The state of Rhode Island, in its infinite wisdom, designates certain cars "Cars of Particular Interest." What this means is that, regardless of what you actually pay for a car, if you buy from an individual you have to pay 7% of the NADA value. And, wouldn't you know it, ANY Mercedes is a car of particular interest. And I don't have to tell you guys the kind of discrepancy there is between market value and NADA. It's just ridiculous. Almost makes me wish I were back in Texas....

If you're curious: http://www.dmv.ri.gov/documents/other/CPI_List.pdf

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 158k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 177k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 144k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 72k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

pretty weird. don't feel too singled out, since all the luxury brands are on there, but if anyone finds a "mayback", let me know.

I'd just like to know this history and the logic of it, the rationale behind it.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 158k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 177k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 144k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 72k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

To pick your pocket!

CT just went to paying sales tax based on blue blook for everything, regardless of what you paid!

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Chief

1991 350SD

Well, I knew that. Just trying to figure out why the discriminatory approach. At least CT, to its credit, is consistent.

NADA just seems like a racket....but that's another post (that I've already done).

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 158k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 177k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 144k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 72k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

It's like class warfare. They probably figured it's an easier sell to target Benz, et al.

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Chief

1991 350SD

How am I supposed to flip Benzes and make a profit?

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 158k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 177k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 144k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 72k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

in theory it's to prevent people from saying they bought a perfectly fine 2002 MB for $500. i actually like the idea behind it, but using the blue book value is dumbbbbbbbb

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1981 NA 300D 310k miles

Is this not a tax on non existent money and therefor illegal ? How can you tax something...money.... that never changed hands ?

Next they will charge sales tax on bartering.



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[http://languageandgrammar.com/2008/01/14/youve-got-problems-not-issues/ ]

"A liberal is someone who feels they owe a great debt to their fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money."

You buy a very expensive Dealers License !



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[http://languageandgrammar.com/2008/01/14/youve-got-problems-not-issues/ ]

"A liberal is someone who feels they owe a great debt to their fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money."

NADA Book Value:

1980 Mercedes-Benz 300D 4 Door Sedan........

Pricing.................



Original Price= $24,536 Low = $4,925 Private Party Sale = $7,525 .

Retail = $9,950

So what amount are they going by to get their 7%?


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[http://languageandgrammar.com/2008/01/14/youve-got-problems-not-issues/ ]

"A liberal is someone who feels they owe a great debt to their fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money."

They don't make it clear. Maybe their ambiguity is their loss!

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 158k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 177k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 144k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 72k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

They already do if the barterers follow the law and report the transactions. I'm dreading the day when our cash is taken away.

Changing the $100 bills made some of the drug dealer's stashes obsolete. Not only do they have to find a way to get the cash back into the system, they have to exchange it for a modern bill. Sorry state of affairs.

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.

... I would LOVE to have a stack of those obsolete bills please...

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Well, Texas has it now on all private sales. Started two years ago. You pay tax on the NADA value or what you actually paid, whichever is HIGHER. They could are less what's on a Bill of Sale. Only way around it is from a dealer which is still based on actual sales price.

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