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[evdjerome]

Just got my 2015 personal property tax bill from the county. Assessed value of my 2012 Zero DS ZF9 is $12,175. Should I call the county Treasurer to see if he wants to buy it for that?

[Erasmo]

Time to appeal I guess?

[NoiseBoy]

You get taxed on your assets? What kind of crazy tax system do you have? 

[Richard230]

Try California. Vehicles are taxed every year based upon their initial purchase price, not their current value.  The vehicle value that the DMV uses just drops 10% every year.  After 10 years the tax bottoms out and you end up paying just registration fees, which are a little above $100 right now. Good for them, not good for vehicle owners.   

[KrazyEd]

Our DMV in Nevada is similar, only, not as aggressive on lowering the taxable value. I purchased a 2014 Ford Focus Electric last year in California. They required me to have California registration on the car
to drive it away. I could have gotten a drive permit from DMV, but, transaction took place after business hours, and, I did not have time to wait until the next day. The original cost of the car was $40K. Two
price adjustments brought it to $33K, incentives and credits brought my out the door price to around $22K. I just got my renewal from California. $242. I checked with Nevada DMV. 2nd year of registration,
basically a two model year old vehicle would cost me over $700. They value it on MSRP, nothing to do with actual cost. My 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid registration has finally come down to under $200. My
2013 FX 5.7 ( officially 2.8 ) was just a bit over $200 when I renewed this year. On the other hand, my 1987 Grand National with a value of two to 3 times my Civic or FX is only $33. So, I guess if we wait
long enough.....

[ColoPaul]

My 2012 ZF6, "Original Taxable Value" of 9770, cost me $115 this year for tags.  (Year 1 was $344, Year 2= $179, Year 3= $150.)

In Colorado, we have the "Tabor" amendment which prevents tax increases without a public vote.  Tax increases are almost always voted down, so vehicle registration got around that by adding fixed "Fees" which aren't related to the value of the vehicle.  I have a 1947 trailer which lists an "Original Taxable Value" of $25.   But my tags for it are >$50/year, of which $3 is "tax" and the rest are "fees"!    Funny!

[evdjerome]

I was able to get them to reduce the assessed value from $12,175 to $8,397.

They were using the NADA value on the web which is way too high - $13,995. And then subtracting a little depreciation to get at the $12,175 number.

[Burton]

I think trade-in value of a 2013 S 11.4 is only 7.5k :*(
Retail value 10k
So private sale around 8.5k?

Granted it doesn't apply well to my bike given up modifications :/

[JustPassinThru]

This'll torque off some folks here.

I'm in Montana.  Motorcycle registrations are all "permanent" - they never expire and only need be updated with a change of address.  It's a one-time fee of $85.

[Richard230]

This'll torque off some folks here.

I'm in Montana.  Motorcycle registrations are all "permanent" - they never expire and only need be updated with a change of address.  It's a one-time fee of $85.

Better stay away from California.  We get screwed big-time every year.