Lawrenzo
Enthusiast
This is the first car that I'm thinking of purchasing that has the $3000 "penalty" tax. Looking over my tax booklets it seems that it kindof fits into a grey area. The law states that we can't deduct for tax paid on gasoline, yet this guzzler tax isn't really based upon our consumption. If I bought the car and put it in storage- never buying gas for it- I'd still have to pay! It's a tax tied to the ownership and use of personal property, and not at all based upon our incomes.
Anyone ever dig deeper into this or the luxury tax for that matter?
Considering the miles the average Viper owner puts on in a year this "double taxation" on what could amount to 400-500 gallons a year is a bitter pill to swallow. Do the behemoth SUV's have to pay as well??
I just looked it up and the huge SUV's don't pay any guzzler tax-what gives. Every soccer mom in OC drives these 10mpg giants all around town- probably putting 20,000 miles a year on it to boot! When was this tax passed, and how!!!!!!
<FONT COLOR="#ff0000" SIZE="1" FACE="Verdana, Arial">This message has been edited by SSunburn on May 01, 2001 at 01:07</font>
Anyone ever dig deeper into this or the luxury tax for that matter?
Considering the miles the average Viper owner puts on in a year this "double taxation" on what could amount to 400-500 gallons a year is a bitter pill to swallow. Do the behemoth SUV's have to pay as well??
I just looked it up and the huge SUV's don't pay any guzzler tax-what gives. Every soccer mom in OC drives these 10mpg giants all around town- probably putting 20,000 miles a year on it to boot! When was this tax passed, and how!!!!!!
<FONT COLOR="#ff0000" SIZE="1" FACE="Verdana, Arial">This message has been edited by SSunburn on May 01, 2001 at 01:07</font>