A friend of mine was considering purchasing a new car in Texas, but wasn't sure of the subtleties involved relating to fees and taxes.

I know Texas has a form you can prepare that affirms you will not operate the car in Texas and can this escape the state 6.5% vehicle sales tax collected by the dealer at time of purchase. But I found mixed I formation about whether dealers always, sometimes, or never collect *registration* fees up front for an out of state registration. I just need to advise thrm about when a dealer is truly handling that aspect of the transaction or just padding profit. I'd have to be sure up front how much those fees would be up front and make sure the totals match.

Does anyone here have experience with buying new vehicles in Texas and have any guidance or insights to offer? There are a *lot* more dealers especially in the DFW areas and
and often can come up with more selection and sometimes better deals than OK dealers...

Thanks in advance.