Holy Crap! The cost of Viper ownership...

**Kansas** · August 27th, 2003, 03:00 PM

You would think that in the backwoods of Kansas that owning a frigging car would be pretty cheap. Went to go pay for my renewal on my tags and got dinged for $1016.00 for the Viper alone ($560 for the Denali and $104 for my son's 1996 Pathfinder). This is for one teeny-tiny "04" sticker for one license plate (Kansas doesn't do front tags). Expires next August and I get to pay it all over again. Does anybody else pay this amount just for their plates? That is more than my insurance on the Viper. Ugh.

Oh, and I got this picture last night at our local Viper meeting. Thought you might be amused:

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**Smokin** · August 27th, 2003, 03:01 PM

Think Texas is about $75 [img]/images/graemlins/laughing.gif[/img]

Anthony - 98 GTS · August 27th, 2003, 03:04 PM

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Think Texas is about $75 [img]/images/graemlins/laughing.gif[/img]

Hey mines a '98 - I think I pay around $68. [img]/images/graemlins/supergrin.gif[/img]

CAP · August 27th, 2003, 03:12 PM

In the month of August I paid $728 for the ML320 and $1294 for the Viper.

CAP · August 27th, 2003, 03:13 PM

I wrote "PAID UNDER PROTEST" on both checks.

CAP · August 27th, 2003, 03:15 PM

Anthony - 98 GTS · August 27th, 2003, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by CAP

In the month of August I paid $728 for the ML320 and $1294 for the Viper.

Hey Cap-

I think you missed the decimal point.

**Chuck 98 RT10** · August 27th, 2003, 03:20 PM

Something needs to be done about that. FL is about $35.

Venmous · August 27th, 2003, 03:24 PM

Ohio- $38.50 + $40 (personalized plate) = $78.50 :thumb:

Man, I feel for you guys living in socialist states.

CAP · August 27th, 2003, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Anthony - 98 GTS

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Originally Posted by CAP

In the month of August I paid $728 for the ML320 and $1294 for the Viper.

Hey Cap-

I think you missed the decimal point.

I wish. That would be more in line. (Maybe even a two decimal point shift.)

I wish I hadn't seen this thread. My hands were shaking as I wrote those checks - I was so pissed. And now I am repissed. And there's not a damned thing I can do about it because if the tag expires, I am screwed even more.

Super Squirrel · August 27th, 2003, 03:36 PM

any time you have a fee that includes a comma in the number..can't be good. I had a comma in the number I paid. Sux

Anthony - 98 GTS · August 27th, 2003, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by CAP

I wish I hadn't seen this thread. My hands were shaking as I wrote those checks - I was so pissed. And now I am repissed. And there's not a damned thing I can do about it because if the tag expires, I am screwed even more.

Seems like it would be cheaper to let the tags expire and pay a ticket every months or two.

FUSCUCLA1 · August 27th, 2003, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by CAP

In the month of August I paid $728 for the ML320 and $1294 for the Viper.

After Oct 1st its tripling. The vehicle use fee went from 0.6% to 2%.

CAP · August 27th, 2003, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by FUSCUCLA1

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Originally Posted by CAP

In the month of August I paid $728 for the ML320 and $1294 for the Viper.

After Oct 1st its tripling. The vehicle use fee went from 0.6% to 2%.

That IS the triple fee. ML320 expires in Oct. Viper in Nov.

Makara · August 27th, 2003, 04:04 PM

I just paid my viper fee with the old price and it was almost 800. I have another car that needs to be paid this month and I just got my property tax bill yesterday. Not looking foreward to next year. Arnold, pump up Sacramento!

SUN RA KAT · August 27th, 2003, 04:22 PM

Youse guys think that's bad (and it is), wait 'til we have to start paying off the national debt with record deficit spending predicted for at least the next 8 years.

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BigCarrot · August 27th, 2003, 04:31 PM

I've never kept a car long enough to have to pay the registration fee, but I think it's $65 or so. Thanks Texas! I guess they take it from somewhere else.

slaughterj · August 27th, 2003, 04:33 PM

I wonder if some of you guys are correct on your info for your states.

What I'm used to from VA & NC is as follows:
Insurance - amount seems to vary widely among owners (due to driving habits and location of registration), required by gov't but