Dealer today, at 5pm, check me before I go....

[Txturbo]

Each state has a base State sales tax. Then each county can add to it and then each City can also add to it. In texas the base rate is 6.25% I believe. But in Houston the sales tax is about 8.75%. Sales tax on car sales is usually only the base amount.

[rolnslo]

Originally Posted by Txturbo

Each state has a base State sales tax. Then each county can add to it and then each City can also add to it. In texas the base rate is 6.25% I believe. But in Houston the sales tax is about 8.75%. Sales tax on car sales is usually only the base amount.

For Texas, you are correct. The car sales tax is only the base state amount (6.25%). I double checked my sales contract on my wife's Expedition from last year and that's all I paid in the city of Houston. Max sales tax rate in Texas is 8.25% once you combine county and local amounts to the base state tax.

[Jamestwilliams]

Originally Posted by 350 HRSS

3%

As a Canadian I can say on behalf of all Canadians I hate you. No I'm just jealous.

[350 HRSS]

Originally Posted by Jamestwilliams

As a Canadian I can say on behalf of all Canadians I hate you. No I'm just jealous.

Well, I just found out I have to pay a 1.5% in county taxes as well! Even though I live in a different county!

[Evilkosh99]

How did the order process go?

[350 HRSS]

Originally Posted by Evilkosh99

How did the order process go?

It was AMAZINGLY fun!

They were laughing a little at me, my sales person said, "I have never seen anyone have so much fun ordering a car!"



Heck, been waiting SO long, why not have fun doing it!

The sales manager had wrote down 40k out the door, which includes all taxes, fees, ect. I was like, waiiiiiiiiiiit a minute....I want MSRP, and here are all of your fees, ect. I already had it all wrote out anyway, and I told him, just write on here, sign, ect. you will do MSRP on that car, and you got a deal Then, after he signed it, we figured out taxes, tags, ect. So, I pinned them

After options MSRP: $36,275.00

VA sales tax: $1,088.25
County tax: $54.42
Dealer fee: $299.00
Dealer fee x 3% (VA sales tax onto the dealer fee?) $8.97
Title: $10.00
Tag: $38.75
Temp. Tag: $2.00

Should be: $37,767.42

Should work out just fine....they will NOT be gouging me. And I let them know I would be putting down a 5-6k deposit when I receive a VIN. So, I am in the order system, have an order# and am ready to rock. Oh, btw, they didn't require me to put down any deposit They were allocated 3 cars, and by Sat., the other 2 were ordered.

[Evilkosh99]

Sweet!