stephenpace
VIN S00219
True, but that was always true in Texas even before the change. You are buying the car in California and a third-party is bringing it to you.
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So here's an updated process following the "finalize" step for Texas delivery without a Delivery Specialist:
- Tesla contacts you with the VIN for your car and a shipment date, advises you of the balance due.
- You pay the balance due.
- Prior to shipment, Tesla sends you the final MVPA (Proof of Purchase), the Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin, a Texas Application for Title and any other paperwork.
- You file the Application for Title with your County Tax Office, pay the sales tax, show proof of insurance (not necessarily on the Model S) and get your registration sticker and license plates (temp or otherwise).
- Your vehicle is delivered. You attach license plate(s) and go get a state inspection.
- You receive your Texas Title in the mail sometime later.
Thank you for this primer. What was your source?
So here's an updated process following the "finalize" step for Texas delivery without a Delivery Specialist:
- Tesla contacts you with the VIN for your car and a shipment date, advises you of the balance due.
- You pay the balance due.
- Prior to shipment, Tesla sends you the final MVPA (Proof of Purchase), the Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin, a Texas Application for Title and any other paperwork.
- You file the Application for Title with your County Tax Office, pay the sales tax, show proof of insurance (not necessarily on the Model S) and get your registration sticker and license plates (temp or otherwise).
- Your vehicle is delivered. You attach license plate(s) and go get a state inspection.
- You receive your Texas Title in the mail sometime later.
This information was gleaned from various reports on this site. I hope you will find time between joy rides to come back and verify this for us. :smile:
Thanks.
John
I have already started a bit of a diatribe for after my delivery. It will be a bit longer than many will want to deal with, but it contains anything and everything. Mayabe overkill. Maybe boring. Certainly me.
I have already started a bit of a diatribe for after my delivery. It will be a bit longer than many will want to deal with, but it contains anything and everything. Mayabe overkill. Maybe boring. Certainly me.
It's tough to remember now but I believe Tesla sends you the actual California title and you take that to the DMV and the Texas title is mailed to you later.
It seems like you'd have to pay Calif. sales tax if that were true.
This is slightly off-topic, but there is at least one question in my mind regarding the lack of a DS for Texas deliveries.
On Tesla's Charging page it says "Your Delivery Experience Specialist will offer you a choice of 240 volt outlet adapters when you take delivery." I'm sure there are many ways for them to handle this, but it would be nice to know how this is handled these days.
Tesla legally can't get you a Texas title so you have to do that yourself from what I understand at least. You only pay California sales tax if you take delivery in California. Since they are shipping the car to you in Texas, you only need to pay Texas sales tax.
Yes, and you don't need a Calif. title to get a Texas title, just the Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin. I doubt Telsa would bother to get a California title if they didn't have to.
I am off to the DMV in the morning to pay my tax and get my plates.
That is correct. I guess that I have used DMV as others outside of Texas...but I know that it is the county tax office that really handles the tax and license plates. (I edited my prior post to replace DMV with county tax office so as not to confuse others).Actually, don't you do this at the county tax office and not the DMV?