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sperry · 2004-10-06, 03:08 PM

Here's how the appraser evaluated the SVX:

"Is that a 6 cyilinder?" - Yes
"What's the mileage?" - 190,750 miles
*walked around car once, goes inside*
Door opens: "Is that All Wheel Drive?" - Yes
*goes back inside*
20 seconds later
"Here ya go." Slip says the car's worth $4100. :shock:

Me: "Um, this doesn't take into account that the car needs a $2500 transmission, does it?"

Him (already walking off to the next car): "You got a quote for that?"

Me: "Not on me. How does this apprasial process work, anyhow? Do you use some sort of formula?"

Him: "I decide what the car's worth. I walked around it, and it you barely have any dents."

So apparently, this guy has the value of every car at every mileage in his head, and the only thing that reduces that value are dents or repair quotes.

Never mind the fact that the base value is actually determined by a formula in the computer, not by him. And what's with the deal of not even caring about how the car runs? If I purchased smoking heap of an STi that had a blown tranny and motor, then I guess that car's worth $28,000, never mind that it can barely run. Fuck the DMV. Fuck Mr. appraiser that's too full of himself to give me a straight answer about the process w/o lip. You know sir, if you had less of an attitude problem, you wouldn't have to be a dick-hole appraser at the Reno DMV.

So, the short version of the story: because of asshole appraiser I paid $302 in "sales tax" on a $2000 sale... yes that's 15% sales tax.

Now, pile on registration fees for the SVX, plus the renewal for my WRX, and I ended up dropping $625 at the DMV today.

Maybe with all that money, the state can get around to paying someone to adjust the sprinklers on every street in S. Meadows so they water the lawn and not the road and my car.

2004-10-06, 03:08 PM	#1
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	The DMV Ownzored Me! Here's how the appraser evaluated the SVX: "Is that a 6 cyilinder?" - Yes "What's the mileage?" - 190,750 miles walked around car once, goes inside Door opens: "Is that All Wheel Drive?" - Yes goes back inside 20 seconds later "Here ya go." Slip says the car's worth $4100. :shock: Me: "Um, this doesn't take into account that the car needs a $2500 transmission, does it?" Him (already walking off to the next car): "You got a quote for that?" Me: "Not on me. How does this apprasial process work, anyhow? Do you use some sort of formula?" Him: "I decide what the car's worth. I walked around it, and it you barely have any dents." So apparently, this guy has the value of every car at every mileage in his head, and the only thing that reduces that value are dents or repair quotes. Never mind the fact that the base value is actually determined by a formula in the computer, not by him. And what's with the deal of not even caring about how the car runs? If I purchased smoking heap of an STi that had a blown tranny and motor, then I guess that car's worth $28,000, never mind that it can barely run. Fuck the DMV. Fuck Mr. appraiser that's too full of himself to give me a straight answer about the process w/o lip. You know sir, if you had less of an attitude problem, you wouldn't have to be a dick-hole appraser at the Reno DMV. So, the short version of the story: because of asshole appraiser I paid $302 in "sales tax" on a $2000 sale... yes that's 15% sales tax. Now, pile on registration fees for the SVX, plus the renewal for my WRX, and I ended up dropping $625 at the DMV today. Maybe with all that money, the state can get around to paying someone to adjust the sprinklers on every street in S. Meadows so they water the lawn and not the road and my car. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?