A lot of people were calling him stupid, but taxes are high as shyt in california. Yeah he could have won the car, but he would have been paying maybe 4k-5k in taxes.
He most likely knew he could not afford the taxes and took the cash. Taxes on 1500 is cheaper than taxes on a 22000 car.
YOU DON'T PAY SALES TAX SO NO TAXES ARE DO UP FRONT. THE CAR IS CONSIDERED INCOME. YOU PAY THE TAXES AT THE END OF THE YEAR. I'VE WON 3 SOMEWHAT BIG TICKET ITEMS AND IT GOES THE SAME WAY EVERY TIME. I GET A LETTER AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND I HAVE TO DECLARE THE PRIZE ON MY TAXES. BASICALLY THE MSRP OF THE CAR IS ADDED TO YOUR INCOME AND YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCOME TAX.
THE COMPANY THAT BOUGHT SPONSORED THE CAR PAYS THE SALES TAX.


