Registering Vehicle

[srgould41]

Ok, so I bought my '71 FJ on Sunday. Today I went into the D.O.L. to register it. The seller and I put $2,500 as the sale price. Yes I paid a little more, but not much. It isn't even running.

Anyway, the DOL computer shows no value range for it. Since it is considered a "Classic" they looked up the value on NADA. $7,500 acording to them. So now they want to tax me on that amount. I have only seen one other FJ in the Seattle area that was asking a price that high since I started looking a few months ago. Most are $2,500 to $4,500.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to resolve this? Any publications I can show them? I printed all the current Craigs List ads. I am supposed to go to the Revenue Department to plead my case.

Steve

[Flyinwillies]

My cousin had the same problem up that way all he had to do was get some comparable rigs with prices and pics and they ok'd his sale price.

Originally Posted by srgould41

Ok, so I bought my '71 FJ on Sunday. Today I went into the D.O.L. to register it. The seller and I put $2,500 as the sale price. Yes I paid a little more, but not much. It isn't even running.

Anyway, the DOL computer shows no value range for it. Since it is considered a "Classic" they looked up the value on NADA. $7,500 acording to them. So now they want to tax me on that amount. I have only seen one other FJ in the Seattle area that was asking a price that high since I started looking a few months ago. Most are $2,500 to $4,500.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to resolve this? Any publications I can show them? I printed all the current Craigs List ads. I am supposed to go to the Revenue Department to plead my case.

Steve

[srgould41]

I am trying the same thing. I printed out all the ads on Craigs List and elsewhere and I will take photos of mine, including the tranny and t-case sitting on the floor, etc...

Wish me luck.

[Eburg_Griz]

Originally Posted by srgould41

I am trying the same thing. I printed out all the ads on Craigs List and elsewhere and I will take photos of mine, including the tranny and t-case sitting on the floor, etc...

Wish me luck.

good luck!

the dol can be a pain in the ass.

[RustoleumWhite]

Go to a different DOL and/or a different teller.

And keep going till you get what you want.


Tell this its a non-runner project rig, thats always worked for me, but then the DOL I got to is pretty good.

[srgould41]

Resolved! I went to a different DOL and talked it up about my new project truck. The lady didn't even bat an eye...

All registered. Now to get it streetable.

[Eburg_Griz]

Originally Posted by srgould41

Resolved! I went to a different DOL and talked it up about my new project truck. The lady didn't even bat an eye...

All registered. Now to get it streetable.

dont know why i didnt suggest that idea. i had to do that when i bought my truck. i had to register it to a different address/county (to avoid emissions)than my DL and they wouldnt do it at the first DOL i went to, but the teller told me which one to go to and that they would do it no problem.