wildblue 7 #26 January 16, 2003 Quote My Bike insurance is £1300 a year for a VFR800 = US$2015 I was actually quoted about $2300/yr for my bike when I started shopping. I finally found an insurance company that doesn't care about the type of bike, the just the engine size - so yeah, now my "little" 600 only runs me just under $400/yr. it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #27 January 16, 2003 Whew, here goes... Two vehicles - GMC S-15/49 Ford Pro-Street (driven daily) Dr. License.................................4 years @ $15.00 Registration (lifetime).....................................Free Insurance (full coverage - 6 months) ..........$860.00 No inspections of any kind. If you can insure it, you can register it. If you can register it, you can drive it. That makes for some clunkers on the roads, I know, but I'd rather play with the Ford and take my chances with the clunkers than not be able to drive it... FFF MAN - one who opens mouth in forest and is still wrong "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #28 January 16, 2003 I just bought a brand new car a year ago. After Sept. 11 they were practically giving them away so I got a 16k car for 10k. I pay my car insurance bi-annually b/c it's much cheaper that way, vs. monthly, and I ALWAYS take the cheaper road. It's $650 each time so that's $1,300 a year. (This was the cheapest rate I could get considering I have full coverage, I'm 22, drive a sports car and have had 8 speeding violations. All the points are now off my license but the last two tix were w/in three years ago. Thank goodness those should go away in the next year and my record will be clean) I get good gas mileage so I fill my car up every other week and it costs $20. I also take my car through the wash and have it cleaned/vaccuumed, etc. every other week and that costs $9. I wax it myself twice a year and that costs nothing, just an hour or so of my time. I do my own oil changes so it only costs $20 or so for the synthetic oil every six months (it lasts for 7,500 miles) I think that's itAbout average, I'd say. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #29 January 16, 2003 QuoteI just paid $80 for the right to drive my car and motorcycle on the roads here for another year. Just curious what it is in other places. damn blue, when i reregerstered my car in ohio it cost me 25 bucks including all the fees and everything.... a bike is cheaper too i think......... in florida it cost me 200, colorado it cost 27 bucks... havn't had to do it in utah yet... and when i was in germany it cose 15 buck to register my car on base..... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #30 January 16, 2003 Excise tax in Massachusetts for 2002 was $650.00. Insurance for the year approx. $1600.00. Registration is about $40 every 2 years. Gas is running $1.50/gallon. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keith 0 #31 January 16, 2003 Insurance for car and truck = ~$900 a year. Registration for car = ~$40 Registration for truck = ~$350 ($180 this year because of some rebate thingy) Parking tickets = ~100 per year +yearly maintenance Oh, and ~$20 license renewal for 5 yearsKeith Don't Fuck with me Keith - J. Mandeville Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessd 0 #32 January 16, 2003 What kind of car are you driving that you paid $650 in excise tax? I thought mine was steep, $250 for 2001 (for only 6 months) and $230 for al of 2002. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrumpySmurf 0 #33 January 16, 2003 For renewals there is a cap that brings the cost down each year till the vehicle is 10 years old - then it's like $60 - otherwise it is 1.5% of the Blue Book Value of the Vehicle or the cap value for that age of vehcile - whichever is smaller. In ym case, that's $600 - I'm looking into registering it at a friends address in Madison to save the money and not have my license say 'forgiener - arrest after date X' Would have wished Jesse would have choosen to stick around for another term and some more of the stupid laws and tax rates they have managed to come up with in this state. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #34 January 16, 2003 Quote damn blue, when i reregerstered my car in ohio it cost me 25 bucks including all the fees and everything.... a bike is cheaper too i think......... Car state license tax - $20 Car local/county tx - $20 Bike state - $14 Bike local - $20 Service fee (??) $7.50 Postage $0.62 --- You'd think for paying all this, the roads wouldn't be completely shit. it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #35 January 16, 2003 QuoteWhat kind of car are you driving that you paid $650 in excise tax? I thought mine was steep, $250 for 2001 (for only 6 months) and $230 for al of 2002. It's an Acura that I purchased new in early April 2002. I got hit for the full price minus the first 3 months, of course. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #36 January 17, 2003 QuoteYou'd think for paying all this, the roads wouldn't be completely shit you havn't drove in many other ststes have you???? cuz ohio has some nice roads!!!! and also, you need to move to a diffrent county.... up in deleware couty where i'm from 25 max for everything for your car!!! ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECVZZ 0 #37 January 17, 2003 Honestly Wildblue, I'm not sure. I haven't done anything more than have a pic taken in at least 10 years. I carry a class "A" with full endorsements (everything except pasengers, i.e.-Bus) and my employer (Caterpillar) pays for everything including the DOT physical every 2 years. I'm a field mechanic, so I don't regularly drive the flatbed, but we have several mechanics who maintain the license just in case. The license renewal itself runs about 25 bucks, I think...never have tickets so I have no idea what it costs otherwise. Greg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #38 January 17, 2003 Yeah, well, Dayton is shit - that's why I'm looking to get the hell out of here... Anybody have a line on a job? Need a roommate? Anything?it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #39 January 17, 2003 Damn! Reading all these horror stories about taxes, excise tax, personal property tax, ect, I'm actually glad I live in Wisconsin! Nice, flat, low fees for vehicles, no excise tax, no personal property tax. Just income tax and sales tax.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #40 January 17, 2003 Quote Damn! Reading all these horror stories about taxes, excise tax, personal property tax, ect, I'm actually glad I live in Wisconsin! Nice, flat, low fees for vehicles, no excise tax, no personal property tax. Just income tax and sales tax. Hence the nickname Taxachusetts. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessd 0 #41 January 17, 2003 QuoteHence the nickname Taxachusetts HEHEHEHEHE...I always giggle when I hear this. But, it is so tru. Up until last year I thought that every state paid excise tax-was I wrong. HMMMM - paid between 800-1000 dollars sales tax when I first bought my car and then taxes every year too. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #42 January 17, 2003 And we have the pleasure of watching the big dig go on and on and on and on and on.................................................................................................................... _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #43 January 17, 2003 Quote Quote Damn! Reading all these horror stories about taxes, excise tax, personal property tax, ect, I'm actually glad I live in Wisconsin! Nice, flat, low fees for vehicles, no excise tax, no personal property tax. Just income tax and sales tax. Hence the nickname Taxachusetts. lmao! ....and the majority of our income tax is federal. As far as state goes, it's pretty low. Oh, I forgot to add, we do have property tax, but you gotta own a home for that to kick in. I'm not there yet, so i pay damn near no taxes. A wife and 4 kids sends them all back to me this time of the year. So, I guess the 5.5% sales tax I pay for standard items here (food is non tax, and anything expensive I order from out of state via the 'net) is about all I pay! Ok, so the cold of Wisconsin has some benefits!It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessd 0 #44 January 17, 2003 Oh yes - the big dig. IMO it has done nothing yet to make the traffic situation any better or make it easier to get around the city. Every time I go to Boston the directions change. But the are having a ribbon cutting ceromony for the opening of another small section today. I just loved when they had a big to-do about the new fancy bridge next to the Tobin - now that thing looks shady. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbrian 0 #45 January 18, 2003 Florida = little-blue-haired-blind-deaf-and-dumb-ladies all over the road. Can I pay a special tax to get rid of them? In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
