In Arizona, you pay for plates based on the value of the vehicle.  Buy a new
car for $25,000 and you can expect to pay around $500 for the plates the
first year, and then it will drop a bit every year.  My '81 Vanagon Westy is
about $30 for two years, and since I don't live in Phoenix or Tucson, there
is no emission testing to worry about.

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Grillo" <scottgrillo@COMPUSERVE.COM>

> Connecticut is also usurious....   Registration (tags) are about 125 for
> two years (they have a biennial system).  Then depending on where you
> live, you get taxed on the car based on the mil rate for the town of
> residence.  Finally, there are always the gotchas....  $20 biennially
> for emissions, either $10 or $15 (can't remember) if you purchase a car
> over 10 years old or is brought into the state for a safety inspection.
> They also pulled another good one this year.  Seems they want everyone
> to have the new style 'reflector' plates, even if your old ones are ok.
> So, they have tacked $10 on the bill for new tags, which will have the
> same numbers as old.  Of course, they've billed for them, but they
> haven't delivered them.