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measomsan
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Does Mexico give reason why certain cars cannot be imported?
I have driven my FJ 2013 down a few times and now leave it here in the San Jose area. It's VIN number starts with a J.... My understanding is they
will not let me import it.
Is there reasoning , or it's just a Mexico thing
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David K
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Social engineering. I learned about it from a Mexican friend when he told me that many new car models could no be bought in Mexico, as they 'look too
rich'. Makes your FJ Cruiser extra special, yes?
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Osprey
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J means "Built in Japan" and it is unimportable (for any year) except if you want to pay $100 dollars more ABAJO LA MESA. I paid, my 89 Isuzu Trooper
has the first #J and I've plated it here in Baja Sur without a glitch for several years.
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J.P.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Social engineering. I learned about it from a Mexican friend when he told me that many new car models could no be bought in Mexico, as they 'look too
rich'. Makes your FJ Cruiser extra special, yes? |
Mexican's are smarter than you give them credit for. They simply dont that UGlllllllllY crap on thier road's.
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bajaguy
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Well, they get here somehow. And they get plated with Frontier or National plates. You should drive around Ensenada or look at some of the NEW
vehicles parked at Sano's or COSTCO...........plenty of Lexus, MB and and other "high end" rides
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Social engineering. I learned about it from a Mexican friend when he told me that many new car models could no be bought in Mexico, as they 'look too
rich'. Makes your FJ Cruiser extra special, yes? |
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David K
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Oh sure, I see them... I am just offering an answer for measomsan based on what I was told by a Mexican citizen who would know.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by J.P.
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Social engineering. I learned about it from a Mexican friend when he told me that many new car models could no be bought in Mexico, as they 'look too
rich'. Makes your FJ Cruiser extra special, yes? |
Mexican's are smarter than you give them credit for. They simply dont that UGlllllllllY crap on thier road's. |
I wouldn't buy one... an 4Runner sure, but not an FJ Cruiser. However, a lot of Nomads love theirs...???
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Wally
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You can buy the at the dealerships. San Jose has Toyota and Nissan dealerships.
[Edited on 2-16-2014 by Wally]
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
Well, they get here somehow. And they get plated with Frontier or National plates. You should drive around Ensenada or look at some of the NEW
vehicles parked at Sano's or COSTCO...........plenty of Lexus, MB and and other "high end" rides
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It's nothing new. With enough money, one could register and put plates on his mother.
Remember when you couldn't import a diesel? Back when fuel was almost free?
There were diesels everywhere. All you had to do was listen.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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bajagrouper
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Can you spell N.A.F.T.A.?
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Wally
You can buy the at the dealerships. San Jose has Toyota and Nissan dealerships.
[Edited on 2-16-2014 by Wally] |
dealerships in all the big cities that sell new cars, as long as the particular model doesn't "look too rich".
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apple
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^ that's absurd
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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He he he jajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajaja......................
Go to the mainland sometime and see all the made in Mexico Lincoln town cars, Escalades, and $80,000 Audi's all with nacional plates. Mainly in
Monterrey, Guadalajara, Mexico, and Cuernavaca.
When you pay your workers thirty dollars a day and charge higher than USA prices to customers "Money Is No Object" availability is. I always get a
laugh out of thee sign on Mex 1 that shouts HOTEL 49 Dlls! Like the motel 6 in San Ysidro is not like sixteen stars better, starting with the beds,
insulation, heating. Wotta hoot.
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by apple
^ that's absurd |
Isn't it.
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apple
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I see a lot of cars in La Paz that look very rich.... Just saw a new, large Mercedes SUV with BCS plates this morning. Not an uncommon site here.
btw, I was saying that your comment was absurd, not the supposed rule that you are referencing.
How do you think the "rule" is written "No coches que miran muy rico"?
[Edited on 2-17-2014 by apple]
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Social engineering. I learned about it from a Mexican friend when he told me that many new car models could no be bought in Mexico, as they 'look too
rich'. Makes your FJ Cruiser extra special, yes? |
As posted above, David, People seemed seems to not be obeying your social engineering theory. Since you are "in the know", maybe you can let us
know why?
Could the real reason the that the government (and a certain lobby) wants the cars to be purchased in Mexico and not North of the border?
[Edited on 2-17-2014 by rts551]
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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rts551, right-on!
It was insane amounts of pressure and bribes from the Assembled In Mexico automobile lobby that tipped the scales for TIP rule changes on the
mainland. Once car manufacturers figured they had a prospective "new affluent" customer base just waiting to be plucked, they dug out their bankroll.
Could we get a pie chart showing whom is more corrupt? USA or Mexican lawbreakers Oops oh damn, US or Mexican lawmakers?
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pacsur
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Im only passing on what my attorney told me over 20 years ago after he had just purchased 2 new Mercedes from a dealership in DF, he bought the cars
right after one of the peso crashes at that time.
He said carros de lujo, or luxury cars could only be imported by dealerships, they are imported, taxes and importation paid, and a price is set for
the vehicle, it cannot be adjusted after it's been completed, so he went to DF after exchanging dollars and paid cash in pesos for over 50% off.
I also think my importer told me only cars starting with numbers have a chance of being imported, I have 3 Mexican plated cars, and 1 with SD plates
that is German made starting with a letter that cannot be imported.
Also, as far as paying under the table or abajo de puente, all that it takes is having your paperwork run through the right computers and you will
lose, it's not worth it. I also believe the powers to be can go back after the original importer if so inclined. Would you risk a grey market porsche
being taken away because you saved some $ and paid under the table?
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wessongroup
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beat up and ugly was always my motto when traveling in Baja ... wasn't that hard to get that way back in the day ....
Was shocked to see all the clean cars when we went down in 2009 after not being in Baja for around 40 years ... TJ didn't count
A vehicle coming back out of Baja, after a week, usually looked like something which had been in Mexico for a while ... a very heavy layer of "dirt"
covered the entire car, and to some degree its occupant and/or occupants along with smelling like a campfire and maybe something else .. at least it
did in my/our case
motel's ... scoff, scoff 
[Edited on 2-17-2014 by wessongroup]
[Edited on 2-17-2014 by wessongroup]
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MitchMan
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Just in, per the Kelly Blue Book, the number one vehicle to best hold its resale value after 5 years is the Toyota FJ Cruiser (70%), next is the
Toyota Tacoma (61.9%), then Jeep Wrangler (59.1%), then Toyota 4 Runner (56.2%).
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