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| Wayne Buttress (Flyingbuttress)
Registered Member Username: Flyingbuttress Post Number: 4 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 75.106.244.18  Rating: N/A |
Going full time shortly. Our daughter in Colorado will be our mail drop. Anything I need to know about CO. vehicle registration regarding GMC 4104? Thanks, Wayne | ||
| Jim Wallin (Powderseeker01)
Registered Member Username: Powderseeker01 Post Number: 95 Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 70.90.115.49  Rating: N/A |
I do not know any specifics, but we are full timing in Colorado...and the folks we talk to from here are registering their "rigs" in Montana because of Colorado's tax laws regarding motor homes. | ||
| Ralph Peters (Ralph7)
Registered Member Username: Ralph7 Post Number: 148 Registered: 3-2004 Posted From: 75.195.119.89 Rating: N/A |
Hope you do not need an emmission test, better have her check. I reg. all my vehicles in SD, we use my dakota address.com, had Miss Terri take titles across street to county court house, get plates, mail to me. No taxes, have owned coach, and jeep for a while, no inspection needed. any ????? call me. Several bus nuts live in Co. | ||
| FAST FRED (Fast_fred)
Registered Member Username: Fast_fred Post Number: 1316 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 99.155.206.54  Rating: N/A |
You DO NOT have a bus!!!! , you are registering a private "Motor Home" , in every state. FF | ||
| Jim Shepherd (Rv_safetyman)
Registered Member Username: Rv_safetyman Post Number: 314 Registered: 1-2004 Posted From: 67.142.130.31 Rating: N/A |
Wayne, the first question is: how is your bus registered today? Second question is where? If you bus is still registered as a bus in some other state, you will need to have an inspection done to assure the state that it is a motorhome. Colorado has a list of things that constitute a motorhome and you have to have something like 7 of the 10 or so items listed. Does not take much if you have most things done. If it is registered as a motorhome in some other state, you will need a VIN inspection before you can change the title. Next is the issue of emissions. The "front range" counties require an emissions test (dyno and $120) each year. Your bus would qualify of the classic plates and that gets you out of the emissions requirement. Since you are full time, you can probably register it in any state. Montana used to be the choice, but some states have clamped down on legal residents of a different state and forced them to pay taxes. Colorado has gone after folks in a big way. Again if you can prove that you full time (not sure how you do that), then any state will do. South Dakota seems to be a popular state. Back to CO. I was able to license my '85 Eagle last year as a classic. They now have changed the law and I think it has to be a '75 or older, but yours would qualify. There is no restriction on use (as is the case with some states). You do have to buy 5 years worth of license, but that is not too bad (mine was $607 for the 5 years) Jim Shepherd Evergreen, CO 1985 Eagle 10 with Series 60 and Eaton AutoShift 10 speed transmission Bus Project pages: http://www.rvsafetysystems.com/busproject.htm Blog: http://rvsafetyman.blogspot.com/ | ||
| Wayne Buttress (Flyingbuttress)
Registered Member Username: Flyingbuttress Post Number: 5 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 99.196.192.58 Rating: N/A |
The bus is registered as an RV in Calif. Jim, I don't understand the "five years worth of license". Does that mean the bus would be registered for 5 years at time? Thanks for the info Guys. Lots of questions with going full time. Wayne | ||
| Luvrbus (Luvrbus)
Registered Member Username: Luvrbus Post Number: 952 Registered: 8-2006 Posted From: 74.33.38.17 Rating: N/A |
Wayne,the deal is now most states require you have drivers license in their state to buy plates it all about taxes. | ||
| Jim Shepherd (Rv_safetyman)
Registered Member Username: Rv_safetyman Post Number: 315 Registered: 1-2004 Posted From: 67.142.130.13 Rating: N/A |
Wayne, classic plates in Colorado have to be purchased in 5 year increments. It has been that way for many years. I think that has something to do with trying to keep junkers off the road and focus the classic plates on cars that justify the term classic. Having said that, you see a few junkers but that is the nature of the beast. At one time they made you do an emissions test before they give you the classic plates. Not sure if they do that now. If they do, a 2-stroke in good condition should pass. If your daughter lives outside the emission required area, it is academic. Jim Shepherd Evergreen, CO 1985 Eagle 10 with Series 60 and Eaton AutoShift 10 speed transmission Bus Project pages: http://www.rvsafetysystems.com/busproject.htm Blog: http://rvsafetyman.blogspot.com/ | ||
| Luvrbus (Luvrbus)
Registered Member Username: Luvrbus Post Number: 953 Registered: 8-2006 Posted From: 74.33.38.17 Rating: N/A |
Jim, that is pricey for tags here in AZ regular tags for Wayne's bus would only be 35 bucks for 2 years and antique plates are less.Texas antique plates are only 5 bucks a year | ||
| Bestekustoms (Mrbreeze)
Registered Member Username: Mrbreeze Post Number: 37 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 173.14.31.238  Rating: N/A |
Yea, NO Kidding Thats Alot !!! Cost Me $800 And Something To Get The Classic Plates On My 05 Eagle Here In Denver. Take Care JOHN | ||
| Bruce Henderson (Oonrahnjay)
Registered Member Username: Oonrahnjay Post Number: 598 Registered: 8-2004 Posted From: 70.60.102.61  Rating: N/A |
Hey, JOHN, was that $800+ for five years? | ||
| Wayne Buttress (Flyingbuttress)
Registered Member Username: Flyingbuttress Post Number: 6 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 75.106.244.18 Rating: N/A |
I'm now thinking about Az. or S.D. for mail drop and bus Registration. I refuse being ripped off in CO. Can't afford much expense. Thanks again for the comments, Wayne |