Car Registration

[roguebanshee]

There was a similar scheme in Colorado when I lived there in '99-'02. Luckily I drove a 1985 Isuzu Trooper that cost me $29 to register. It's one of the reasons I haven't moved back there since I recently upgraded to a 2005 Toyota 4Runner that would probably cost me upwards of $125 to register.
I know, sounds like a pretty dumb reason to not move back to paradise, but I just don't happen to agree with the policy.

Just be happy you don't live in Denmark then.

Registration tax for a new car is 180% of unregistred value (including the cost of most non-safety optionals). Yearly tax starts around $100 for cars with good (50+) mpg values and ends somewhere above $1000 for cars with poor mpg. Helps pay for road construction and maintenance while trying to push towards less environmentally taxing vehicles.