LaloinBaja
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Buying '77 Truck w/ AZ plates
I live in Baja Norte. I want to but a truck from a buddy for $900.00...But it's AZ plates are expired...What do I need to do to re-up them?????
Thinking of crossing the line with this truck... Thanks...Lalo
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BajaWarrior
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You need to get the Title in your name for starters then get current on registration.
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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DENNIS
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I wish I had time right now to explain this, but, if you have the title, get South Dakota plates....online. You'll need a US address for mail.
Ask someone else here for clarification. I have to go.
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Phil S
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Will this truck stay in Baja? Or will you be driving it back & forth? If it stays, why not just get Baja plates? Or just takes the plates off,
and if you get stopped, just tell the officer, "it's o.k. I live here" ! ! !
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rhintransit
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for a $900 vehicle, hard to figure why to keep legal. oops just reread...you want to cross into the states. that would be a problem.
AZ plates...big hassle. you have to have AZ insurance on the vehicle in order to renew the registration. and if you 'live' in a smog area...Tucson,
Phoenix ?others...you need to get a yearly smog exam, though you can fairly easily get an exemption if you are out of a testing area.
South Dakota works, though you need to either have a friend there with an address willing to do the paperwork/legwork for you or you need to have a
mail forwarding service, at 100 plus bucks a year and they will do the legwork for you for a fee, 25 and up, plus registration fees which are 40-50/yr
I think. I never could make the math work for me but others do. it costs me about 150/yr for liability only AZ insurance (I have another car that
stays in AZ and so get multicar discount) 40 or so for yearly registration plus 10 bucks for the smog exemption.
don't know if you can import the thing.
[Edited on 4-22-2011 by rhintransit]
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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Phil S
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Aren't certain aged vehicles exempt from the "smog" laws in Arizona?
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rhintransit
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Phil S
Aren't certain aged vehicles exempt from the "smog" laws in Arizona? |
they may be, I really don't know. but smogging is the least expensive hassle involved.
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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Phil S
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Your right about that. Whats wrong with getting plates from the state your from? The south Dakota suggestion was a good one. I used to see tons of
So. Dakota over all the years I'd been driving down & back. Must be easy to get them.
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rts551
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You don't say where your residence is. Assuming Arizona, you can but you will need a certificate of non-operation (or pay a fine), proof of
insurance and a smog certification.
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bajalou
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If you get SD plates you can forget all about penalties from AZ, but you have to register the transfer within a certain time or have penalties. You
do NOT have to have a address in SD. It can all be handled by phone and mail with a US social security number and a US address to show and to receive
the plates/registration/title. No SD address required or wanted - no mail service. I have 3 vehicles registered there now - that stay always or
mostly in Baja. I've been doing this for about 12 years now and it's great.
Get the real answers - visit the website and then call the Treasurers office of Clay County for all the correct info.
www.claycountysd.org gets you the county website, click on Treasurer's office and they have links to forms etc. But you have to call to get
prices.
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rhintransit
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalou
If you get SD plates you can forget all about penalties from AZ, but you have to register the transfer within a certain time or have penalties. You
do NOT have to have a address in SD. It can all be handled by phone and mail with a US social security number and a US address to show and to receive
the plates/registration/title. No SD address required or wanted - no mail service. I have 3 vehicles registered there now - that stay always or
mostly in Baja. I've been doing this for about 12 years now and it's great.
Get the real answers - visit the website and then call the Treasurers office of Clay County for all the correct info.
www.claycountysd.org gets you the county website, click on Treasurer's office and they have links to forms etc. But you have to call to get
prices. |
thanks, I've not heard that you can deal direct. that would make it a whole lot more reasonable. I can say that my information on AZ is correct, I
just went through the hoops up in Phoenix with my Mexico car, see above post.
[Edited on 4-23-2011 by rhintransit]
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bajalou
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Been doing it this way for years.
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
Nomad Baja Interactive map
And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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beercan
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Lou is 100% correct
I went thru a bunch of crap with Arizona a few years ago-- did the South Dakota thing and never looked back. Have 3 vehicles reg. there . People are
great to deal with !
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