Importing Boxster into Califonia

Importing Boxster into Califonia - Any problems?

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Dan - 25 Mar 2005 05:21 GMT

I am thinking of buying an out of state 97/98/99 Boxster and importing it
into California because I have friend who gets good deals in Georgia and
Florida. Can anyone tell me whether there are any issues doing that? Do
non-CA cars pass CA smog tests okay, for example? Are there any other
problems?

TIA

Dan

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Devils944S2 - 27 Mar 2005 21:57 GMT

There will be no problem unless it is a grey market car. Porsche only builds
50 state cars and has since the 80's.
One big hint for you...do not register the car until after 90 days of
purchase. You MUST tell the DMV the car was from out of state and you needed
to repair it before transfer to California...if you do register it within 90
days, you will pay full sales tax on the purchase no matter if you paid it
in the state you bought it from.

>I am thinking of buying an out of state 97/98/99 Boxster and importing it
> into California because I have friend who gets good deals in Georgia and
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Dan - 27 Mar 2005 22:17 GMT

I dont really follow you . Could you go into a little more detail?

Thanks

Dan

> There will be no problem unless it is a grey market car. Porsche only builds
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Devils944S2 - 29 Mar 2005 01:27 GMT

OK Dan...here is the skinny...if you buy a car in Florida, you will pay
Florida sales tax on it. If you buy it as an out of state buyer, you will be
charged no tax on it. In this scenario, you would transport the car to
California and register it there. You would then be responsible for the
sales tax on it. A $25000 Boxster will cost you another $2K. Now...there is
(hopefully not was) a loophole. If you buy the car in Florida and leave it
in Florida for 90 days, California will not charge you sales tax. Or, like
me, bring the car into California, leave the old plates on it. Drive VERY
carefully and on the 91st day register it. You will have to lie to the
DMV..."Yes Sir/Ma'am, I was having it repaired in Florida and just got it
this past weekend. Didn't know about the 90 day rule. Just got lucky I
guess."

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Dan - 03 Apr 2005 05:32 GMT

Thanks for the tip.

Dan

> OK Dan...here is the skinny...if you buy a car in Florida, you will pay
> Florida sales tax on it. If you buy it as an out of state buyer, you will be
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