Brad,
Yes, to a point, but then the state determines that, no matter how junky or
old, they won't go any lower.  I think that the bottom tax rate is around
$100, which ends up meaning that you could pay $100 to the state per year
to drive around a hunk of junk that you'd be lucky to give away if you
could.  Maine tends to tax anything, whether it moves or not!
Kathy

At 10:18 PM 7/23/2005, you wrote:
>What, do you pay a percentage on the value of it each year?
>
>Brad
>
>
>on 06:43 PM 7/23/2005, Kathy Du Bois said:
>Brad,
>The worst part about owning a car in Maine is having to pay the excise tax
>every year.  That took some getting used too.  The state would happily
>take
>the tax from a person who couldn't drive as well.
>Kathy
>
>At 09:33 AM 7/23/2005, you wrote:
>  >Rhonda,
>  >
>  >How did I manage to get them in my name? Took out a loan and paid for
>  >them? lol. I don't know. There is no law against owning a car and not
>  >driving it. It is discriminating if they will not let you buy a car
>  >despite not having a license to drive it. As in my case I have a truck
>for
>  >my business, what if I was single? I'd still need to buy a vehicle. In
>any
>  >event, I guess for some reason it has never been an issue but would have
>  >been if they try to take  that right away from me. There are other
>reasons
>  >for actually owning a vehicle than being the one driving it. Building
>  >credit through a car loan, being in business, helping kids out with
>  >insurance costs, having a collector car which all anyone does is show it
>  >off and look at it, a taxi service, what about a blind taxi service
>owner?
>  >There are many reasons. I'd insist on it as it is just not treating you
>  >right if they don't allow you to buy a car and put it in your name.
>  >
>  >Brad
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >on 08:09 AM 7/22/2005, Rhonda said:
>  >They wouldn't let us put the car we bought for Christa in Ben's name
>  >because
>  >he isn't a licensed Georgia driver! how did you get the cars in your
>name?
>  >Rhonda