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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm in LA.  I agree with your kid that he needs a car in San Diego.

First, you should buy the car in CA, because CA enacted a law that if you buy and bring a car into CA within (a year of purchase, probably) then CA will tax you on your car, CA taxes!  So you'll be taxed twice.

This is because taxes are so high in CA, people were buying  from OOS.  But the beast must be fed, so this is the state's work-around for the citizens' work-around.

Second, look at autotrader.com and do a search.  What you want is a three-year old vehicle with one owner and no history of damage.  These are usually new vehicles that one owner leased, and the lease period ends in three years.  So there are a lot of those cars on the market.  I bought mine in Cerritos, which is a little over an hour south of me, and probably about 1.5 hours north of San Diego, your kid can just drive it back to his college.

Third, in case you don't know what kind of car...I bought my DD a RAV4 and it is awesome--ZERO complaints and a great car.  Safe (don't let him talk you into a jeep).  Holds surfboards either inside, or on top.  It's just a great car.

Good luck, OP! What school is he going to?[/quote]

Very helpful. Thank you. He’s at UCSD med school. [/quote]

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