The Budget
The winning bid was only the beginning.
Project 001 — the 2015 Infiniti Q50 Premium. Every figure below is either a confirmed invoice line, a clearly labeled estimate, or still being tracked. Source documents, personal details and account information stay private.
Vehicle / auction invoice
- Sale price
- $2,900
- Auction fee
- $898
- Broker / service fee
- $295
- Document fee
- $75
- Invoice subtotal
- $4,168
Vehicle and auction charges only — before transportation, taxes, title and registration, diagnosis, repairs and modifications.
Transportation
- Austin to McKinney transport/transfer
- $600
- McKinney to home
- $18
- Transportation subtotal
- $618
Confirmed
Texas title, tax and registration (estimated)
- Motor vehicle sales tax
- $260.50
- Texas title application fee
- $33.00
- Registration fee
- $51.75
- Denton County local fee
- $10.00
- Inspection replacement fee
- $7.50
- Emissions fee portion collected at registration
- $2.75
- Processing and handling fee
- $4.75
- Expected county tax-office total
- $370.25
6.25% of the $4,168 taxable invoice amount
This is an estimate based on the $4,168 invoice amount and current Texas/Denton County fees. The county tax office determines the final taxable value and amount due.
Emissions inspection station charge
Pending actual payment
Denton County requires a passing emissions inspection for this vehicle before registration. That station charge is paid separately and is not included in the $370.25 county total or the project snapshot.
What we need to title and register it
- Ownership/title document from the auction/broker
- Completed Form 130-U
- Government-issued photo ID
- Proof of Texas liability insurance
- Passing Denton County emissions inspection
- Odometer disclosure if required by the title documents
- Payment for taxes and fees
Title numbers, VIN, addresses and source documents stay private.
Known and planned beyond the invoice
- Transportation
- $618
- Taxes, Title & Registration
- $370.25
- Planned VR30 Swap
- $2,900
Confirmed — $600 Austin to McKinney + $18 McKinney to home
Estimated — expected at the Denton County tax office; emissions-station charge pending
Transmission, parts, labor and fluids — planned / in progress
Known + expected + planned snapshot
$8,056.25
$4,168 invoice + $618 confirmed transportation + $370.25 expected title, tax and registration + the $2,900 planned VR30 swap. This is a known + expected + planned snapshot, not total invested. It excludes the emissions inspection station charge, diagnosis and other repairs, maintenance, tools and modifications.
Still tracking
- Diagnosis & Additional Repairs
- Tracking
- Maintenance & Fluids
- Tracking
- Tools
- Tracking
- Modifications
- Coming soon
For comparison, not an expense
A diagnostic shop recommended a full transmission replacement estimated at $7,000–$8,000. That recommendation was declined in favor of the $2,900 VR30 swap plan, so it never became a cost — it is listed here only as the decision we were weighing.
Numbers will change as invoices are reconciled and work is completed.