7000ft
SILVER Star
How does that work there? In Fla we declare the purchase price via a bill of sale when registering and pay standard sales tax on the purchase price. Obviously it's possible to fudge the number if the seller is willing (or doesn't do a B.O.S. at all,) but if you're going by the book you're paying the same rate for private or dealer. The only tax advantage here comes with trade-in value.
Still better than the arbitrary yearly excise tax we paid in New England.