Arizona Taken Possession???

[CruisingAZ]

I did send an e-mail to smart are received the following response:

Dear smart Enthusiast,

Dealership assignment is based on your physical address. If you wish to take delivery in Southern California, please provide us with a physical address for a Southern California location.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please contact us via email or by phone at 1.800.smartusa.

Thank you for your interest in smart USA. You will be hearing from us soon!

Jamilette Serna
Customer Service
1.800.smartusa
www.smartusa.com

I also sent an e-mail to smart of Chandler asking if the price was fixed or if I needed to change my address, I will post when they repond.

[bmx43]

Originally Posted by CruisingAZ

I did send an e-mail to smart are received the following response:

Dear smart Enthusiast,

Dealership assignment is based on your physical address. If you wish to take delivery in Southern California, please provide us with a physical address for a Southern California location.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please contact us via email or by phone at 1.800.smartusa.

Thank you for your interest in smart USA. You will be hearing from us soon!

Jamilette Serna
Customer Service
1.800.smartusa
www.smartusa.com

I also sent an e-mail to smart of Chandler asking if the price was fixed or if I needed to change my address, I will post when they repond.

maybe we should set up a "group home" address for all of the people who want to pick up there car in SoCal. that would be awesome.

[Gortok]

Wow...That may be the only way to get around "your state's" high doc fees...
Just send smart a new home address. Tell 'em you moved.
Your home state isn't gonna care where you bought the car when they go to register it...
Is this really possible?

[Phxbird57]

Originally Posted by sparkyAZ

For those of you that got your Smarts... Can you comment on what additional fees will be added onto the configuration total? Previous mention of $400 fee. Anything beyond that and taxes? I've probably got until June to save up and would like to know the complete financial expectation before I'm 90 days out.

Here what I paid..

$15,435 was the price of my Passion with Stereo option and the other option package with leather seats, power steering etc..

Sales Tax of $1,203.93
License, transfer, title & registration fee $244.06
Waste Tire Fee $5.00
Delivery Package Fee $400.00
Total $17,287.99
minus your $99
Grand total was $17,188.99

I have 24 month/12,000 miles before I have to purchase the extented warranty plan. Thinking about getting the 100,000/5 yr for $1590. down the road.

Banking rates are great with my credit union being 5.20% on new auto loans. Dealer rate is 7.49%.. Right now I'm looking at adding it to my 2nd so I can take advanage of the tax write off which will be about 6.0%. With the feds lowering the rate today by 3/4 of a point I have some time before I really need to do anything... First payment with the dealership is March which give me time to get better rates with my credit union before paying off dealership.

Hope this help ya.

[Phxbird57]

Originally Posted by CruisingAZ

Are those the Superstitions inteh background?

Yes it is.. Picture was taken in the Mining Camp Restaurant parking lot off of Apache Trail in AJ. (Apache Junction)

[CruisingAZ]

Originally Posted by Gortok

Wow...That may be the only way to get around "your state's" high doc fees...
Just send smart a new home address. Tell 'em you moved.
Your home state isn't gonna care where you bought the car when they go to register it...
Is this really possible?

Some states like Washington will add on their sales tax if you buy in Oregon (a no sales tax state) most other states will register the vehicle for the regular fees.

[CruisingAZ]

Here is a little more information about registering an out-of-state vehicle in AZ in case someone else wants to try it as well.

2) How much does it cost to title and register my vehicle?
It varies depending on the vehicle. There is a $4.00 title fee; an $8.00 registration fee; plus an air quality research fee of $1.50; and a vehicle license tax (VLT) assessed in place of a personal property tax charged by other states.

The VLT is based on an assessed value of 60% of the manufacturer's base retail price reduced by 16.25% for each year since the vehicle was first registered in Arizona (15% before 8/1/98). Then, as of the Dec 1, 2000 reduction, the rate is calculated as $2.80 (new vehicles)/$2.89 (used vehicles) for each $100 of the assessed value. For example, for a new vehicle that costs $25,000, the first year assessed value would be $15,000 and the VLT would be $420.00. The second year the assessed value would be $12,562.50 and the VLT would be $363.06.

In AZ as you can see, we have the VLT which is expensive compared to other states, we are charged this reducing fee every year as part of our registration. Some of you like Oregon pay very little to renew your registration, AZ really has some expensive fees.

As you can see, the AZ MVD fees are only $13.50 plus $25.00 for my custom plate, nowhere near the $400 that smart of Chandler wants.

As a side note, the best I can tell but I may be wrong and maybe someone in Oregon can correct me, but it looks like if I were to purchase my samrt in Oregon, I would avoid the sales tax in AZ. I am not sure on that yet, but if I had to pay it it would be the same regarless of where I purchased it in that case.

[BeSmart]

Originally Posted by Phxbird57

Here what I paid..

$15,435 was the price of my Passion with Stereo option and the other option package with leather seats, power steering etc..

Sales Tax of $1,203.93
License, transfer, title & registration fee $244.06
Waste Tire Fee $5.00
Delivery Package Fee $400.00
Total $17,287.99
minus your $99
Grand total was $17,188.99

Hope this help ya.

Congrats Phxbird57!
Question: where is the $645 transportation fee, in the $15,435? What is the delivery package fee? Is that the transportation fee? Thanks for the info.

[CruisingAZ]

Originally Posted by Phxbird57

Here what I paid..

$15,435 was the price of my Passion with Stereo option and the other option package with leather seats, power steering etc..

Sales Tax of $1,203.93
License, transfer, title & registration fee $244.06
Waste Tire Fee $5.00
Delivery Package Fee $400.00
Total $17,287.99
minus your $99
Grand total was $17,188.99

I have 24 month/12,000 miles before I have to purchase the extented warranty plan. Thinking about getting the 100,000/5 yr for $1590. down the road.

Banking rates are great with my credit union being 5.20% on new auto loans. Dealer rate is 7.49%.. Right now I'm looking at adding it to my 2nd so I can take advanage of the tax write off which will be about 6.0%. With the feds lowering the rate today by 3/4 of a point I have some time before I really need to do anything... First payment with the dealership is March which give me time to get better rates with my credit union before paying off dealership.

Hope this help ya.

Is this what they are calling the doc fees now?

[Phxbird57]

Originally Posted by BeSmart

Congrats Phxbird57!
Question: where is the $645 transportation fee, in the $15,435? What is the delivery package fee? Is that the transportation fee? Thanks for the info.

Yes, I think your correct the package fee is what the dealer can charge which I'm assuming is the transport fee. Any one else want to weigh in? I don't see any fee for transport outline on my break down contract so I think that correct.