name. It's a very complicated and tricky name ... Timothy. I brought the title with me on my next trip to the DMV, showed them the error and requested a new title. They were willing to fix it ... just as soon as I paid $81 for a new title. frickers ...
Posted by johnnydrama
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Member since Feb 2010
9205 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:53 am to
Not-even-subtle "I'm getting a 4-Runner 4WD" brag.
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
30393 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 11:01 am to
quote:

Not-even-subtle "I'm getting a 4-Runner 4WD" brag.


You gonna raise it, level it and put some nuts on it Baw
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
141055 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 12:08 pm to
It's Louisiana.


How much you got?
Posted by Flashback
reading the chicken bones
Member since Apr 2008
8479 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 12:24 pm to
You get to pay sales tax on it, lol..., I think.
Posted by TigerstuckinMS
Member since Nov 2005
33687 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 2:11 pm to
You will pay sales tax on the value of the vehicle, not the sale price.

Check if Louisiana has reciprocity with the state it's coming from. When I was a TigerescapingfromMS, I was pleased to find out that Louisiana honors the first few percent of sales tax paid on a vehicle in Mississippi, so they at least used a little lube before they fricked me.
This post was edited on 2/2/19 at 3:02 pm
Posted by White Roach
Member since Apr 2009
9666 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 2:37 pm to
quote:

You will pay sales tax on the value of the vehicle, not the sale price.


All I can tell you is that the truck I bought had a Blue Book value of around $12,000 and I produced a bill of sale for $150 and only paid sales tax on $150. I went to the DMV before the transaction to find out what documentation would be needed and what I needed to do. Maybe they were being lenient and took it easy on me because my vehicle had been flooded, but the person knew the truck was worth way more than $150.
Posted by TigerstuckinMS
Member since Nov 2005
33687 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 3:01 pm to
quote:

All I can tell you is that the truck I bought had a Blue Book value of around $12,000 and I produced a bill of sale for $150 and only paid sales tax on $150. I went to the DMV before the transaction to find out what documentation would be needed and what I needed to do. Maybe they were being lenient and took it easy on me because my vehicle had been flooded, but the person knew the truck was worth way more than $150.

It should be noted that my situation was TRANSFERRING a title on a vehicle I already owned, not a purchase from out of state. I misread OP's situation.

I don't know anything on how buying a vehicle from out of state works.
Posted by White Roach
Member since Apr 2009
9666 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 3:23 pm to
Although it was plainly written in your post, I overlooked that detail. I was originally going to have an Act of Donation done on mine, but it was going to be a pain in the arse for my uncle. I know some stuff had to get notorized and I think he may have had to appear in person. I know they wanted his actual license, but I'm not positive if he actually had to be there himself.
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