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Here is a link to MD list of what is inspected: http://www.mva.maryland.gov/about-mv.../58000-01T.htm
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Technically you pay sales tax or a vehicle value tax when you title the vehicle in your name in MD. Registration or tags for the car is predicated on having title and the MD state safety inspection PASS certificate.
Dealers who complete the title work for the vehicle will collect the MD title tax and fee, 100.00 at the time of the sale. If it is a new vehicle the MD safety inspection is included. If is is a used vehicle, a temp registration is issued so you can drive it off the lot, and it is up to the buyer to inspect, repair as needed, and complete the registration for tags. Finally, you may buy a car from a small dealer or individual that gives you a signed title and bill of sale, preferably notarized, so that MD can assess the title tax based on the sales amount of the transaction, if not, vehicles newer than 7 years old will be assessed "book" value to calculate the title tax. once you title the car you take ownership of the car, but technically you are not allowed to drive that vehicle until you file for a temporary tag, which is actually your metal tag with a sticker that expires the last day of the following month, giving you as little as 30 days or as many as 59 days to complete the inspection. |
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The biggest advantage to buying a car in Virginia, if you live in Maryland, is that if you trade in a car, you pay sales taxes only on the net amount, so some savings there. Of course, dealers tend to offer less than private buyers, so that needs to be considered.
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Most places will ding you for something, seemingly if they need to keep their alignment or headlight machine working. For the most part if something fails its bad. Its automated now, not more old 3 piece forms.
20+ yrs old, historic and done.
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I owned a car dealership in Maryland for just over 20 years. If you have any questions, PM me.
Denis
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Thank you all for your input. I have put the purchase of a "new" car on hold for now. I bought my daily driver 325i a little over two years ago, and I am pretty fond of it. This past Tuesday, my son borrowed it, and when I drove it Wednesday morning, it didn't want to go into third gear. When I asked him about it, he knew he messed up a shift. I don't really want to spend my holiday replacing a transmission, and I had just about convinced myself to use this as an excuse to get something newer. But, I like the car, and over the past two years I have put it in pretty good shape. So, I have decided to get a used gearbox and a new clutch kit, and keep driving the Bimmer. I have my two-post lift, so I may as well use it. I've R&R'ed trannies on a 944, a 924S, my 996, and a Jeep Patriot. So, I imagine this won't be too bad.
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This is exactly the process we did in October to get a 2014 Jetta tdi on VW's CPO sell back program. Lindsay VW in Dulles for the sale and Lindsay Ford in MD inspected it for free as a courtesy.
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I just got my Cayman from Tyson's Porsche. I paid the MD tax at time of purchase. I then had to take the car to for an MD inspection. I did get a $400 or so refund after my car was registered.
VA dealers cannot do MD inspections at their location, and as a rule, they will not take the cars to MD to do the inspection, as it is time consuming. But, in my case and others, they have been pretty accommodating if the car fails. Of course, YMMV. Elric42 |
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