Gawain 0 #1 October 1, 2003 The tripled fee goes into effect for registrations dated for October 2003. So, if your registration was $100 this time last year, look for roughly $300 this year. Good thing my registration is in April. Hopefully by then, we'll have a governor with some b@lls to rescind the increase at the very least. So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #2 October 1, 2003 Y'all spend alot of money on silly stuff.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GiaKrembs 0 #3 October 1, 2003 Hopefully, whomever it is, rescinds it quick... I'm due in January - looking at $500.00. GOOD GOD it's expensive to live in CA!!! Raddest ho this side of Jersey #1 - rest in peace brother Beth lost her cherry and I missed it .... you want access to it, but you don't want to break it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #4 October 1, 2003 Heh. I moved to FL just in time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vdschoor 0 #5 October 1, 2003 QuoteHopefully, whomever it is, rescinds it quick... I'm due in January - looking at $500.00. GOOD GOD it's expensive to live in CA!!! Hmm Arnie might fix that, since he is going to have a massive bill for his Hummer! ha ha Not that I think Arnie should be the governor, I have no opinion on that.... Iwan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GARYC24 3 #6 October 1, 2003 Lisa, there's a new law in Ca. Anyone who recently moved..still has to pay the new fees! Your bill should be in the mail. If you don't pay it you'll have to move back! Or at least your vehicle! hahaha Psyche! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #7 October 1, 2003 Heck - you guys got it easy. Yearly registration on a new $30,000 vehicle in Colorado runs about $800.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harksaw 0 #8 October 1, 2003 Expensive to live in CA? I thought California had the lowest property taxes in the country or something like that.__________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #9 October 1, 2003 QuoteHeck - you guys got it easy. Yearly registration on a new $30,000 vehicle in Colorado runs about $800. That's less than 3%...In CA it's well over 10% now. So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #10 October 1, 2003 QuoteHeh. I moved to FL just in time. In Fl, the license tag fee is a road use tax. It is based on vehicle weight. A big semi truck weighs more than a porche and wears the road more, so the truck pays more tax. My Saturn tag is $45 a year. Someone told me that in Calif that the tax is based on value of the car. Is this true? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #11 October 1, 2003 Man! that is cheap...I just got renewed here in Texas and it was $55, sadly that is only good for one year though.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #12 October 1, 2003 QuoteSomeone told me that in Calif that the tax is based on value of the car. Is this true? Yes, this is true. I did mis-type the percentage though, it's not over 10%, but it's close to it. It's a formula based along a 66.6% of some other value, directly tied into the value of the car (depending on when/where it was purchased)...So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clownburner 0 #13 October 1, 2003 Umm.... No, that's not it. I don't know what the math is exactly but the $600 bill came for my car, which is due in November (so it's at the higher rate) and the car was about $28,000 new. So it's high, but not as high as Colorado.7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TEB6363 0 #14 October 1, 2003 Yep, at 10% I don't think any body would be paying $3K for a $30K car each year... Once the plane takes off, you're gonna have to land - Might as well jump out!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazerq3 0 #15 October 1, 2003 my registration is up this month...a whole 105$.. See ...Utah s that bad of a place!! jasonFreedom of speech includes volume Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #16 October 1, 2003 I guess my issue is one of fairness. Does a person with a more expensive car pay more at a toll booth? No. It is a fee to use a road. Why should a small, expensive car pay more than a less expensive vehicle of the same size? Fees for road use are not being based on road use. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,435 #17 October 1, 2003 >Why should a small, expensive car pay more than a less expensive > vehicle of the same size? Same reason you pay more sales tax on a small, expensive car than on a less expensive vehicle of the same size. (Not saying it's right, but it is the idea behind every sales tax in the US.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBCOOPER 1 #18 October 1, 2003 Fuck, thats like 17 jumps.Replying to: Re: Stall On Jump Run Emergency Procedure? by billvon If the plane is unrecoverable then exiting is a very very good idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitaniumLegs 8 #19 October 2, 2003 QuoteWhy should a small, expensive car pay more than a less expensive vehicle of the same size? Fees for road use are not being based on road use. Same reason taxes go up as your income goes up (loopholes and shelters notwithstanding): You can afford it. If you've got all that money to throw at a Porsche, you can pay the taxes. I've still got the same POS Jeep I got when I moved here 8 years ago. With the depreciation schedule, I'll be paying ~30% of the baseline. Don't forget - the luxury tax portion of this (the VLF is all luxury tax since it's based on the value of the vehicle) is deductible on your federal income tax. Check with your tax guy. What am I saying? I'm talking to skydivers, the majority of who don't even pay their taxes!! (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
