With car prices being so high these past few years, many Americans have opted to skip the dealership showrooms and look for good bargains elsewhere. Some look through classified ads, some rather deal with large online retailers, other only buy from private sellers.
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By May 2023, the average used car cost about $24K
In this automotive climate, the average one-to-five-year-old car costs the most especially with low mileage. By May 2023, the average used car cost about $24,000. Just six months before, iSeeCars’ analysis of used car prices revealed Connecticut drivers paid more than drivers in other states. $32,991 on average! Even New Yorkers and Marylanders paid less.
Register CT car online
If you had luck on your side and found the used car you want, your next step is to handle all the paperwork allowing you to legally drive on Connecticut roads. Typically, with new vehicles bought at the dealership, their F & I department takes care of processing the title and registration (license plate). But if you’re buying directly from private seller, you must handle the paperwork on your own. No worries, it’s easy when you do it all online with eTags.
Vehicles younger than 4 model-years old are exempt from the Connecticut Emissions Program so they don’t have to get tested
You already have the CT title assigned to you
To register your vehicle in Connecticut, you must have a title to the vehicle. The seller had to have signed over their title to you, the new buyer, when both of you finalized the sale. Once online with eTags, select transfer title as the service option. Then, you’ll be asked whether you want a new license plate in CT, or you want to transfer an old license plate you already have from a previous vehicle.
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Next, submit the car’s VIN and contact info. Registration goes hand in hand with title transfer, so both services automatically get done on eTags.com. The right DMV applications are automatically completed by the answers you submit on the website. But if you already have a car registration, you may be looking into just renewing it because you won’t need a title transfer. eTags will ask you for proof of Connecticut car insurance before processing your registration.
Connecticut doesn’t require a title for vehicles more than 20 model years old
Honda CR-V is the most-registered new vehicle in CT
Right now, Americans are keeping their cars for 12 years before switching to another. Insurify says the most popular model on the road is the Nissan Altima, but the most popular brand/automaker is Honda. According to Edmunds, the Honda CR-V is the most-registered new vehicle in Connecticut while the Toyota RAV 4 is the second most registered. Third on the list for CT drivers? The Subaru Forester!
