If you purchase a new or used moped at a dealership, the dealer provides you proof of ownership and an itemized bill of sale showing that 6% sales tax was paid. Submit these documents when registering your moped at a Secretary of State office.
Who Buys Used Trailers
ORVs, ATVs, and off-road motorcycles used on eligible county, state, and national roads must be registered with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). An DNR trail permit is required to ride on state-designated trails and scramble areas. ORV licenses and trail permits must be renewed each year:
The running gear of the trailer, (the frame, axle, and wheels), must be accounted for in the ownership documents presented. The box, if any, or the body unit for trailer coaches or camping trailers must also be noted.
Fundamentally, a trailer does not have a motor and it is towed behind another vehicle. A trailer coach is defined as a vehicle designed and used as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel purposes that is drawn by another vehicle. This classification includes vehicles such as a pop-up campers, fifth-wheels, and travel trailers.
If you purchase a new vehicle in this category, you must follow registration and or titling procedures applicable to new vehicles. As noted above, trailers (manufactured or homemade) and semi-trailers weighing less than 2,500 lbs. must be registered but are exempt from titling; if a trailer weighs more than 2,500 lbs. (unladen) it must be titled.
Generally, sales tax applies to the purchase of trucks, trailers, component parts and repair work performed on carrier property. This includes amounts charged for the lease or rental (with or without operator) of motor vehicles or trailers. However, carrier property that is purchased for use in interstate or foreign commerce by ICC or Motor Carrier (MC) permit holders or their subcontractors may qualify for a sales tax exemption in certain instances. To be exempt the purchaser must be an ICC or MC permit holder
Generally, use tax applies to trucks and trailers primarily garaged in Washington if not used at least 25% in interstate commerce. Use tax applies even though the property may have qualified for a sales tax exemption at the time of purchase.
The use tax exemption applies to component parts and repair work even if the parts are for use on a motor vehicle or trailer which is used less than twenty-five percent in interstate hauls for hire, provided the vehicle is used in hauling for hire.
Blue Ridge Trailers includes our one-year warranty on all consignment trailers as well, which not only gets trailers off the lot faster, but also means that we take care of any issues if the buyer returns after purchasing.
When someone starts looking to buy a travel trailer, the question that always plagues the buyer is whether they should buy a used trailer or a new trailer. Well, I did quite a bit of research and I am here to help you make that choice.
This seems like such an obvious tip, and you might be rolling your eyes right about now, but I promise you that this is the first thing you have to have straight before you can even begin to start looking for RVs and making the choice between new and used travel trailers.
The simplest way to start looking for an RV or travel trailer is to search the internet for sites like RV Trader that list all kinds of RVs, campers, motorhomes, buses, and travel trailers that are currently on the market.
These databases list used and new travel trailers, and dealerships will even put their stock on these sites to help draw more traffic (pun intended), so you can even get a sneak peek of what you can expect when you go to a dealership.
You need to know what you want, where to find it, if you can afford it, and what to look for to make sure that you are getting a good deal. You can get stuck with a bad RV or travel trailer otherwise, regardless of whether you bought it used or new.
This is where your budget and your research. really comes in handy. If you know that you can only spend $40,000 on an RV or travel trailer, then you are only going to be looking at RVs or travel trailers in that price range.
Given the choice, a dealership will always try to sell you a new RV or travel trailer. Those have the most value to the dealers. There is also a lower demand for used RVs and travel trailers, so nobody is going to be focusing on selling them.
Because of the lack of interest and incentive in selling used travel trailers, the dealerships are not going to offer very good deals on the rigs. They have no reason to because they can get more money by offering a deal or discount on a new RV or travel trailer.
When you are buying an RV or travel trailer from a dealership, regardless of if you are buying a new travel trailer or a used one, always make sure that you know exactly how much you are going to end up paying. Be upfront about it and ask a lot of questions.
