Legitimate Book Value
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Legitimate Book Value?
Can anyone point me to where I can get an honest book value for my truck in the shape its in? I went to the RMV yesterday to pay the sales taxa and obtain a Mass Title and was charged about 4 times more than I actually paid for the truck. I want to file an abatement form but would like to have back up info.
Thanks For Any Help.
Ed
Thanks For Any Help.
Ed
Last edited by S'CrewLoose; Oct 10, 2003 at 05:03 PM.
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From: Silverthorne Colorado
S'CrewLoose,
There is a book called C.P.I. (Meaning Cars of Particular Interest) published by the same company that publishes the little orange colored pocket sized NADA price guides that all the dealers seem to use.
I think a search for NADA would turn up the publishing company.
C.P.I. has a condition rating system of 1 thru 5, with a written deffinition of each in the front of the book. 1 means an absolutely perfect show car and 5 is a parts car. All values are based on stock. They show Fords for example clear back into the '32's, and I'm quite certain the Effie pickups are in there.
I think this little pocket-sized book is fairly well regarded as an authoritive price guide and should give you good ammunition for the tax boys.
In Colorado, all you need is a reciept from the seller you bought it from. I took a reciept for a '54 F-100 pickup in to them showing I paid $100.00 for it. They didn't even blink and charged me $6.50 for sales tax. They have guide-line books for vehicles back to about 10-years old, but older than that they just seem to go by the reciept system.
Good luck, and be safe.
BobJonesSpecial
There is a book called C.P.I. (Meaning Cars of Particular Interest) published by the same company that publishes the little orange colored pocket sized NADA price guides that all the dealers seem to use.
I think a search for NADA would turn up the publishing company.
C.P.I. has a condition rating system of 1 thru 5, with a written deffinition of each in the front of the book. 1 means an absolutely perfect show car and 5 is a parts car. All values are based on stock. They show Fords for example clear back into the '32's, and I'm quite certain the Effie pickups are in there.
I think this little pocket-sized book is fairly well regarded as an authoritive price guide and should give you good ammunition for the tax boys.
In Colorado, all you need is a reciept from the seller you bought it from. I took a reciept for a '54 F-100 pickup in to them showing I paid $100.00 for it. They didn't even blink and charged me $6.50 for sales tax. They have guide-line books for vehicles back to about 10-years old, but older than that they just seem to go by the reciept system.
Good luck, and be safe.
BobJonesSpecial
