SCREWED BECAUSE I LIVE IN FLORIDA

[yunt2ride]

DOES ANYONE KNOW FOR SURE THAT ALL I WILL HAVE TO PAY IS 6 PERCENT IN TAX? THAT WOULD NOT BE AS BAD AS THE 10 THAT I WAS EXPECTING TO PAY. I AM DEFINETLY NOT BUYING FROM A LOCAL DEALER THOUGH. GOOD OLE BAY COUNTY THAT CHARGES 10 PERCENT TAX, WOULD NOT EVEN PAVE OUR DIRT ROAD TWO BLOCKS FROM THE BEACH IN PANAMA CITY FLORIDA UNLESS EVERY PROPERTY OWNER ON THE STREET AGREED TO PAY 3/4THS THE COST OF PAVING. THIS IS PANAMA CITY BEACH, WHICH IS BOOMING RIGHT NOW BIG TIME WITH MONEY. THEY REPAVED AND GAVE BICYCLE SIDEWALKS ON THE OTHER SIDE ON GRAND LAGOON TO THOSE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY ARE LOADED WITH CASH. I THINK MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER LIVES OVER THERE. WHY DOES'NT THE GOOD OLE STATE OF FLORIDA DO SOMETHING ABOUT HOME INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT ARE PRICE GOUGEING HOME OWNERS? EVERYONE IN THE STATE HAS TO PAY FOR A FEW SELECT OCEAN FRONT COUNTIES THAT GET HIT BY STORMS. AND WE ARE PAYING FOR THE PEOPLE IN LOUISIANA.

If your county tax is 10% then you will pay 10%, no matter where you purchase the quad from.

[oohay32408]

I WOULD NOT BE RUDE TO THEM UNLESS THEY GAVE ME BAD SERVICE. OF COURSE I WOULD NOT BE RUDE IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY NEW ATV AND I WAS BRINGING IT TO THEM TO BE FIXED BECAUSE OF FAULTY WORKMANSHIP FROM THE FACTORY. NOW IF THEY WOULD'NT FIX IT, OR FIX IT PROPERLY, I WOULD COMPLAIN AND CALL CORPORATE. I LIVE WITHIN 2 HOURS OF ABOUT FOUR HONDA DEALERS. ALL OF WHOM WANT A WHOLE WHOLE LOT MORE THAN SOUTHERN POWER SPORTS.

[yunt2ride]

They still can refuse to work on it if they WANTED to. I always shop price but I also figure what the customer service and convenience is worth to me when I am purchasing something.

[oohay32408]

SOUNDS LIKE I P. O.'ED SOME FLORIDA DEALERS OR DEALER EMPLOYEES. I AM JUST TICKED OFF BECAUSE I AM PREPARED TO DRIVE TO ANOTHER STATE TO SAVE MONEY, BUT THROUGH B.S.{AND ILLEGAL I FEEL} LEGISLATION I SHOULD PAY MORE THAN SAY SOMEONE FROM ALABAMA OR GEORGIA OR LOUISIANA OR WHATEVER STATE DOESNT HAVE TO PAY FOR A ATV TITLE WHICH INCLUDES TAXES. ONCE AGAIN I EXPRESS I DO NOT MIND PAYING THE TITLE FEE WHICH IS -SUPPOSED- TO GO TOWARD THE ENRICHMENT OF THE ATV SPORT IN FLORIDA. I REALLY DO NOT SEE WHERE THE JUSTIFICATION OF SUCH AN INFLATED PRICE OF AN ATV IN FLORIDA COMES FROM. WE ARE TALKING WELL  OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS COMPARED TO TENN. I WOULD NOT DOUBT IF THE DEALER HERE BUYS HIS ATVS FROM THE SAME DEALER IN TENN.THAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.