Used RVs and travel trailers are going to have less additional costs added on to the advertised price (for example, dealerships often will not offer warranties for used rigs), but they have fewer discounts as well. When it comes time for you to make your choice, make sure you are weighing your options properly to get the best rig for the best price.
If you are buying a used RV or travel trailer, that big chunk of depreciation has already happened. That means you can buy it for cheaper and you can sell it at less of a loss (or no loss at all if you cross your fingers).
When you buy new, you also tend to get newer models with better features, upgraded appliances and parts, and more amenities. While you can still be the first to buy an old model, and you can still buy newer models used, you are going to have more options if you buy new than if you buy used.
When you buy used, you might end up buying a model from a previous owner that smoked. Or maybe the travel trailer has been through a few accidents. Or maybe that rig is super old and has driven too many thousands of miles.
Used travel trailers are also older, and with age comes problems. They begin to break down, and even if you saved money on the initial purchase, you might end up spending more on repairs as your older RV starts to break down.
When you buy a new travel trailer, you know exactly what has happened to it since it came off of the assembly line. In fact, you can even find out where each piece of the RV came from before they were even assembled. You know the whole life-story. However, when you buy a used RV, you are never quite sure of what it has been through.
When you buy an RV or travel trailer from the lot (whether a used one or a new one), always ask for a new house battery. You have a good chance of the dealership throwing one in at no cost or at a steep discount.
Another big thing to look out for is the age of the tires on the model you buy. Tires age out before they wear out. Because RVs and travel trailers are put together on an assembly line piece by piece and then delivered around the world, your rig is already a few months old by the time you get it and your tires might already be six to nine months old.
When you buy a new RV or travel trailer, you are going to get a very different model from the one you currently have. The newer models of RVs and travel trailers have been shaking things up and changing the floor plans quite a bit every time they release a new model.
New RVs and travel trailers have more options that used ones do simply because they are new. For example, you would be hard pressed to find an older, used RV or travel trailer that had slides.
If you chose to go with a local dealer, they will have more used RVs than a national RV dealership will have. There will also be more local dealers near you than national dealerships. Local dealerships are smaller and have less variety, but they are more will to negotiate on prices and deals.
A big website for selling RVs is called RV Trader. They post new and used rigs, and some dealerships even post their stock there. You can find RVs for sale all across the country for cheaper (usually) than you would find at a dealership near you.
If you want to go even cheaper, you can try a Craigslist search for used RVs near you. People wanting to sell on Craigslist are likely selling used rigs, and quite a few of them are probably going to be fixer-uppers. If you want a cheap RV to remodel and make your own, then Craiglist might be the way to go.
Usually, used RVs will need quite a bit fixed because they are older. The previous owners might have had to fix things as well. Make sure you know what repairs have been made and make sure that they have been repaired well. You might have to redo the repair.
Used RVs and travel trailers usually have more that could go wrong and have more to fix. This means that you might have to take it to the dealership more often. That takes away time from you cruising around in style.
How much is an RV inspection? You might want to get an RV inspection if you are selling or buying a used RV. Depending on the kind of RV you want inspected and the kind of inspection you want, it can cost anywhere from $250 to $1200.
Massachusetts has a sales and use tax on buying or transferring motor vehicles or trailers. This guide provides general information about Massachusetts tax laws and Department of Revenue policies and procedures. It is not designed to address all questions which may arise nor to address complex issues in detail. Nothing contained herein supersedes, alters or otherwise changes any provision of the Massachusetts General Laws, Massachusetts Department of Revenue Regulations, Department rulings or any other sources of the law.
Updated: September 15, 2022
If a nonresident of Massachusetts buys a motor vehicle or trailer in Massachusetts and takes title to and/or possession of the vehicle in Massachusetts, the sale is subject to Massachusetts sales or use tax, regardless of whether the nonresident intends to use the motor vehicle or trailer in or outside of Massachusetts.
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