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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AdamK" data-source="post: 1297884" data-attributes="member: 29576">OTD price comparisons are pretty much useless unless you are comparing a local purchase with your neighbor. The sales tax in Cullman, AL is 3%. Up here in the Seattle area it's 9.5%. On a $16k motorcycle that's $480 versus $1,520, or a $1,040 difference. The best comparison is cost + shipping + setup. Tax and license are location dependent. For example, D&H charges $16k for an ES, shipping and setup included. Shipping is included in dealer cost so anyone charging you additional for it is double dipping. Setup costs are typically $90, but as I said earlier, D&H includes that in their price. You take that purchase home and pay your local tax and licensing fees.You should never have to pay sales tax for an out of State purchase on a vehicle. The dealer simply fills out a State 'drive out' form and is not obligated to charge you sales tax for their State. &lt;If&gt; for some reason you do pay out of State sales tax there are forms available at your State's DOL which you fill out and you get to subtract any sales taxes you paid from the tax charges in your State. Be careful you are not paying a higher rate out of State than your local sales rate because they will NOT refund you $. Best is to not pay the out of State tax at all. If you purchase in Canada you apply for a refund of the tax from the Canadian government.</blockquote>