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surabi
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Can't remember exactly- something like 1000 pesos, as I recall.
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So are South Dakota plates only for American cars that have been brought down from the states or are they also available for cars that have been
purchased in Mexico (by US citizens)?
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surabi
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Obviously you can't get plates for a vehicle in one country that is registered in another country unless you legally import it to the country where
you want plates from.
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surabi
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A US-plated car that is in Mexico would have had to be "brought down" at some point. Maybe the questioner needs to be more specific.
While it is technically illegal to sell a foreign-plated vehicle that has been brought down from NOB, people do it. I did it myself years ago.
However, it was a Canadian-plated vehicle and I drove it back to Canada to get the registration changed over to my name there, with new Canadian
plates. Then, when I became a permanent resident and could no longer drive a foreign-plated vehicle, I took it back to Canada, sold it there, and
bought a Mexican-plated car.
So it didn't get sold and stay in Mexico, which is Mexico's main concern.
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Oh so you get the South Dakota plates before you cross the border. I didn't know how it worked, I just saw SD plates everywhere and some guy was
telling me how they're really easy to get because you don't have to be a SD resident to get an SD plate.
What exactly is the benefit then? Why not just register it in your home state? Emissions tests avoidance maybe?
[Edited on 9-12-2023 by US 41]
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Quote: Originally posted by US 41  | Oh so you get the South Dakota plates before you cross the border. I didn't know how it worked, I just saw SD plates everywhere and some guy was
telling me how they're really easy to get because you don't have to be a SD resident to get an SD plate.
What exactly is the benefit then? Why not just register it in your home state? Emissions tests avoidance maybe?
[Edited on 9-12-2023 by US 41] |
no smog or insurance....and cheaper (at least compared to ca)
[Edited on 9-12-2023 by Don Pisto]
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Registering a car and getting plates without insurance is a big reason to get SD plates.
[Edited on 9-12-2023 by SFandH]
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| Quote: Originally posted by Don Pisto | | Quote: Originally posted by US 41 | Oh so you get the South Dakota plates before you cross the border. I didn't know how it worked, I just saw SD plates everywhere and some guy was
telling me how they're really easy to get because you don't have to be a SD resident to get an SD plate.
What exactly is the benefit then? Why not just register it in your home state? Emissions tests avoidance maybe?
[Edited on 9-12-2023 by US 41] |
no smog or insurance....and cheaper (at least compared to ca)
[Edited on 9-12-2023 by Don Pisto] |
Because California is a communist shat hole. Simple enough
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| Quote: Originally posted by surabi | A US-plated car that is in Mexico would have had to be "brought down" at some point. Maybe the questioner needs to be more specific.
While it is technically illegal to sell a foreign-plated vehicle that has been brought down from NOB, people do it. I did it myself years ago.
However, it was a Canadian-plated vehicle and I drove it back to Canada to get the registration changed over to my name there, with new Canadian
plates. Then, when I became a permanent resident and could no longer drive a foreign-plated vehicle, I took it back to Canada, sold it there, and
bought a Mexican-plated car.
So it didn't get sold and stay in Mexico, which is Mexico's main concern. |
So you shat on Mexican law until it was convenient… ehh??
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No, there was nothing even slightly "convenient" about driving the car back to Canada after I bought it to get it registered in my name, and nothing
"convenient" about driving it back to Canada again 2 years later to sell it when I could no longer legally drive it here. In fact, I could have just
used the car, driving it back to Canada, and paid the woman I bought it from, who had moved back to Canada, when I drove it back up there. Really, all
I was doing was saving her having to drive it north herself- she wanted to fly.
There was nothing illegal about what I did. The car wasn't brought into Mexico, sold, and left here.
I know these nuances are hard for you to grasp. Plus, the only reason you posted this was to have yet another excuse to write an azzhole post.
[Edited on 9-13-2023 by surabi]
[Edited on 9-13-2023 by surabi]
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You are correct- as far as I am aware, the law about selling a temporarily imported car doesn't make a distinction, so I guess technically it is
illegal. But no actual money changed hands here. I transferred the money from my Canadian bank account to hers. And the car was completely removed
from Mexico a few years later.
