Moving to Miami from the UK

Sidekickdmr said:

Hello all!

Firstly my name is kieran, :wavey:

I am currently based near London in the UK but ive decided to move to the us as i have had enough of the weather/goverment here and im bored.

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I don't know if you've looked into it already, but you might want to look into the cost and bureaucratic hassle of importing a vehicle into the United States.

Living in California, I know a lot of people who have moved here from Hawaii. And in every case, it was cheaper for them to sell their car and buy a new one in California, than it was to have it shipped stateside. So if it's a money loser to have it shipped within the US, I can't imagine it's any better shipping it from the UK.

pocket_wrench said:

i agree with ya on the weather but its too political in cali and the taxes on everything is outrageous and not to mention how much more expensive the cost of living is compared to almost anywhere else lol...

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It's too political everywhere. We're going through tough times as a country and there's a lot raw nerves out there.

As far as taxes go, yes they're high here, but there are states that a far worse (hard to believe but true). But in reality, it's all a trade off. Yes California has high sales taxes and income taxes, but it has low property taxes.

But no matter where our British gentleman chooses to live in the US, he'll most likely be paying less in taxes than he is in the United Kingdom.

-Ronin Z