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Originally Posted by deano17
Thanks..we are in Bend. I don’t think this is going to work for me. I’m buying it in SoCal and he was shipping to me. Then I’d have to register it myself. The SoCal guy can’t register it to me in Oregon, so he won’t be able to do the same thing your dealer did (give me a temp registration). Unless I can register it without actually having the car. I’m getting an I4 from an Oregon dealer but he didn’t get any x5 allocations right away and also wouldn’t give me much of a deal. That’s why I went south.
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Hmmm....,danger, danger! My understanding is that if an Oregon resident buys in California, you must pay Calif taxes, which are substantial. The only way around that (and years ago I bought a pickup that way) is to buy the vehicle in Calif and have it shipped to you, i.e, not take possession in Calif. I suppose taking possession in SC is OK for tax purposes. And you might want to check to see if you can do the trip permit (temp registration) yourself at the local DMV, the key being the manufacturer's certificate of origin.
The one thing that bothers some people is that you pay for the car well before you actually see it.