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JDCanuck
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Buying Baja Registered Vehicles
Unable to drive and leave our vehicle in Baja, am wondering why so many people buy US or Canadian registered vehicles rather than buying one
registered there. Is there a significant advantage to leaving a foreign plated vehicle there for personal use? Or is it simply the price differences?
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depends largely on your immigration status
if you don't have permanent residency you can't register a car in Baja
and then there still the rumors that cars intended for the US market are better/safer than identical cars sold in Mexico
its on the Corona/mask/vaccine level
I used to import cars to the US
most Americans believe (note the word "believe") that a Mercedes intended for sale in the US is better/safer than the same Mercedes built for the
European market
my first neighbors in LA also asked me whether my parents in Germany had a phone or TV
nuff said
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Maybe they were curious if your parents had a phone or TV in their Mercedes?
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
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JDCanuck
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Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc  | depends largely on your immigration status
if you don't have permanent residency you can't register a car in Baja
and then there still the rumors that cars intended for the US market are better/safer than identical cars sold in Mexico
its on the Corona/mask/vaccine level
I used to import cars to the US
most Americans believe (note the word "believe") that a Mercedes intended for sale in the US is better/safer than the same Mercedes built for the
European market
my first neighbors in LA also asked me whether my parents in Germany had a phone or TV
nuff said |
Thanks, that answers my question. So we as visitors still will either have to rent or bring our own vehicle down at some future date.
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have a "neighbor" buy/register one for you
Mexicans are trustworthy
saves you the double insurance (Mex/US)
makes it less likely that the police intimidates you into bribes
Harald Pietschmann
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JDCanuck
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| Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc | have a "neighbor" buy/register one for you
Mexicans are trustworthy
saves you the double insurance (Mex/US)
makes it less likely that the police intimidates you into bribes
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The bribe issue was one of my major reasons to look into this. Insurance doubling secondary. Maybe we can do a deal with a neighbor, may be workable.
Reasons to get permanent residency keep building.
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you cant drive a mexican plated car without a mexican drivers license
you need to be a resident to get that
... only a rental... those cars have different plates
only foreigners can drive a foreign plated car ( not mexican)
it cost around 2k to import a car and has limited yrs and manufacture
origins
if your car is low in value ... it doesn't make sense to import it
the problem is you need to insure it in the usa to keep the plates current $$$
the reason people dont buy the new cars in baja is the interest on a loan is 18 to 24 percent ,,, not 3.8 like the usa... and there is NO leasing
available
its cash and carry
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JDCanuck
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Perhaps I named this thread wrong. It should have been"The issues surrounding permanent residency"
So...how difficult and costly is it to achieve permanent residency status? And then...if i get that taken care of, how difficult to get a Mexican
driver's license?
As we intend to reside at our new place 2-6 months each year, retaining our Canadian residency and citizenship, we are trying to find the best way to
move around there freely. Rental cars are exceptionally expensive.
[Edited on 8-31-2021 by JDCanuck]
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Well, you can drive a Mexican plated car with a Canadian license, it's just illegal. Come on, take a chance, live dangerously!
Before you leave Canada go to the closest Mexican Consulate and apply to become a Mexican resident. You'll finish the process in Mexico at the Mexican
immigration office closest to your house. You must start the process in your home country.
TONS of info on the Internet.
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I have both Mex plated trucks and Us. Most used cars In mexico are salvage . You don't want those I carry both lic CA and Mex . I only drive my Mex
plated truck in states because INS cheap . Also my USA plate trucks cheap to INS in Mex .
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| Quote: Originally posted by SFandH | Well, you can drive a Mexican plated car with a Canadian license, it's just illegal. Come on, take a chance, live dangerously!
Before you leave Canada go to the closest Mexican Consulate and apply to become a Mexican resident. You'll finish the process in Mexico at the Mexican
immigration office closest to your house. You must start the process in your home country.
TONS of info on the Internet. |
Well that's out then. No time to travel over to the Mexican Consulate before this trip down. Wish I had asked this question a couple weeks back. Looks
like it's similar to applying for passport but with additional financial info provided which will also take some time to put together. So for
now...tourists we remain.
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where in Baja do you want to live?
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Mex driver license
go to office with your current driver license
bring health cert (go to any Simi store for that) and a blood test (for type)
better, go to driver license office and ask what's needed (things might have changed)
with papers in hand get Mex diver license (couple of bucks)
no tests needed
no Spanish needed
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You cannot get DL without resident card
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Yes, and I have just been told by the local consulate that to apply up here there is at least a 4 week wait to obtain an appointment after you do all
the back and forth emails to submit the required info.
Interesting process. Next year perhaps, but I will ask my lawyer down there about this issue when we see him.
[Edited on 8-31-2021 by JDCanuck]
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JDCanuck
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We are building a house out on the pacific west of you
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Maybe i can rent a burro for grocery trips, will take a bit longer but be far more scenic. Only 10 km there and back, should be able to do 2 km per
hour so a five and a half hour trip.  
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| Quote: Originally posted by JDCanuck | | Quote: Originally posted by SFandH | Well, you can drive a Mexican plated car with a Canadian license, it's just illegal. Come on, take a chance, live dangerously!
Before you leave Canada go to the closest Mexican Consulate and apply to become a Mexican resident. You'll finish the process in Mexico at the Mexican
immigration office closest to your house. You must start the process in your home country.
TONS of info on the Internet. |
Well that's out then. No time to travel over to the Mexican Consulate before this trip down. Wish I had asked this question a couple weeks back. Looks
like it's similar to applying for passport but with additional financial info provided which will also take some time to put together. So for
now...tourists we remain. |
have any pre 2020 FMM's? look into their amnesty program, all done here in mexico and no financial requirements!
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I did see an option of applying to REMAIN in Mexico. Did this change in 2020?
And they took our old FMM's when we returned on the plane each time we flew back.
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| Quote: Originally posted by JDCanuck | I did see an option of applying to REMAIN in Mexico. Did this change in 2020?
And they took our old FMM's when we returned on the plane each time we flew back.
[Edited on 8-31-2021 by JDCanuck] |
I don't know anymore than this, its been on a number of fb groups.....https://www.mexperience.com/mexico-offers-special-residency-procedure/
https://www.mexperience.com/mexico-offers-special-residency-...
[Edited on 8-31-2021 by Don Pisto]
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