Purchased car in Phoenix - Need to register in Texas.. Help!

[93LXHORSE]

I bought my STi in AZ and paid their taxes, and was issued a 90 day non resident dealer tag for my temporary registration.

Talked with the Tax office in Tarrant County and the lady told me the car would have to be inspected in Texas, and have proof of inspection/insurance, and bring the sales papers in to show taxes paid (if the Tarrant County taxes were more than Phoenix, I'd have to pay the difference, but don't believe they are).

My problem is I might not be able to drive the car from California where I'm at now, to Texas before the expiration of the non-resident tag I'm currently displaying...
I'm supposed to work in Denver after I'm through in CA, and I am trying to avoid having to make the Cali to Texas to Denver drive just for the sake of having it registered...

Would it in ANY way make more sense to have it registered in California or Denver, then re registered in Texas at a later date? The cost in gas and other logistics along the way would outway the cost of re-regristration later on, not to mention 5 days of cross country driving.

Or, is there some type of waiver Tarrant County could issue with regard to the Texas state inspection due to it being a brand new car? The first lady I talked to at the Tarrant County Tax Office couldn't wait to get me off the phone and was pretty firm on me having to drive the car to Texas to get it inspected.

What do you think? I can show mail received at both a California and a Denver address - though I dread having to go down to the Tax office in LA County, lol..

What happens if I stick my old Texas plates on my new car from my WRX that I traded in, just for show while I'm in Cali and Denver? LoL.... and just play dumb if I ever get pulled over... "Duh, Officer, the dealer told me I could just transfer my old plates straight over since I was out of state..."

[YALE]

If you're not coming back to register it in Texas first, it's probably best to just register it in California, then eventually in Texas. I know I wouldn't want to get into some big fracas with local yokel cops in Cali, then have my hand forced with fines and shit.

[TxFordGirl]

Are you Military?

[mustang_revival]

When does the tag expire, why don't you just go pickup the car you bought (or ship it)?

[93LXHORSE]

When does the tag expire, why don't you just go pickup the car you bought (or ship it)?

Tag expires April 13th.. and I'm driving the car NOW. My work takes me across the country, spending a couple months in whatever city I'm working in.

When I get time off to come home, my company pays for a flight home and a rental while I'm home, plus parking for my personal car at the airport, etc..

They'd also pay for my DRIVE home if that's what I chose to do, but I don't really want to burn up an entire week of time off, simply driving - for the sake of registering the car.

[Treasure Chest]

I don't know of a way to get a waiver in Texas, since a green slip has to be issued at a Texas inspection station. Have you tried calling the dealership in AZ and asking if they can extend the temp tags?

[TxFordGirl]

Look up a form VTR-272-B and see if any of it applies to you.

[mustang_revival]

Tag expires April 13th.. and I'm driving the car NOW. My work takes me across the country, spending a couple months in whatever city I'm working in.

When I get time off to come home, my company pays for a flight home and a rental while I'm home, plus parking for my personal car at the airport, etc..

They'd also pay for my DRIVE home if that's what I chose to do, but I don't really want to burn up an entire week of time off, simply driving - for the sake of registering the car.

Ah got ya.. hrmm well I would just say yeah make the trip home and get it regiestered and don't look at it as a waste of a week.. maybe you can get some other stuff done too while back in town.

[yellowstang]

Just go out one night, really late, wearing dark clothes and steal one of someone elses car.

[93LXHORSE]

Ah got ya.. hrmm well I would just say yeah make the trip home and get it regiestered and don't look at it as a waste of a week.. maybe you can get some other stuff done too while back in town.

Uh, yeah.. maybe an hour's worth? LOL

[homealone]

I think ComeAgainJen has the best idea.

First thing I would do is ask the dealer to extend the temp tags. Texas is asking for Texas inspection so you will receive a Green sheet which verifies the VIN for out of state vehicles. You need that to register it.

Were you issued an AZ title? If so, Texas will register an out of state titled vehicle but then again, you have to have it inspected. You may check with Ca and see if that is an option.

Or just do it in DFWMustangs fashion and break the law. Run with expired tags, ftp.

[93LXHORSE]

No title was issued - and yes I will see if I can just get an extension.

[momo]

can someone in the know explain setting up an out-of-state trust (usually oklahoma due to their lower rates) and having them be the holder of the entity so you dont have to deal with in state registration and emission testing inspections?

[Hobie]

If you're not coming back to register it in Texas first, it's probably best to just register it in California, then eventually in Texas. I know I wouldn't want to get into some big fracas with local yokel cops in Cali, then have my hand forced with fines and shit.

Fines are probably less than California registration. We live in a state where registration doesn't cost much, not all states are like that.

Fee calculator

https://mv.dmv.ca.gov/FeeCalculatorWeb/index.jsp

I would run expired, probably not run incorrect plates, either way, always have all the paperwork on me.

Gov't, what a pain in the dick.

[Jewrrick]

how does it take that long to drive from LA to Texas? I made the trip in 26 hours and that was going out of the way to Las Vegas and stopping for 2 hours up there.