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x986
07-01-2008, 07:01 PM
I'm in California with a daughter going to school in Colorado. 7.25% sales tax in CA. Would there be any advantages in buying and registering a used car in CO?

If she were to be stopped by police would there be problems with CA registration & DL? CO reg. & CA DL? How about this one: Oregon reg. & CA DL? (No sales tax, & very low reg. fee.)
wyb
07-11-2008, 12:09 PM
6.7 in Fort Collins (Colorado State University) - the town I'm in is 5.00%, while it's in the 8's down in some places around Denver... but I see no reason for a student to purchase locally if they can get a better deal in their home state - because they are not required to register the vehicle in CO.
BloodRedHog
08-08-2008, 11:40 AM
5.1% in Highlands Ranch....
Boile
08-08-2008, 11:44 AM
Car must be registered in the city where it's going to be used.
Most cities will give you a 30 day or so period to make the change.
It will be hard for her to prove residence in CA while going to school in CO.
SpartanEuro
08-16-2008, 01:42 PM
Car must be registered in the city where it's going to be used.
Most cities will give you a 30 day or so period to make the change.
It will be hard for her to prove residence in CA while going to school in CO.

it's different for a student. as long as she is a claimed dependent of her parents in CA she is technically viewed as only "visiting" the state in which she is attending school although she might in all reality spend 99.99999% of her time living and staying in the alternate state. many other things besides cars are also skewed iwth this perspective when in regards to a dependent's classifications
wyb
08-17-2008, 04:16 PM
Car must be registered in the city where it's going to be used.
Most cities will give you a 30 day or so period to make the change.
It will be hard for her to prove residence in CA while going to school in CO.

students have some kind of pass on that I heard - but it wasn't from a LEO - so it could be wrong. It definitely needs to be checked out - but visit ANY college campus and there are thousands of out of state plated cars in Colorado -each campus is FULL of them.