Should you take your car to Mexico?
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- Why did we bring our car? Is it a good idea for you?
Some food for thought. Info from Pat's Plates (www. PatsPlatesPv) in Puerto Vallarta:
For all of you out there wondering about the PERMANENT IMPORTATION of a US or Canadian vehicle to Mexico.
Right now, ONLY 2012 and 2013 NAFTA vehicles can be imported (8 or 9 years old) at the Mexican border. Beginning Nov 1st 2021, 2014 will qualify and 2012 WILL NOT. This repeats ad nauseum.
-It normally takes 72 hours, but if you can email a copy of your title, the broker can start the work early and save you about 2 days.
-The total cost will vary by brokers) but typically seems to run between $2500-$4000usd which is a no-brainer for many.
-Vehicles 30+ years CAN be imported. Not sure about NAFTA in this case.
-Rules are different for motorcycles.
This was very helpful. I have seen lots of videos and comments in Facebook groups suggesting you don't bring your car down. But your explanation helped me see both sides and to see how the decision is on a case-by-case basis. Thanks.
You guys are very well spoken and your videos are so informative! I wish you good luck in this You tube venture. 🙂
Good job and info guys!
Great video! I'm still temporal and always bring my SUV. I always need to bring stuff down, pets, etc. I could never put my dogs on a plane! I go back & forth to the States (So Cal) a couple times a year as I have family and other business there. Here, in Mexico, I am in real estate & definitely need to have a good vehicle. I love road trips & driving in general & so vehicle was a no-brainer for me. I own it outright, it is not worth it to switch yet. Given the difficulties of flying right now (& the last couple years) I love to be able to drive back & forth. So much more freedom & flexibility!
Great video and very good points to consider.
If you have a Temporary Residence Visa you can drive your foreign plated vehicle legally for the four years before you exchange it for your Permanent Resident Visa. You will need a TIP (Temporary Import Permit) during that time and that is refundable if you decide to sell it. I live in Baja which is a so called "Free Zone" where you don't need a TIP. Even though I brought my car down with some of the things that I needed to keep along with my kitty , I rarely drive it because I can walk to everything I regularly need. It's nice to have a car for errands around town with the occasional trip to the "Big" market and to drag my surfboard and things to the beach when the surf is good. I say pack it with the things you want or need to keep like personal files and some household items, hold onto to it for four years and then sell it. It would be tough for most people to just stop driving cold turkey. BTW- I've heard they were going to change the laws and make it easier to get Mexican plates and keep your car without jumping through hoops. If in four years you may just want to keep your old car parked and use it for emergencies with road trips and beach camping excursions. Mucha suerte desde la hermosa Ensenada!
A minivan is a necessity with kids and a dog.
I agreed that my friend 😎👍🏽
We brought our 10 year old Camry from Texas with us as we retired here in Bucerias a year ago. For 17 years we have driven and explored much of Mexico.
We used our car to move our belongings from Texas and our dog too.
We're hanging onto it another year before selling and getting a small SUV so we can drive over the Topes easier 😁
The potholes are no joke either. An SUV would probably be a better choice than the van, but not better enough to get us to switch, yet.
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Would love to hear more about your driving experience. I am so torn, considering so many people say it’s dangerous other people stayed safe. We would be travelling with our kids so I am a little bit hesitant.
I can only speak to my experience and general statistics. I think the greatest risk in any car travel is an accident or collision. Violence is always possible, but rare (that's why it makes the news). All travel involves risks, but my drive was completely without incident. My biggest concerns travelling with kids would be their comfort covering the vast distances. Mexico is big. It takes 17 hours of driving to get to the nearest border from Bucerias.
Hello thanks for your info my car is financed with Nissan they do allow to bring my car for 30 days the nearest border to bring the car back will be Laredo tx which is 10 hrs from San Miguel Allende Gto but si have Two kids I am taking the car🎉😂🎉🎉❤thanks for info
Having a car in Mexico is a luxury. Is it the right choice for the lifestyle you're looking for?
Try driving in NYC with California license plate or Mexico City it's a worse feeling than nerve racking The amazing thing is that i didn't see any accidents in both cities They're very crazy and yet they're excellent drivers Enjoy the Aztec nation Greetings from Santa Monica California
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I am a temporary resident of Mexico. How long will they give you the temporary vehicle permit as a temporary resident? Where did you cross? Did I miss your video on how that process went?
Your TIP is only good for as long as your visa. Also, it's not automatic. You get the TIP when you cross, then you have to update it when you do your canje for the first year, then again when you renew your temporary residency. I crossed from Laredo, TX. There are many videos we want to make, but life with full time jobs and children has made it difficult to create for UA-cam.
@@suburbanfamily I totally understand on that. Thanks for the information
I'm a disabled quadriplegic moving down from Ontario I've got a dog and a power wheelchair and a couple other things I need to bring with me
Is it possible to rent a car here and drop it off down there? what other options do I have? My minivan is pretty much useless after I get down there I was just going to scrap it and buy a new car down there
We are retiring in 9 months and moving to San Cristobal de las Casas. We have 4 senior dogs that we don’t want to put in a plane in cargo, so we’ll drive from Carolina to San Cris…a longgggg drive. They are small, medium, large, and X-Large . We also don’t know how difficult it will be to get them to vets….or can we pay a vet to come to us ? If we did not have dogs we would not bring a car. We want to walk, ride bikes, and taxi/Uber .
Really, we don’t want a car there but we have no idea how to get rid of it once we all make it to San Cris. We plan to be there until the dogs pass away, so maybe 3-4 years. We will have part 1 of temporary residency when we move down, finishing the process upon arrival. We speak Spanish and have lived abroad before. My wife is from Nicaragua and we lived in Costa Rica decades ago.
