If there's one nice thing about getting a new car (besides you know.. the new car), it's that the dealership handles all the DMV crap that I had to handle last time I bought a car (used car that time). They called me up, said your plate is in, I drove there and the guy even screwed it on for me. vw++
dealers++ (but only for the DMV crap not the 'lets-play-games-with-the-financing-crap' in which case it's dealers--).