In addition to the price of the car, what else should I expect to pay at the time of purchase? I'm in So. Cal. (Los Angeles). Purchase price Tax (9.75%) DMV Registration: how much? Doc fees:? Anything else?
Not all CA dealers have those useless add-ons (Longo Toyota for one), but in terms of mandatory fees: Purchase price Sales tax: your local tax rate on purchase price + doc. fee Doc. fee: $55 License fee: $369 (may be more or less based on the purchase price) Registration/Transfer/Titling fees: $67 CA tires tax: $8.75 You may calculate the fees for your particular purchase price by visiting https://mv.dmv.ca.gov/FeeCalculatorWeb/newVehicleForm.do Some dealers like Longo impose their own higher tax rate (10.25%) and refund you the difference based on your local tax rate after transaction.