So any ideas how we can get our pack down there and then dump our old car somehow ?
( old 2004 Lincoln Aviator SUV )
Thx !
I was not asked for any paperwork for the dog, but getting checkups for all of them beforehand is just a good idea. In your case I don't see a good way around driving down with a TIP, dropping off dogs and spouse, then driving back up, selling the car (dealer would be easiest), and flying down. The good news is that with the Temp. Res. you don't have to make an immediate decision. Drive it down, use it to get furniture and explore a bit, then decide. I do not recommend selling the car in Mexico unless you nationalize it. Even if possible, that can take much time and cost much money ($3k I've heard).
I am not sure if I missed it but did you end up officially importing the car, to legally registered it a customs company? Or did you get the temporary permit and just planned to use it past the 6 months?
I am planning to move to Mexico and looking at what option works best since I do plan to move permanently with dogs and kid.
We have Temporary Residency to allow us to keep the car here legally. For a permanent move it may be easier to buy a car here since Citizens and Permanent Residents cannot have foreign plated vehicles. It is possible to import and nationalize certain foreign cars, but it is an expensive process.
@@suburbanfamily yes that what I have been reading, its more of a hassle to bring in temporary then have to drive it out. Really enjoying your channel thank you!
@@liswan26 Just depends how much you go back and forth to the States. I naturally do for business & personal so it is not bad for me but that is a personal circumstance.
Hi 👋 what documents does banjercito ask for if you are driving in the free zone?
I don't think a TIP (or a trip to Banjercito) is required in the free zone. You should get Mexican insurance though, it is very reasonably priced.
How much stuff can you bring exactly? Everybody has videos on temp permits and such. I can't find a single video on what you can bring down in your car specifically..
My van was loaded to the ceiling with everything we though we might need. Because the kids weren't with me I did have to pay a $2000MXN import duty on the kids toys (there were a lot of them).
@@suburbanfamily Did you have to label every box with everything inside? How did they know you had so many toys? Did you have to declare these items or did they let you know. Did you have any special forms pre-filled or approved for your stuff? Did you have to drive through a special declaration line? These things about importing and bringing your stuff are answered nowhere on the web. Always the same video about get your TIP...Thanks!
@@dustnspace We packed and labeled like one normally would when moving (ie not well). They knew how many toys we had because they were literally falling out of the car when I opened the back. I went through the normal line with the red/green light, got the red. Under the strictest interpretation of the law one should lave a detailed list of all cargo with the value of that cargo (menaje de casa). TIP is only for the car. Household goods traveling with you are less well defined and enforced.
I drove through at Tijuana. Either way you have to stop and get an FMM so you just pull over and park at the INM/Customs. Go in and get your passport stamped for your canje or get a Tourist FMM and you fill out a form with what you are bringing in. I had my boxes marked but they asked me to open my back hatch and just looked in, my kitty said hello to them, they smiled and pet her and they marked my form and said "Eres bueno". I went back in and payed $300mx and left. It was easy, don't be alarmed by their camouflage military fatigues and AR style rifles, they are very friendly and helpful.
I am interested in buying a brand New Toyota Hilux truck in Mexico and driving it back to the US.
Is this possible?
Probably not. You'll want to check US import laws. As far as I know, with rare exception, the car needs to be at least 25 years old. My advice: just get a Tacoma.
I just got my car a couple yrs ago no desire to get rid of her
Location lol? I’mma move too . I’ve had enough here 😂 cartel free ?
Funny the thing about of "potholes" so anyone how comes from everywhere since Michigan until New Jersey will feel like home except is about beach warm location in a emerging power nation and not cold urban places in a superpower nations...lol.
But mexico have lots of topes (bumbs) some of them are huge for our tiny econoboxes our made without any regulation and invisible. So sadly mexico still worst roads.
@@AngelVargas1989 that not refute what I said mister, besides I prefer a thousands more a bump than a bunch of hollowness, a bump is only a danger if it's not painted or signposted, that only happend un random places, and driving so fast, and I saw more quality in a road in rural México than a highway in the North of USA, enough to see the current videos of american media in UA-cam.
requirements to bring the car to mexico?
As mentioned, you will need clear title or permission from your lender. You will also need Mexican insurance. If you're driving outside the Free Zone you will need to get a Temporary Import Permit (TIP) from Banjercito. Don't forget to tie this to your Temporary Residency visa once you complete that process in Mexico, it is not automatic!
Are all cars in Mexico stick shift?
I don't think so. They may be more common in Mexico due to cost savings, but automatics are available.
@@suburbanfamily Thank you - that is good to know!
- Or you could buy a car in Mexico, drive it to the US to get your stuff, then bring it back to Mexico. That way you don’t drive around all the time in Mexico with USA tags on your car, being a target on multiple levels. 😊
I'm unsure of the process bringing a foreign plated car to the US, but it doesn't seem easy. Also, identical cars are more expensive in Mexico than the US. I also would love to hear if you've had any experience being targeted. In 21 months I have not had a single incident outside of the norm.
Are you a Mexican National ? With a Permanent Mexican Address? You'd be better off driving down, depending on where you go there's no problem. You'll see Texas Florida California quite often. I drove my Canadian Car here no issues. Photocopies x 6 of everything, your ownership, insurance, drivers license, your Tag inside your door, your license plate too. You need copies to present when you enter Mexico to obtain your 6 month permit, if you don't the Clerks will try to scam you for 5 bucks a copy so bring your own save your money for Beer!
So im single & 52
Moving to Mexico on a yemp residency visa which allows me to drive my US played Flat 500 for 4 years. My car has 94k miles and so probably 140-160k miles in 4 years. Its paid off.
Seems like it would make sense, in my circumstance, to bring my car. What is your popinion
Gracias
Im retiring in Queretaro.