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[–] ayyy 1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Also a scam, they’re terrible at valuations in both directions. They’ve gotten lazy with fame.

[–] Corkyskog 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well they don't give regional numbers, at least anytime I have used it.

Can't really use something national when a used Honda Accord is 5k more expensive in MA than Georgia or Florida, for example.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Unless there's some state level tax implications or a car that's sensitive to rust in the desert that makes the car more or less valuable. I don't see why the national average can't be used?

There's an argument to say a state with a lower average income should have lower fines, but really then might as well have fines based on income / networth

[–] Corkyskog 2 points 23 hours ago

I guess it depends on how heavily it would be weighted in the ticket price. It would suck to get a ticket 3x more expensive, because Geo Metros became retro and your 2,500 shit box is worth 8,000 in your hipster market.