Well, Kate, this won't make you feel better, but here in Michigan we moved away from a weight-based license fee to one that is based on the original sales price (if I remember correctly) and the tab for my '94 Buick Park Ave. is about $109 per year. Sort of like paying sales tax every year on the same car :( At least, it's deductible on my federal tax return. By the way I'm still more-or-less a Democrat, and still more-or-less alive LOL! It is surprising that the actual road weight of a car is so much higher than what is specified in catalogs and reference works? --- Kate Triplett <kate_triplett@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > No Rob, it's a weight-based added on (one more > time!) fee.... I quote verbatim from the green > "VEHICLE SPECIAL NOTICE" received in the mail: > > ****************************************************************************************** > "We are unable to tell you what your license tab > renewal fee will be without knowing the weight of > your vehicle. Effective with January 1, 2006 > registration expirations, we are required to charge > a license tab fee of $30.00 plus a weight based > fee. We have tried to find the weight of your > vehicle but were unsuccessful and need you to > provide documentation showing the weight of your > vehicle. > > You may find this information form a variety of > sources, to include: > * The owner.s manual for this vehicle. > * A previous title or registration for this > vehicle showing the vehicle weight. > * A nationally accepted vehicle value guide > (such as Kelley Blue Book or NADA). > * The vehicle manufacturer web site showing the > weight of your vehicle. > > If you can't find the weight of your vehicle from > the above sources, you may take your vehicle to a > business with a certified scale and have it > weighed. If you choose this option, a weight slip > must be provided when renewing your registration. > > To renew: > 1. Use the chart below to find your vehicle > weight fee > 2. Add the weight fee and the Amount Due (shown > above), and > 3. Provide a copy of the required weight > documentation from any of the sources listed above > (in paragraph 2) > > Weight in pounds > Weight fee > 0 to 4000 > $10.00 > 4001 ot 6000 > $20.00 > 6001 to 8000 > $30.00 > 8001 to 10,000 > $32.00 > > ********************************************************************************************** > FWIW - even though they quote the tab fee as being > $30.00, the "amount due" is $33.75. There is NO > mention of what the extra $3.75 is for, however - > must be starbucks for the clerical dept. Typical of > these parasites!!! > > I am still ticked at having to pay nearly a > thousand bucks to transfer the title on an 8 year > old one ton flatbed truck. I wonder if they are > taxing babies yet.... > > Kate > > > <SNIP> > > From: "Rob P" <fristpenny@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: RE: IML: curb weight of '68 Crown four door > hardtop > Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2006 08:19:22 -0400 > Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > I'm sure that they want to tax you based on weight. > It's probably an "SUV tax". > I would go for the lowest documented weight. IF > you can find the dry weight > somewhere, use that. I think somebody posted 4,770. > My cars > all have weights on the title. I didn't provide any > of them and I'm sure > they are well below actual weight if I threw the car > on the scales. For > instance, '70 'cuda 3,600 lbs, '83 Imperial 3750 > lbs. > > Good luck. > Ro<SNIP> > > > | > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm