I guess this is more of an Arizona question since this issue isn't specific to Sun City, but as most of you have already encountered this I thought I'd ask. As part of my research into cost comparisons I've been looking into auto registration. What got my attention is the Arizona VLT and how it’s calculated. If I’m interpreting this correctly, all things being equal, AZ VLT is significantly higher on a vehicle that’s being brought into the state and has never been registered there …and favors those that have previously been registered in AZ. In effect, depreciation that’s occurred elsewhere isn’t allowed and the newly arriving auto is taxed using a higher MSRP value. Am I essentially correct? If, so, Ouch!...and I wonder why it’s like that? I see that it does taper off over time, and I guess that's the "good news"!
So you mean the 15 year old car I'll be driving in will be taxed as new? That is an ouch. And rather unfair.
Not exactly...there is a formula that substantially reduces MSRP, but the formula does appear to favor the 15 year old car that was previously registered in AZ...as far as I've been able to determine. The good news is that that 15 year old car had a lower than more recent MSRP value. I don't think it's really a big deal...I was just looking for comments from those who have registered having come in from other states inorder to get some perspective.
