Time to renew registration, $$$ ouch!

Ohio based on classification. I think it was just $65 to renew truck and they allow prorate of camper without penalty so we don't pay over winter when not using it.

Fifth Wheel was $27.

Not helping you though. Ouch.

Cummins12V98 wrote:
Glad it is okay now to expand on the topic at hand! "Registration fees"

Hot Dogs! Horses! Tent Camping! Dog Poop! Ooh, look... A butterfly!

(Ahem!) Sorry... Back to "Registration Fees".

ChopperBill wrote:
Colo. 06 Bighorn $190 a year than traded it for a 11 Bighorn. $1350 first year. $1350 2nd year (Bought new in 10 so they considered it new another year. Thats almost $26 a week and its only used in AZ and WY! $1000 the third year. Sold it and bought an 08 $200 this year. They got rich off my 11!

ouch! Oregon, RV trailers are taxed by the foot, our listed 30' runs just about $200 every two years. The TV, and cars are $86 for two years, and in the Portland metro area DEQ test runs $19.

Colo. 06 Bighorn $190 a year than traded it for a 11 Bighorn. $1350 first year. $1350 2nd year (Bought new in 10 so they considered it new another year. Thats almost $26 a week and its only used in AZ and WY! $1000 the third year. Sold it and bought an 08 $200 this year. They got rich off my 11!

colorado, new TH, 34k, registration only, ran me $800 for the first year.
$44k ram ctd, expecting to be about $1k, for the first year. These do not include sales tax, sales tax is normally financed into the loan.

Minnie_Collector wrote:

wny_pat wrote:
But it all depends on the insurance coverage you have. Some states require a ridiculously low required coverage for a single person, all injured, and property damage. And some of us choose to carry extra coverage because of the low required coverage. And even going by the Most Expensive, Cheapest States for Car Insurance comparisons, it is still difficult to determine. I come right at the average in my state, but have coverage for two cars and the motorhome, which is not average, plus I carrry extra high liability insurance that is not required.

Based on the comments from Cummins12V98, I was comparing MY insurance rate in South Dakota to MY rate in Florida --- Exact same coverage, same limits. I was attempting to clarify for him that the combined total of MY registration fees and MY insurance is cheaper in FL.

Glad it is okay now to expand on the topic at hand! "Registration fees"

It varies from state to state, may include country and municipal taxes and inspection fees on top of state fees.

In Oklahoma, the registration fee for a privately used passenger vehicle (includes light trucks and motorized RVs) depends only on how long the vehicle has been registered in the state, sliding down from something around $100 for first registration, to around $40 after a very long time.

Neither value nor weight matter. It was formerly an ad valorum tax, but it changed.

Other classes of vehicles, you may pay personal property tax on value, or registration fees by weight.

It costs me more to park my car at the airport for a week than it does to tag if for a year. It costs me more to put 20 gallons of gas in the motorhome than it does to tag it for a year. I probably spend more per month to buy decent wine than I pay to tag any one vehicle. You have to keep these things in perspective or you'll go nuts over how your tags cost you more than someone else's tags.

ONLY $175?
The registration renewal for the motorhome this month will be a little over $250.
But then, this year it is eligible for PERMANENT registration (11 years old or older), that's why it will be so high (approximately twice the annual fee). I will NEVER have to renew the registration as long as I own it!
Hmmm...
Perhaps, if I live long enough, eventually there WILL be a "free lunch"!

EDIT: So, today, I went to town and did it. $257.50, and never another renewal.
In 4 more years, I can do the same for the Jeep and the PT Cruiser!

EDIT, again: In the interest of being totally factual, I have to admit, the new registration is not exactly "PERMANENT"! According to the registration slip, the registration expires Dec. 31, 9999. So, it is only good for 7,986 years.

wny_pat wrote:
But it all depends on the insurance coverage you have. Some states require a ridiculously low required coverage for a single person, all injured, and property damage. And some of us choose to carry extra coverage because of the low required coverage. And even going by the Most Expensive, Cheapest States for Car Insurance comparisons, it is still difficult to determine. I come right at the average in my state, but have coverage for two cars and the motorhome, which is not average, plus I carrry extra high liability insurance that is not required.

Based on the comments from Cummins12V98, I was comparing MY insurance rate in South Dakota to MY rate in Florida --- Exact same coverage, same limits. I was attempting to clarify for him that the combined total of MY registration fees and MY insurance is cheaper in FL.

Minnie_Collector wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Minnie_Collector wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Minnie_Collector wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

License it in South Dakota and save a ton of money. Real easy.

I don't feel like you save a "ton of money" in SD any longer. I just received my tag renewal for my Class A 2007 and it was $318 (last year was $268). It was $48 for my 12' enclosed trailer.

Not cheap any more!!! Florida is definitely less expensive for full-timers.

You have to compare insurance rates also.

Oh sorry, I thought this thread was about vehicle registration fees.:S

If you would like insurance info -- well, it was only $92 more to insure my rig in FL than SD and the tags decreased by $245. So I will gladly pay that additional $92 in insurance to save that extra $245 that I paid to the state of SD. $153 will pay for quite afew "brewskis" siting at my campsite. :B

So I say to compare Insurance rates also and I get slammed for doing that then you quote insurance rates......WOW!

So glad I was able to provide you with that information; it helped to clarify which state is cheaper. If there is anything else I can assist you with, please do not hesitate to ask. :D After all, isn't that what these forums are for -- to help out fellow travellers.

But it all depends on the insurance coverage you have. Some states require a ridiculously low required coverage for a single person, all injured, and property damage. And some of us choose to carry extra coverage because of the low required coverage. And even going by the Most Expensive, Cheapest States for Car Insurance comparisons, it is still difficult to determine. I come right at the average in my state, but have coverage for two cars and the motorhome, which is not average, plus I carrry extra high liability insurance that is not required.