shipping car

[cjmbuffalo]

We plan on buying a new car and shipping it to Hawaii. Does anyone know if shipping with temporary plates causes a problem when it is time to register it or have it safety inpsected?

Mahalo

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[PaulW]

Because it's cheaper to ship it.

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[Cagary]

Lots of OBO vehicles on craigslist. Most people heading back to mainland don't want to ship their cars. Some good deals can be had buying used on the Big Island.

http://honolulu.craigslist.org/big/cta/

[John S. Rabi]

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Originally posted by Mauka
No offense meant at all, but why not buy the car here, avoid shipping hassles, and help support the local economy?

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In my 20+ years living in Hawaii I have never bought a new car here, and I have bought several during those years. The local dealers have lost touch with reality by asking for MSRP + "Adjusted Retail Value!" I saved almost $5,000 on the last car that I bought over the internet and had it shipped here from Oregon. Even after I got the quote from the OR dealer I went to the dealer here and offered the same price + my shipping cost for the same car but they were not interested!

If you didn't pay tax on your new car on the mainland you are supposed to pay GET here, but there is a way to avoid that. If you owned the car for 90+ days (that includes the time of the shipping too) than it's not considered a new car anymore. Just make sure there is more than 90 days between the invoice date and the HI registration date.

Aloha,
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[pslamont]

Correct me if I am wrong but the car must have current license plates from another state to avoid the GET and that's where they get you! Most states have a higher sales tax than Hawaii so you pay more that way.


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[John S. Rabi]

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Originally posted by John S. Rabi
In my 20+ years living in Hawaii I have never bought a new car here...

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CORRECTION! My wife just reminded me, we did buy one new car here, hers! The cost was the same as the cost + shipping would have been on the mainland, so the dealer made out pretty good on that deal.[][][]

Aloha,
John S. Rabi, GM,PB,ABR,CRB,CM,FHS
888.819.9669
johnrabi@johnrabi.com
http://www.JohnRabi.com
Typically Tropical Properties
"The Next Level of Service!"
(This is what I think of the Kona Board of Realtors http://KonaBoardOfRealtors.info)

[oink]

Mauka, I think you and John are in agreement. You may have misread him.

Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.

[JerryCarr]

I think the dealerships and auto industry in general get volume shipping rates that would be significantly less than what an individual owner would pay. Big Island dealers have a reputation for not bugding on sticker price and even adding on "extras." My own experience in buying a new car was thus. I did, however, get a $200 service coupon from a class action lawsuit settlement over one of the "extras" that turned out to be illegal.