The law really exists to prevent people from bringing cars in, selling them here and the vehicles remaining here, perhaps somehow fudging paperwork to
get Mexican plates, or like a lot of vehicles I see around my area, having been sold to a Mexican who gets those paper plates given by one of those
campesino organizations, like UCD.
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| Quote: Originally posted by US 41 | Oh so you get the South Dakota plates before you cross the border. I didn't know how it worked, I just saw SD plates everywhere and some guy was
telling me how they're really easy to get because you don't have to be a SD resident to get an SD plate.
What exactly is the benefit then? Why not just register it in your home state? Emissions tests avoidance maybe?
[Edited on 9-12-2023 by US 41] |
At least for Californians, our State once again cuts off its nose to spite
it's face. To register my vehicle in CA I would need to drive it back to the State for a smog inspection every two years. That alone would have me
driving more miles than I would typically put on during that period. It also requires me to maintain CA insurance even though the car would never be
driven there.
It is not an attempt to avoid having insurance as someone suggested. I maintain a Mexican insurance policy as required by Mexican law. It just makes
no sense to more than double the miles I drive just for a smog check. I can't see that as helping the environment.
Someone may point out that the California Vehicle Code provides an exemption to smog checks for vehicles in Mexico unless it is in Tijuana, Tecate or
Ensenada. This is true. Unfortunately, several DMV offices still won't accept that. Sure, I could go to court to prove I am eligible for this
exemption but why? Just so I can pay registration fees that are at least 3X's higher and maintain a CA insurance policy that I can never make a claim
on? Additionally, I would have to go to a DMV office in person, annually to renew my exemption.
If South Dakota is willing to sell me plates that probably cost them about 50 cents of pot metal and a 10 cent sticker each year, knowing full well
that I will never pollute their air or cause any wear to their road, then I am happy to support them
In Memory of E-57
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I mentioned you can register and get plates without insurance. I didn't use the word avoid. My point is you don't need to buy US insurance you don't
need if the car is in Mexico where only Mexican insurance is needed.
[Edited on 9-14-2023 by SFandH]
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Is it true that if you have South Dakota plates on a car that lives in Mexico with only Mexican insurance and you want to drive into the United
States, you can stop at OXXO, or other places, to buy insurance that will cover you in the US for the time you are there?
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| Quote: Originally posted by SFandH | | Is it true that if you have South Dakota plates on a car that lives in Mexico with only Mexican insurance and you want to drive into the United
States, you can stop at OXXO, or other places, to buy insurance that will cover you in the US for the time you are there? |
when I cross I stop at my local insurance company to buy temp u.s. insurance from a company called National Unity. they only offer liability and only
available for a three week term but if need be you can call and renew the policy. a 3 week policy is about 50 bucks. im sure it's chit insurance but
makes you legal. never seen it sold anywhere other than local insurance agents
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Spend 1 night in the state , get a drivers license, get plates for your rig,register to vote , hire a mailbox.
Easily done i a half day.
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US 41,
You can’t buy a Mexican vehicle and register it in SD from Mexico. You would first need to Import it into the US legally.
Why SD? It’s cheeper and easer. US insurance is cheeper. Most people use Clay County in SD. The folks there are pleasant to deal with and helpful.
You do need to go there for at least a day to get a DL. Most use America’s Mail Box in Box Elder, SD. They are a one stop shop for everything
including US insurance.
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Quick (I hope) question.
It's my understanding that folks holding permanent residency can't legally drive a U.S.-plated/titled car, but you can with temporary residency.
Is that right?
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| Quote: Originally posted by digcolnagos | Quick (I hope) question.
It's my understanding that folks holding permanent residency can't legally drive a U.S.-plated/titled car, but you can with temporary residency.
Is that right? |
Correct. However, "U.S. plated" is irrelevant. Can't drive any foreign plated car.
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