Nc Highway Use Tax Got Me Good!

My tag on my Duster costs me $80.00 every May to renew. I also just paid a county tax on my vehicle of $65.00 for my Duster, (which only gets driven to shows, cruise ins etc...) and i just got a HUT bill of $185.00 for the Duster. This damn state loves to tax,tax, and tax people to death. It kind of makes me wonder if I moved to the right state, but Massachusetts was just as bad with their "Excise Tax" and Registration fees, and inspection fees. No exemptions for antique vehicles in Mass. You still need to get em inspected,wheras in North Carolina you do not need any state inspection if the vehicle is 35 yrs or older.