Anonymous - 4-26-2005 at 07:28 AM
Anyone know if it is 1. legal to drive a RHD vehicle in the baja 2. possible to import such a vehicle to Baja? I am thinking of getting a RHD toyota
landcruiser diesel from Japan, and need to be able to drive it to anfd from the baja from here in Canada.
TMW - 4-26-2005 at 07:37 AM
What exactly is an RHD?
Tucker - 4-26-2005 at 07:47 AM
Right Hand Drive.
Bruce R Leech - 4-26-2005 at 09:32 AM
you can not import a diesel vehicle in to Mexico.
comitan - 4-26-2005 at 12:21 PM
Bruce I know you can't import a diesel vehicle in Baja but I know of two that were, don't know how. Possibly they lied said they were gas.
bajagrouper - 4-26-2005 at 01:14 PM
I would sure like to see the reaction when the young guys at the checkpoint walk up to what normally would be the drivers window
Bob and Susan - 4-26-2005 at 01:27 PM
I heard last weekend that you could import new diesel trucks...new rule
I haven't seen it written yet
bajalou - 4-26-2005 at 01:33 PM
Some of the customs brokers still have unused permits from when importation of diesel's was allowed. A little back dating, cross over undetected and
"Here's the papers - it's been here all along".
Anonymous - 4-28-2005 at 03:34 PM
So I can't import it. Can you drive an RHD vehicle legally there - leaving aside the starnge looks I'll get at the checkpoints! Can't find any info
on this.
I've seen a few down here.
jrbaja - 4-28-2005 at 04:30 PM
And sure don't see why not as long as they are registered properly. Otherwise it just may cost you a 300 peso donation, at least in La Paz.
Bruce R Leech - 4-28-2005 at 06:36 PM
I don't think they care if you drive it from the back seat.
KurtG - 4-28-2005 at 08:14 PM
Back in the 70's I kept an old Jeep RHD Post Office truck in Mulege for a couple of years. It was one of those 60's stubby box vans with a little 4
banger engine, cruised at all of 50 mph. It was set up so you could drive standing up with the sliding driver's door open and just a strap across the
door to keep the driver from falling out. I bought it at a USPS auction in Minneapolis and drove it to Mulege by way of Seattle, one of those things
that made sense at the time.
Anonymous - 4-29-2005 at 08:00 AM
It is legal to have, register and drive a RHD vehicle in Mexico... diesel or gas. No convertibles can be imported, however.
We've made a couple convertibles
jrbaja - 4-29-2005 at 08:04 AM
down here, using my sawzall. One cadillac in particular became quite famous in these parts after the remodel!