Help with calculating out the door price in California

Well, I don't remember the exact destination fee...but that is easy since you can just look on the window of the vehicle. I think the mats were around $185.

To calculate the registration fee:
DMV Registration Fee Calculator

I paid MSRP, but there is no guarantee of that...you just have to pit dealer's against each other (I got mine from Keyes Toyota, but told them that Toyota in Oxnard had sold one to my Aunt for MSRP (which was true).

Also be prepared to possibly accept a different color/package if you are wanting one sooner rather then later. You should also consider package 6 over packages 1 & 3 as it adds the VSC which has been proven to be an important safety feature.

Good luck!

 

State sales tax is 7.25% but it is higher, by 0.5-1% or slightly more, in some counties. For example, in Los Angeles County it is 8.25%. The tax is calculated based upon the address where the car is registered, not where the dealer from whom it is purchased is located (i.e., if you live in Orange County but buy from a Los Angeles County dealer, you will pay the Orange County rate).

 

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Don't have an invoice in front of me, but a package #8, in San Diego County (7.75% tax rate) with the floormats ($185 I think) was about 31,500 out the door. You can probably use that the estimate the % for DMV fees (I want to say it was around $200, but could be totally wrong on that).

Steve

 

My package 3 with the floor mats and our sales tax in Ventura County was $24,040 out the door. Can't remember the car registration fee, but I did have the floor mats and the $40 "documentation fee" (the doc fee isn't mandated by the state, like they tell you, but it IS capped at $40 ... in other states, dealers are ripping people off with $200 and $300 "doc fees").

 

$23709 Car
$45 Document preparation fee
$2019 Sales Tax (based on where you live, not on where you buy the car)
$205 Registration
$8.75 Tire fee

Total $25987

There's a pdf file online with the current sales tax for all counties in CA

 

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Hmmm ... let me verify that. I got it for MSRP, and the $23,780 sounds right with the floor mats. I need to find the contract and I'll post the exact price tomorrow, with the breakdown of the costs (too late tonight to find it!)

 

Package #3 out the door (Orange County taxes): $26,126.60

MSRP of Package #3 with floor mats is $23,966.

 

You can use this site tool for Free:

http://www.carpaymentscalculator.com

It calculates very close (~$100) to the OTD prices