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It's 6.25% in Texas and excludes any trade-in value. Looks like 7.25% in California, 4% in New York plus any county fees, 6% in Florida, and to pick a less populated state, 4% in Wyoming plus any county taxes. Texas doesn't seem too far outside the norm on car sales tax at least.
How do you think they make up the difference of no state income tax? >

We rented when we lived in Texas, so it wasn't too bad.
Until we needed to buy a car. Even with a used car, we still had to pay a $1500 tax for the privilege of buying a car in the state of Texas. >

That's a sales taxes not income tax. Do other states not have sales tax on cars? >

Most due… but probably not as much.