Recent content by ianculling

HUGE RELIEF: I just returned from the Gwinnett tag office where I was informed that they eliminated the "out-of-state purchase" restriction for opting-in last Tuesday (Mar 5th); however they have yet to update their systems to remove this restriction, so I was asked to return in a few weeks...

Oh, my apologies - I just noticed you qualified it with 'cars that are bought in georgia'. Not sure, but I only paid sales tax, and my birthday isn't until April, so when I took care of tag & title I wasn't informed of any issues with opting in. Sorry for the confusion; I'll definitely be...

You should be fine. For cars purchased in 2012 thru Feb 28, 2013, you can opt-in to the new GA one-time sales tax (vs. paying ad valorum forever). You simply pay the difference between the sales tax you paid when titling the car and the new 6.5% sales tax, then you'll never pay annual ad...

Vger - I envied your roadster parked in Ganges on Salt Spring in 2010, and it pushed me over the edge to finally commit to a Model S, which I'm also expecting in the next couple of weeks. I have family there, so hope to see Ruby ripping around the next time we visit. Congrats!