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Poncho32

Apr 4, 2011, 3:07 PM

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Selling American made car in Mexico?

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Can some one give me the up to date regulations and what is needed to sell a 10 year old car made in the United States with American License plates , here in Mexico.

mazbook1

Apr 4, 2011, 3:14 PM

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Re: [Poncho32] Selling American made car in Mexico?

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Very simple, you can't!

Apr 4, 2011, 3:17 PM

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Re: [Poncho32] Selling American made car in Mexico?

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To my knowledge, this cannot be done without taking the car across the border. On this issue, I would never take the advice of anyone on a webboard. Time to spend 50 bucks on an attorney, amigo. T.

Rolly

Apr 4, 2011, 3:54 PM

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Re: [T] Selling American made car in Mexico?

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BS! The law is very clear -- you cannot sell it in México.
You and the buyer can drive to the border where you can turn in the permit and then sell the car.
The new owner will get his own permit and drive back.

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DavidHF

Apr 4, 2011, 3:56 PM

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Save your money and read the agreement you signed when you imported the car. You agreed to take it out of Mexico.

Apr 4, 2011, 4:31 PM

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Well, this was fun. Short, succint and we all agreed. T

Poncho32

Apr 5, 2011, 7:01 AM

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Re: [Rolly] Selling American made car in Mexico?

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Let me re-phrase the question.
If we got Mexican plates, then can the car be sold in Mexico ?
We have all the original papers of Purchase.
The car was made in the U.S.
The car is better than 10 years old.

Rolly

Apr 5, 2011, 7:39 AM

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If we got Mexican plates, then can the car be sold in Mexico?

YES

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joaquinx

Apr 5, 2011, 7:43 AM

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The cost of regularizing the car and getting plates might make the deal too expensive and you just might lose money of the deal.

Poncho32

Apr 5, 2011, 8:23 AM

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Rolly,you seam to be the most knolagable in situations such as this what are steps that it takes to get Mexican plates today?

Rolly

Apr 5, 2011, 11:57 AM

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Re: [Poncho32] Selling American made car in Mexico?

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The rules change from time to time, and I am not up to date on the current rules, but here are two starters:

1. You must use a customs broker.
2. Only a Mexican citizen can nationalize a vehicle

Your customs broker can answer all your other questions and arrange to have the paperwork in the name of a citizen, and then transfer the new Mexican title to you after the deal is done.

The cost is partly dependent upon the value of the vehicle. The range I have heard is $1,500 to $2,500 dollars.

If the broker says he can do it all by mail and that you and the vehicle don't have to be there, DON'T do it. I got suckered out of $800 dollars on that kind of a deal. Be there to watch out for your interests.

What you will get from the broker is just papers. With those papers, you will get registration and plates from the Tránsito office in the place where you live. There will be fees for that, too.

Rolly Pirate

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