Registering in Arizona...

[3 daytona`s]

HELL NO...
My ins dropped $1,000 in AZ from Cali. It would have dropped more but they knew I commute to LA once a week so it has a 500 premium added on....
With that said It still Is 1K cheaper
Kilr, commute once a week,OMG are you a glutton for punishment I can`t imagine does that not get old? How many miles a yr. do you log?

[HocusPocus]

If you live in CA and want to register a vehicle in AZ, we have no problem with it.
However, California would have a big problem if you EVER bring that vehicle into California. CA laws require their residents to register any vehicles owned by them in CA. Unless the vehicle NEVER enters California. Not passing through. Not bringing it in for repairs. Not a day trip to Needles or Big River. NEVER!
It's a Criminal Offense (Misdemeanor) to do so, and fines are hefty, along with DMV fees, penalties, interest, towing and impound fees, and a host of other problems. Trying to save a few bucks on annual registration could cost over $2,500 to clear up. Jail time (although unlikely) can be imposed.
If you have a California Driver's License. Work in CA. Reside in CA, and have AZ plates on your vehicle you would be a target. CHP and local cops are always on the watch for out-of-state plates in CA neighborhoods and business parking lots.
We've been going out to my elderly Mother-in-law's place in Hemet a lot lately. I've been stopped a couple of times by CHP and Hemet PD to check my residency.
this is very true.. i never even got pulled over, just got a letter in the mail telling me that i am guilty of fraud and had like 15 days to get the vehicle registered in california. was told by the CHP that most are turned in by relatives or neighbors. good luck.

[Bow Tie Omega]

HELL NO...
My ins dropped $1,000 in AZ from Cali. It would have dropped more but they knew I commute to LA once a week so it has a 500 premium added on....
With that said It still Is 1K cheaper
Dude, where do you live? Obviously not in the greater Phoenix area. My registration stayed about the same, there was no out of state fee for coming in from California. But the standard for the greater Phoenix area is a steep increase in insurance prices compared to California. I have a clean driving record with 0 points as does my wife. We have a 2001 F-150 and a 2005 Toyota 4 Runner Limited loaded with the V-8

[roostwear]

If you live in CA and want to register a vehicle in AZ, we have no problem with it.
However, California would have a big problem if you EVER bring that vehicle into California. CA laws require their residents to register any vehicles owned by them in CA. Unless the vehicle NEVER enters California. Not passing through. Not bringing it in for repairs. Not a day trip to Needles or Big River. NEVER!
It's a Criminal Offense (Misdemeanor) to do so, and fines are hefty, along with DMV fees, penalties, interest, towing and impound fees, and a host of other problems. Trying to save a few bucks on annual registration could cost over $2,500 to clear up. Jail time (although unlikely) can be imposed.
If you have a California Driver's License. Work in CA. Reside in CA, and have AZ plates on your vehicle you would be a target. CHP and local cops are always on the watch for out-of-state plates in CA neighborhoods and business parking lots.
We've been going out to my elderly Mother-in-law's place in Hemet a lot lately. I've been stopped a couple of times by CHP and Hemet PD to check my residency.
Would Arizona have a problem if I registered my Bronco there (it stays there year round), but drove with a Cal driver's license? I'm really tired of dragging it back every 2 years to smog it and it lives in BHC.

[Bow Tie Omega]

I do not know the official stance of the DPS in Az, but about a year and a half ago, I was pulled over for using the HOV lane during rush hour (car pool lane) and I still had my California license, truck was registered in AZ. The license was not a problem according to the officer. There are many people who live out of state but have second residences in AZ. I would think it was not a problem. What it comes down to is the money, AZ or CA makes no money off of driver licenses. Registration on the other hand, they make lots off of. As far as smog checks, they have actual state ran stations here. I took the truck in and it honestly took about 10 minutes, I never got out of my truck. No cheesy mechanics at privately ran smog stations saying that they need to do a $200 dollar tune up on my vehicles like in Ca. It is funny, my vehicles always "barely passed" at these cheesy stations in Ca, as they needed all of this work, my oldest car was 3 years old. But in Az, they pass with flying colors. I had a friend in Anaheim Hills whou had a 2 year old Tahoe with 25,000 miles on it and these guys tried to stick him for $800 in work. He took his car to the dealership, pissed off and they ran a full diagnostic and it was fine. The dealer mechanic took it to the smog shop down the street and it passed perfectly. None of that in AZ, all state ran.

[Boatcop]

Would Arizona have a problem if I registered my Bronco there (it stays there year round), but drove with a Cal driver's license? I'm really tired of dragging it back every 2 years to smog it and it lives in BHC.
None whatsoever. Except if you actually ARE a resident of AZ with a CA license.
Just add to what Bow-Tie said above, only certain areas of Maricopa County, Piim County and Yavapai County are required to get emission tested. Primarily the greater Phoenix (Valley), Tucson, and Prescott areas.

[SK48]

I think it all depends where you live in Arizona. I live in Parker, and have a business in Blythe, Ca. The registration is a little less in Az. but my insurance rates would be less in Blythe, Ca. than in Parker AZ.
Sales tax issue on used vehicles is a plus in Az. On new vehicles most areas
of Calif. are better than Az. Just bought the wife a new vehicle in Mesa
Az. and paid over 8.5% sales tax, and in south eastern Ca. it would have
only been 7.75%
There once was a benefit to living in Arizona, but it is about equal anymore.
Property taxes in La Paz county are way out of site. Would be much cheaper
to live on the other side of the river. At least Ca. has prop 13.

[Boatcop]

Property taxes in La Paz county are way out of site. Would be much cheaper to live on the other side of the river. At least Ca. has prop 13.
How do you figure?
My Property tax rate is 4.08 primary and 2.62 per $100.00 valuation. For me that's about $803.00 a year. (Although I only pay 1/2 of that due to the wife's Indian Exemption)
That includes all taxing districts. County, Fire, School, College, etc.
I'd like to see what the comparable is in California. My guess is you won't find anything lower than that in CA.

[SK48]

Well Alan, my commercial property in Blythe is around 8,000 sq ft on 2.5 acres
and with prop 13 I still pay around $ 2100.00 per year.
In La Paz county I have a 3500 sq ft metal building for storage,(personal use)
It is assessed as commercial by our tax assessor, and I pay $ 2800.00 per
year.
Add $ 4,000.00 plus for house, and $ 800.00 for a vacant lot ( which is not
buildable until sewer system is installed ) and I think our county is getting
pretty greedy.

[Boatcop]

I'll bet your property here is in the up-river area. Not in town.
You'll find that most of that property tax is from Buckskin Fire Dept. Their rate is higher than the County's. Above 2.50 per $100. (Parker is only 1.00) The County is only 2.20. And that's lowered from the 2.25 it's been for the last several years. Throw in the Sewer District and you'll find that the lion's share of those taxes have nothing to do with the County.