Dude, your scared because your doing something intentionally wrong lol… There is absolutely no reason for ANYONE to say ANYTHING about any price you put down…
One time I bought an 07 civic and I put down like 1,500… Lady goes WOWWW thats cheap… I said, yeah, too bad it needs and engine and transmission and then she said oh not so cheap anymore…
DMV can not make you pay no damn book value on something they have no clue about… You could legitimately be buying something with a high book value that needs a shit ton of work.