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MitchMan
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My truck died
What do I do with a US plated vehicle that completely broke down and is inoperable in La Paz? It's not drivable, it permanently dead.
This California US plated 1984 Chevy Blazer that I keep at my place in La Paz needs to be disposed of. In January 2010 it finally died and needs to
be junked. Won't start and it was ready to fall apart anyway, so it did.
Since I can't take it back to the USA, does anyone know what I have to do to junk it in La Pa, BCS? What I heard in a "by the way" fashion was to
take the US California plates off the vehicle and turn these plates back to the California DMV and tell them the car is "gone". Does any one know if
that's all it takes? What do I have to do to junk the car legally in La Paz? Anybody know?
Thanks in advance.
[Edited on 2-25-2010 by MitchMan]
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monoloco
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Take the plates off and sell it for 100 pesos. Someone will want it for parts.
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Bob and Susan
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thats all it takes
take the plates and the "pink slip" to the dmv and "junk it"
give it away
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alafrontera
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Not sure what your concern is, do you think CADMV will care?
My point is that if you just stop renewing the registration it simply isn't operable on US roadways, other than that who will care?
low lattitude attitude
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BajaWarrior
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| Quote: | Originally posted by alafrontera
Not sure what your concern is, do you think CADMV will care?
My point is that if you just stop renewing the registration it simply isn't operable on US roadways, other than that who will care?
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That takes 5 years to fall off of DMV records. The vehicle could (or it's VIN) end up involved in an accident still in MitchMan's name and he remain
liable for it.
Pop the VIN. while your at it and make sure it sells for parts and surrender the plates and Title.
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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shari
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these days people make more selling a junk car for scrap...the scrap metal guys pay way more than 100 pesos.
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alafrontera
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Ahh... okay then. I was assuming it was beyond repair but now I see the problem.
Note to self: go out and find the 3-4 vehicles I've abandoned over the years and make sure they are not in use 
Let's see... two in Florida, one in St Thomas... oh and the one I left at the ex wife's (formerly my) house  
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monoloco
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I thought that once you sell a car and sign over the pink slip to someone it's no longer your responsibility. How do you have any control whether or
not they go to the DMV and put it in their name.
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monoloco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
these days people make more selling a junk car for scrap...the scrap metal guys pay way more than 100 pesos. |
You are probably right, they sure are charging a pretty penny these days when you buy it back in the form of rebar, wire etc.
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longlegsinlapaz
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Ahem....obviously everyone is forgetting the "technicality" that it is NOT LEGAL to SELL a non-imported vehicle to a Mexican citizen. Why no
go to transito & ask the legal authorities if you can legally scrap a US licensed vehicle to a jonke....or HOW can you legally dispose of it in La
Paz....without taking it back to the US & without putting either yourself nor a Mexican national in jeopardy. Also, don't forget that the VIN #
appears in more places that just the dashboard!
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desertcpl
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go to DMV web site ,, I always when selling my cars,, I register the sell immediately
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amirravon
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one man junk is another man's gold
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monoloco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by longlegsinlapaz
Ahem....obviously everyone is forgetting the "technicality" that it is NOT LEGAL to SELL a non-imported vehicle to a Mexican citizen. Why no
go to transito & ask the legal authorities if you can legally scrap a US licensed vehicle to a jonke....or HOW can you legally dispose of it in La
Paz....without taking it back to the US & without putting either yourself nor a Mexican national in jeopardy. Also, don't forget that the VIN #
appears in more places that just the dashboard! |
It is technically illegal, but have you ever heard of
anyone getting in trouble for it?
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mulegemichael
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yank the plates and walk away from it...ya think someone will run your vin# with all the thousands and thousands of abandoned rigs in this country?..i
think not....whatta ya gonna do?: tow it back north?....i don't think so..go have a cold one
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DENNIS
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Just leave it in front of Jesse's restaurant. He'll take care of it for you.
Maybe he'll drag it up on the sidewalk and make a planter out of it.
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mulegemichael
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the geraniums are going crazy right now
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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KurtG
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You can go online at the DMV website and do a release of liability report. All you have to do is say "sold out of state" or fill in the name and city
of the Mexican purchaser. If you don't do a release of liability California will keep billing you for the registration fees. If you have the Ca.
pink slip the release of liability form is attached to it (the part with everything in red.) You can mail that to DMV but easier to do it on line.
This just creates a record at DMV that the car is no longer in your possesion. I've done this with cars and motorcycles that I scrapped here in
California and a couple of others that were sold out of state.
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BajaWarrior
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| Quote: | Originally posted by monoloco
I thought that once you sell a car and sign over the pink slip to someone it's no longer your responsibility. How do you have any control whether or
not they go to the DMV and put it in their name. |
Attached to the Title is the "Notice of Release of Liability" to clear your name from the Title. Detach and fill out Seller and Buyer info and mail to
the DMV.
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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AmoPescar
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Just haul it out on a road somewhere and walk away...
and by the end of the third day it will be completely stripped and you won't ever have to worry about it again.
BUT...send the DMV the paperwork too!
Miguelamo  
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Bob and Susan
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dont do that because someone else has to deal with it later...
its like littering BIG TIME
we had to get permission to bury a car some left out by the road a couple of years ago...what a pain
there are lots of junk yards even here in mulege (across from the pemex)
dont sell it...thats illegal
just give it to them
junk it at the ca dmv and thats it... youre done
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