How Much to Register Your Van?

Love My Westy · Samba Member Joined: August 08, 2007 Posts: 1896

I just registered my '86 Westy in Salt Lake City, Utah. The fee (tax) this year was $69.50 which was up $20 from last year. With the $40 for the emissions and safety inspection it came to a total of $109.50.

How much do you pay to register you 20+ year old vans in other states?

chazz79 · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:15 pm Post subject:

51.00 covers me until 2045

Having a historical vehicle pays off in certain areas of the US.
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Dogpilot · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:23 pm Post subject:

$13.20 here in AZ
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RCB · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:08 pm Post subject:

Just got my registration and tags for 2010. Went from $57.00 in 2008 to $70.00 in 2009.

Im sleeping well though as I know that the money will make for better roads sometime in the year 2045 Very Happy

Sir Sam · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:12 pm Post subject:

Last year it would have been about $30, this year, more like $70. Shocked

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edgood1 · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:20 pm Post subject:

initial registration for my rusty '87 syncro with 265,000 miles was $377. they get you on the sales tax. they charge you on what they think its worth, not what you actually paid...and since they consider any '87 vanagon a vintage collectable car i got raped.

massachusetts makes up some of the most asinine laws in existence to screw the little guy out of every hard earned dime he makes. i hate this state.
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erdonline · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:56 pm Post subject: registration fees

Are you talking registration fees or taxes or both? I don't what it's like in other states, but in CT we pay property taxes on motor vehicles each year to whatever municipality (town or city) our vehicles are registered. I can't remember, but I think my property tax is about $15 or $20 each for my Wolfsburg and Westfalia Vanagons.

Then when we first purchase and register our vehicles, we pay 6% sales tax on the bill of sale value, unless that amount is less than the Blue Book value.

Once every two years we pay about $75 for registration fees.

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ThorAlex · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:13 pm Post subject:

In Norway:
registration fee when changing owner 275$
road tax 650$
MOT (safety and pollution control every two years) 110$
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syncrodoka · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:54 pm Post subject:

It would have been $72 if it was a van body. Since I am driving a truck there is a additional $24 weight fee.

ddonnell · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:00 am Post subject:

My 91 Carat is $75 dollars base registration, up eight I believe from last year, and a $60 dollar SMOG every two years, so that makes it an average of approx $105 a year, assuming you have to smog every two years..
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240Gordy · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:21 am Post subject:

we have government insurance here, and I hate any kind of long term contracts, so I buy the minimum term of insurance I can get which is three months, I dunno maybe $400 because I get a %40 discount since I am such a GOD of driving.

registration and fees and whatnot? chump change. It cost $50 for 50 litres just 10 minutes ago, so whatever.
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GBA 88West LA · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:07 am Post subject:

our state just had a big increase this yr total cost was 72.00
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OilNBolts · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:46 am Post subject:

The cheapest of the three: $3.03 in tax and $26 for registration. No emissions test or safety test of any kind. Everything smokes and nothing is safe.

Kentucky- as free as it gets in the USA.
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when I bought it -sales tax, title transfer fees, three weeks late fees for registration and a years registration.

about $220.

California. The most taxed state in the country.
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Franklinstower · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:01 pm Post subject:

In King County (Seattle) when we buy - if it is a new you pay sales tax - 8.8-9.8% depending where you live. Used vehicles pay the same rate, but they call it a "use tax" - that way they can collect a "sales" tax no matter how many times any single vehicle is sold.

We use to pay yearly registration fees based on a value code - but that got repealed so now it is a flat $35 per year - but thats not enough for our crappy roads and congestion so now we pay and additional $40 RTA Tax plus other fees and crap: So my yearly total is about $95 with an emissions test ($15) every two years.

When you buy you really get screwed - Use tax, transfer tax, title fees, emissions test, registration fees and tax, and on and on.....Plus to mention I think we have the 3rd or fourth highest gas tax in america! About 56% per gallon (federal and state combined) I know California is even higher but their overall fuel costs are the same or lower.
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sbclayton · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:34 pm Post subject:

ThorAlex · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:36 pm Post subject:

that is calculated from NOK to dollar using the Norwegian bank's on-line calculator. All those taxes varies depending on the vehicle, i calculated for a vanagon. Road tax is a little higher for a diesel. Most of them get higher the newer the vehicle.
For comparison: For a new basic T5 7 seater the registration tax is 37 250$, about a forth for a 3 seat commercial van. Road tax is 492$. These are calculated by customs from a lot of factors like weight, emissions etc...

Oh, and gas is 8,37$ per gallon, diesel 7,57$ per gallon.
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Crankey · Samba Member Joined: July 11, 2004 Posts: 2672

my tabs cost about $50 a year. my truck is an '85 so I just did my last emissions test on it (in WA anyway)
I'm fine with this cost.

it's been near 5 years with it so not shure what it was to transfer the title but seems to me it was in the $250 range ?

manofadventure1956 · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:37 am Post subject:

Only $10 for my '84 here in Hawaii. I was shocked, because my other vehicle costs much more. Must be the age.
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Kburns737 · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:45 am Post subject:

$52 for my 84 in california, doesn't seem to unreasonable, cal trans' budget gotta come from somewhere right, Razz

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, I hear texas is a bargain these days - the hills of los angeles are burning, run run away while you can.


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