Best state to purchase an RV? (trailer, motorhome, fulltime, cycle)
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There is no sales tax in Oregon. Our registration fees are low. However, you can not register a vehicle in Oregon unless you have proof that you are a resident of Oregon. If you buy the vehicle in Oregon and take it to another state, the new state will charge their sales tax as you bring the vehicle in and register it.
Oregonians can buy a vehicle from a neighboring state and not pay sales tax on it, but the dealership has to move the vehicle over the border and into Oregon before the buyer takes possession.
If you are looking for a used RV, OP, it looks to me like the lowest prices, by a long shot, are in Florida. I don't know what their sales tax and registration fees are.
there ya' go ... Elkhart IN to Seattle is 2,200 miles.
You've got a long trip ahead with an RV to get it home. With $3.25 gasoline and maybe 15 mpg (I'm thinking smaller RV's, the bigger ones will not get mpg that unless they're diesel powered) ... that's $500 or more worth of fuel for the trip home plus the driving time and road expenses. If you "save" the delivery fees on a purchase there, how much will you burn in costs and time to get there and to bring the RV home?
There are very active RV marketplaces much closer to Seattle than 2,200 miles away where comparable deals can be found.
Never said it was most economical, just we are the biggest manufacturer. Chose your words more wisely.
Although you will have to pay taxes when you register vehicle in your home state, you might consider flying to Arizona to purchase the RV. Many retirees think they want to live full time in one, buy it and end up selling it in AZ and purchase a home there. They have a huge inventory of RVs and many private sellers.
I live in Hawaii but I'm finding myself on the mainland for business more and more. I travel to many states and I am considering buying an RV for use to live in while I am on the mainland. Hawaii will not register any vehicle without the vehicle being physically present in Hawaii for safety inspection and hawaii insurance. The safety inspection is mandatory for registration and needs to be done every year. There has to be a way to buy, register, and insure a vehicle in another state besides my home state. Does anyone have any idea how this can be done? I would, of course, prefer to buy the RV in a state without sales tax.
Location: We_tside PNW (Columbia Gorge) / CO / SA TX / Thailand
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I live in Hawaii but I'm finding myself on the mainland for business more and more. I travel to many states and I am considering buying an RV for use to live in while I am on the mainland. Hawaii will not register any vehicle without the vehicle being physically present in Hawaii for safety inspection and hawaii insurance. The safety inspection is mandatory for registration and needs to be done every year. There has to be a way to buy, register, and insure a vehicle in another state besides my home state. Does anyone have any idea how this can be done? I would, of course, prefer to buy the RV in a state without sales tax.
Domicile in SD (no income tax), one night per lifetime stay required to establish domicile.
Have a Montana LLC own your vehicles. (no sales tax or emissions)
Domicile in SD (no income tax), one night per lifetime stay required to establish domicile.
Have a Montana LLC own your vehicles. (no sales tax or emissions)
We have several friends who purchase motorhomes in states they actually had to fly to pick it up. It isn't always a matter of "saving" rather than purchasing an RV that is in excellent condition. Our current motorhome (this is our sixth) was purchased new and although high end it has still taken two years to work out all the kinks. This is a common complaint of RV owners, lack of quality control. Whether it is a $500K model or $30K, we all have the same complaints. Also, depending on the state where you live, some charge a personal tax on vehicles and you have to pay every year on the value. Rather than focus on saving, I suggest you might concern yourself with the condition and quality.
Location: We_tside PNW (Columbia Gorge) / CO / SA TX / Thailand
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... It isn't always a matter of "saving" rather than purchasing an RV that is in excellent condition. ... concern yourself with the condition and quality.
yes, FINDING the right RV to buy will be the biggest challenge. Thus I buy "One-Owner / By Owner" It is EZ to find an OCD RV owner that has babied / cared / hassled with manufacturer to work out the bugs. You can search nationwide via internet for one-owner/by owner, and you can set up rsss feeds to inform you when one gets posted.
CA, AZ, FL are full of OCD RV owners who have 'found-home' or become too frail to travel and are selling their 'babies'.
1) get the MT LLC,
2) find the Vehicle
3) Buy it
4) Register it in MT
5) Go fetch it, or have it 'delivered' via a private service / driver.
RE: maint / punchlist for repairs: If you are traveling 'in and out' of mainland... you don't have time / need to drive to Indiana to get stuff fixed, and Camping World usually has a 'backlog'.
Very similar in new cars... I spend MUCH more time hauling my neighbors back and forth to dealers to get stuff 'Fixed' on their 'new cars', than time I spend 'fixing', my $35 beater cars.
Oregon's really cheap if you buy it there and actually are able to register the RV there. No sales tax and less than $100 for a 2 year registration on a brand new truck camper. Of course, Oregon doesn't tax on vehicle value so even a brand new luxury coach would also be $100 or less.
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