[Ida_Mann]

I think someone needs a hug. ;-)

Id@

[kickflip42585]

I think someone needs a hug. ;-)

Id@

and a valium

[TRX450R_Racer]

DOES ANYONE KNOW FOR SURE THAT ALL I WILL HAVE TO PAY IS 6 PERCENT IN TAX? THAT WOULD NOT BE AS BAD AS THE 10 THAT I WAS EXPECTING TO PAY. I AM DEFINETLY NOT BUYING FROM A LOCAL DEALER THOUGH. GOOD OLE BAY COUNTY THAT CHARGES 10 PERCENT TAX, WOULD NOT EVEN PAVE OUR DIRT ROAD TWO BLOCKS FROM THE BEACH IN PANAMA CITY FLORIDA UNLESS EVERY PROPERTY OWNER ON THE STREET AGREED TO PAY 3/4THS THE COST OF PAVING. THIS IS PANAMA CITY BEACH, WHICH IS BOOMING RIGHT NOW BIG TIME WITH MONEY. THEY REPAVED AND GAVE BICYCLE SIDEWALKS ON THE OTHER SIDE ON GRAND LAGOON TO THOSE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY ARE LOADED WITH CASH. I THINK MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER LIVES OVER THERE. WHY DOES'NT THE GOOD OLE STATE OF FLORIDA DO SOMETHING ABOUT HOME INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT ARE PRICE GOUGEING HOME OWNERS? EVERYONE IN THE STATE HAS TO PAY FOR A FEW SELECT OCEAN FRONT COUNTIES THAT GET HIT BY STORMS. AND WE ARE PAYING FOR THE PEOPLE IN LOUISIANA.

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[stacktester]

I bought my quad off Ebay from an old man who put 50 miles on it. It was 3 years old when I got it and it had sat for a while. I can say this for the dealers. They suck! period. If you think it matters a crap where u get it from you're wrong. My friend bought a 700 Dale Jr. Polaris from Purcell's here in Jax. The 1st time she took it out it overheated. She took it back got it fixed and rode again. 3rd time out it overheated again. This was not just some steam, it was blowing all the coolant out which made it have to be towed in. She had it in the shop more than her garage. She begged Purcell's and Polaris to please help her and they said take it to the dealer (out of warranty now) and pay them $150 to tell u what's wrong. What was wrong was it was a piece of $h!t. She took the thing to Camden in Kingsland, GA and got her a real bike (660 Grizzly). The dealer was honest and told her the same price in person as on the phone. I ended up getting my daughters 125 Grizzly from there too. The only fee was $250 set up. I will eventually have to buy a green decal and pay 7% tax. No way around it. Warranty work is warranty work. The dealer get's the same from manufacturer if he sold it or not. I buy my Duramax's from Jerry Hamm but service it at George Moore. They could care less if I bought it there or not. They find things to add to the dealer and I've been told that from many service people.

[yunt2ride]

Stacktester, Did she ever mud with that Polaris. Most people complain that the polaris overheats and my 500 did also. I thought that I was cleaning the radiator good and it still ran hot at L-Cross one day. Someone there told me to spray some lubricant like WD-40 or PB Blaster in the radiator and go wash it out real good. I was thinking that lubricant would just  make the dirt and grime stick worse but it didn't. It worked great and now thats how I clean my radiator. I had a friend that said he cleaned his with simple green and it was still running hot. I told him to do this and he calls me back about 45 minutes later and said that he did not have any lubricant but he had some carburator cleaner and cleaned it with that and that it was not running hot any more. You can take the front off the new Polaris Sportsmans with just a few bolts or just pull on the screen near the bottom and you can get right to the radiator. We ride Polaris quads and they serve us well and we are hard on them.

[digginfool]

I can give you first hand knowledge of what to expect.  In Dec of 2001, I purchased a Prairie 400 4x4 from a dealer in Alabama (my family had a hunting lease there).  I was not charged sales tax because I had a Florida DL.  Now, 5 years later, I'm having to get a duplicate MSO (misplaced mine), go to DMV to get titled and pay the sales tax I didn't pay 5 years ago just so I can get the green sticker and ride public lands.  Oh yeah, did I mention they penalize you for not paying your sales tax on out of state purchases within 30 days?  You can buy out of state to avoid the 6% sales tax, but sooner or later, you are going to need that green sticker and you will pay it anyways.  Might as well pay the piper now and have a local dealer's assistance when you need service, especially when it comes to warranty or recalls.