Perimeter

Year: 2018
Make: Porsche
Model: 0
Mileage (numbers only please): 100
Color: White
VIN: WPOAC2A94JS175149
Price (no $ sign please): $215830
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (Region): West
Body Style: Coupe
Transmission Type: Manual - 6 speed
2 or 4 Wheel Drive?: 2 Wheel Drive
Engine Type: Fuel Injection
Stereo System: AM-FM Stereo

Sweet GT3T

donutcritic

What's the advantage of running the transaction through the dealer again? Buyer pays full sales tax?

Mpowered

Seller gets trade-in credit towards his next purchase. Usually doesn't make a difference to buyer unless they are doing something fishy like understading purchase price.

Mpowered

*understating

FormulaOneAddict

Believe in some states it makes a huge difference buying from private party vs. dealer -- like 7% - 10% sales tax in some states. I'm sure others will chime in.

richk

Running the sale through my dealer is just my personal preference. In CA there is no tax advantage. To me it adds a level of protection for buyer and seller.

F1tifosi

Running through dealer better for buyer and seller.

joejenie

If the buyer is in Arizona, he will definitely want to buy it from a Private seller and not a dealer. If you buy from a private seller, no sales tax vs 7.8% sales tax from a dealer. So for me, it is probably best to trade my car into the dealer because no one wants to do an in an out so the dealer can actually pay you less, but you get more. Crazy system.

richk

Both cars are still available. White and Graphite blue metallic.

Pruettfan

I think there are about 20 States where private party sales don't pay sales tax. For an AZ buyer going through the dealer would cost them about 20k extra so we tend to look for private party sales. Not sure why a dealer wants to be a party to a transaction like this but that is between you and them.

GLWS

dasams

You can buy from a CA dealer and have the car delivered over the border in AZ. Then no CA sales tax.

Pruettfan

Yes but you then have to pay the tax to AZ, so shipping costs and 4.8%.

navarrojiii

And what if you're an AZ resident and have a trade in on a car at a CA dealer? Do you pay sales tax on the difference when you have the car shipped to AZ?
As an AZ resident I typically just sell my cars private and buy my cars private to make the transactions cleaner and avoid sales tax. It's a pain sometimes but worth it when you're buying $100k+ cars.

Pruettfan

Not sure about the trade scenario, I am guessing as long as your taking delivery of the new car in AZ you are good, under those circumstances you pay the State sales tax rate when you register the car so you save quite a bit of sales tax as your not hit with city or county portions of the tax. When you trade your car in your really just selling it to the dealer so it should not change anything. In all of these cases you have to do the math on the cost of shipping versus the sales tax cost in CA versus AZ. My guess is it would still be favorable for even a 50k car to transport it.

Perimeter

Allen Faulkner (602.363-5616, allenfaulkner@msn.com) navigates these waters daily as a broker in Scottsdale, AZ and although he has become hugely popular and successful, he is a dealer that could legally facilitate this transaction in the most optimal way for your interests and tax liabilities.
I have used him on numerous occasions, he has petitioned a State Board of Equalization for a tax ruling on my behalf and won, he has handled 5 transactions professionally and responsibly. Couldn't recommend him more.