Yes, the "personal property tax" in Kansas and Missouri truly sucks... the good part is that it goes down each year as the value of your vehicle declines.

I moved to the midwest (Kansas) from Tennessee about 20 years ago. At that time it cost $18.75 in TN to get your car tags. When I went to get KS tags it cost like $300!!! I was flabbergasted! In Missouri we just had to get the "personal property tax" paid by Dec. 31. I made it a point to go to the courthouse and pay it at about 4:00 pm each New Year's Eve...I wasn't going to let them have the money any sooner than absolutely possible! (Which is pretty much my philosophy on taxation...treat them the way they treat me)!

Oh, well...I guess that's the price we pay for a civilised society...now if we would simply ACT like one, I'd be happy!

DJ