jide
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selling a car in Mexico
My friend in Ensenada is interested in buying my 87 jeep cherokee.
Does anyone have experience selling an american car in Baja?
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Tucker
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Sell it to him in San Diego.......
and let him figure out the import
\"I think it would be a good idea.\"
-- Mahatma Gandhi, when asked what he thought of Western civilization
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jide
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It won't pass smog.....
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Dave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jide
My friend in Ensenada is interested in buying my 87 jeep cherokee.
Does anyone have experience selling an american car in Baja? |
Are you an American citizen living in Baja with an FM3? If so, it is illegal to sell your car. Matter of fact, just placing a "for sale" sign on it
would be grounds for confiscation.
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Braulio
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Dave's right - regardless what type of visa you have - it's illegal and you run the risk of losing it for even dicussing the deal (yeah I know -
people still get away with it).
Follow Tucker and Dave's advice - the smog test is irrelevant - work out a cash deal in the US - all you need is the title, which doesn't have to be
in your name - he can still work out the importation without title but it'll cost him a little more.
[Edited on 10-26-2004 by Braulio]
[Edited on 10-26-2004 by Braulio]
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jide
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Thanks for the feedback, good to know.
I'll sell it to him in the US then.
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CasaManzana
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Here's what our experience was with this issue...
Just south of Mulege, our community on the Bahia Concepcion, sold a licenced Oregon 1994 Toyota, one of the beach residends had, to our night
watchman. He took it to Loreto for "importation" and came back the same day with a sticker for his back window and a title...cost at about $90USD.
Done deal...He says you can't just import something new...defined as less than 5 years old.
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jrbaja
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Casa Manzana is correct.
You need to import it before it can be sold legally. This can range anywhere between $90.00 ( the lowest quote I've heard) and $800.00 which is the
highest I've heard.
If you let the person buying it deal with the legalities, it will cost less for both parties.
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