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OH1984 said:
So basically the demand for broncos was overwhelming and dealers were having ghost orders put in along with flippers who intended to resell the orders or change who ended up getting the vehicles.
I don’t remember all the details but they tried to capitalize on those who still were waiting in line for their reservations and would pay extra to get them faster. Ford then required drivers licenses and proof of customers being real because it got so bad.
With DTC maybe this isn’t an issue at all, unless they are going to do both so dealers can also sell them. Some states may not allow DTC.
J Allyn’s post about the dealer advertising just reminded me about it.
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What confuses me is, as a PA resident I can go to Delaware, purchase and I pay PA sales tax instead on DE. So why can’t a SC resident order online from dealer in NC and have it shipped to SC as a delivery experience. I realize it may be a bit more difficult but with less than 100 dealerships people will have to travel no matter what. So why not your neighboring state? Am I missing something that dealer know that I don’t. Currently if I want to explore a Rivian I have to drive/train to NYC so at least 3 hours. I can be to DE, MD, NJ and DE in 3 hours. I can hit northern VA in 3 hours so not sure what the dealers are trying to accomplish. Just pissing off the mother ship.
Wait until VW decides to build a truck off the Scout platform then only allocates good numbers to dealerships in states who don’t sue over Scout. I’m assuming VW isn’t legally required to hit certain numbers to their dealers so I’d start swinging that axe and let them know to get onboard or lose a future opportunity. Because I promise I’ll drive 6 states away to get a Scout somewhere that isn’t through a VW dealership
 
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J Alynn said:
What confuses me is, as a PA resident I can go to Delaware, purchase and I pay PA sales tax instead on DE. So why can’t a SC resident order online from dealer in NC and have it shipped to SC as a delivery experience. I realize it may be a bit more difficult but with less than 100 dealerships people will have to travel no matter what. So why not your neighboring state? Am I missing something that dealer know that I don’t. Currently if I want to explore a Rivian I have to drive/train to NYC so at least 3 hours. I can be to DE, MD, NJ and DE in 3 hours. I can hit northern VA in 3 hours so not sure what the dealers are trying to accomplish. Just pissing off the mother ship.
Wait until VW decides to build a truck off the Scout platform then only allocates good numbers to dealerships in states who don’t sue over Scout. I’m assuming VW isn’t legally required to hit certain numbers to their dealers so I’d start swinging that axe and let them know to get onboard or lose a future opportunity. Because I promise I’ll drive 6 states away to get a Scout somewhere that isn’t through a VW dealership
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I will drive where I need to to buy direct from Scout. Seeing how easy it can be to purchase a Rivian has sold me on the idea.
 
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Sadly, NC has the same laws that prohibit direct to consumer vehicle sales as SC. Georgia as well I think (with a special carve out exception for Tesla only) though there's a proposed bill in the state legislature that would change that; hopefully it does not die an ignominious death in committee, like the SC bill did.
 
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Buy your cars from Delaware or New Hampshire. I bought my BMW G80 from Delaware way cheaper than Jersey. Also if you ever look at expensive super cars like Lamborghini or Ferraris or even Bugatti's, they all are normal bought from states with no sales tax. Rich people are smart. ;)
 
THil08 said:
Buy your cars from Delaware or New Hampshire. I bought my BMW G80 from Delaware way cheaper than Jersey. Also if you ever look at expensive super cars like Lamborghini or Ferraris or even Bugatti's, they all are normal bought from states with no sales tax. Rich people are smart. ;)
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In Ohio, sales tax is paid in the county where you register the car. It doesn't matter where the car is purchased. The sneaky smart people register cars in Montana through LLC's. No sales tax or emissions testing.
 
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Chuckles said:
In Ohio, sales tax is paid in the county where you register the car. It doesn't matter where the car is purchased. The sneaky smart people register cars in Montana through LLC's. No sales tax or emissions testing.
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I did the montana trick with my Mini since its after market exhaust and fuel map make it fail emission everytime. But last year i said f nj dmv.
 
THil08 said:
Buy your cars from Delaware or New Hampshire. I bought my BMW G80 from Delaware way cheaper than Jersey. Also if you ever look at expensive super cars like Lamborghini or Ferraris or even Bugatti's, they all are normal bought from states with no sales tax. Rich people are smart. ;)
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Doesn’t matter where I purchase, I have to pay PA tax. Clothing yes-but not cars.
 
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THil08 said:
Why is that? That sounds like something "daddy Murphy" would do.
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Same with Ohio. When you provide drivers license to an out of state dealer they automatically include your local taxes based on zip code in the sale. I just bought my Tesla in Kentucky and paid Ohio taxes.
 
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OH1984 said:
Same with Ohio. When you provide drivers license to an out of state dealer they automatically include your local taxes based on zip code in the sale. I just bought my Tesla in Kentucky and paid Ohio taxes.
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I have never bought out of state but have bought out of my city and you get a bill later that you have to pay the city tax. It’s usually not much. A couple hundred. But yeah they find out.
 
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