Buy a new car in NJ - live in PA: How?

**LittleRedToyota** · April 24th, 2009, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by chrisjames_71

Here is a novel idea: since you've apparently already been to this dealer, why not just call them and ask them what you need to do? Granted most of the advice here is right on, but why not just go to the dealer?

i always go with the approach of assuming that the guy who is trying to sell me something is acting in his best interests and not mine.

this means he might give me the answer that he feels will make the sale more likely to go through and/or reduce the amount of work he needs to do (or, he might just not know, but not want to admit that as it might be an obstacle to completing the sale). so, this answer may or may not be in my best interests and may or may not lead me to do what is proper according to the laws effecting me.

i really never ask salespeople for advice. and, if they give it on their own, i don't trust it (unless i know the person). just a little rule of thumb i follow that has served me well. (btw, though, if everyone did this we would not be in the current economic crisis...but that's a whole nother ball of wax

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to the OP: i have never bought a new car out of state, but i have bought used cars from private parties out of state. in those cases, it worked as described by a few posters above.

the sale was completed in the the other state, the seller and i went to a notary in the other state to transfer the title, and i got a notarized bill of sale with the amount paid and temp tags for the other state. i did not pay any tax in the other state.

i then had X number of days (forget offhand how many) to get the vehicle inspected and registered in PA (and, of course, officially added to my insurance). upon registering it in PA, i paid PA sales tax on the amount noted on the notarized bill of sale. if that amount was lower than blue book value (i tend to buy vehicles that are below their blue book and fix them up), i had to provide evidence of the sale price (the notarized bill of sale) and an explanation for the difference to PA.

just my experiences...for whatever they are worth.

**mrjam2jab** · April 24th, 2009, 06:35 PM

I bought my 2004 Silverado new at the Chevy dealer in Burlington...place has gone thru several name changes since, so dont know what it is now. They handled all the PA paper work...charged PA sales tax, filed for PA registration, etc.

**pete73** · April 24th, 2009, 10:09 PM

Hey Captain Tuttle, I see you're from Easton.. You should know EVERYBODY DRIVES!!!!

Come on you know the place. I hear it all day every day.. I work there.

**ChrisF4i** · April 24th, 2009, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by pete73

Hey Captain Tuttle, I see you're from Easton.. You should know EVERYBODY DRIVES!!!!

Come on you know the place. I hear it all day every day.. I work there.

I don't think that he wants a KIA!

**Exbiker** · April 25th, 2009, 05:40 AM

Originally Posted by Captain Tuttle

Thinking of buying a new car from a dealer in NJ but we live in PA.

How does this work from a registration, title, tax, etc. perspective?

Is it easier to just buy from a PA dealer?

Never did this before but I am getting a good price in NJ.

Thanks in advance.

Forget those big dealers and don`t leave your money in NJ. Buy from the little guys and save money. Dodge buy in PenArgyl or Brodheadsville. Any of the rest find a small dealer and don`t deal with the BS. Chevy try Deichman Walker in Easton ask for Wayne.
No need to go out of state.