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And thats all? great, cheers
It was sarcastic, true because this question is here every few days and therefore easy to find with google. Brasil for example has a very very high import tax up to 100% of the new price and does not alow old cars thats why between.boarders you allways find so many wrack vehicles.
If you dont want to go through a lot of expensive paperwork and dont want to bribe someone or ship the car back thats were you coul leave your vehicle at the end...
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It was sarcastic, true because this question is here every few days and therefore easy to find with google. Brasil for example has a very very high import tax up to 100% of the new price and does not alow old cars thats why between.boarders you allways find so many wrack vehicles.
If you dont want to go through a lot of expensive paperwork and dont want to bribe someone or ship the car back thats were you coul leave your vehicle at the end...
How much useful is the sarcasm alone or followed for a weak advice without any real knowledge....
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How much useful is the sarcasm alone or followed for a weak advice without any real knowledge....
and this is more helpfull???
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Hey guys,

Let's keep on the subject, the question was "Is it possible to buy a car in one country and sell in another one?"

I believe there's nobody more experienced on this subject than Javier who has been helping bikers with the best advice all over these years, here goes a tip, if you want toavoid risks and stay on the safe and legal side, you should take Javier's advice. I work on trading on the border of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina and don't recommend, as Javier, anyone trying to import a vehicle into SA. Just to give you an idea, Brazil doesn't even allow used vehicles to be imported to Brazil.

On the other hand Tobias is not totally wrong, because that was his experience in SA and actually he answered your question, you can sell your car in another country, but not legally, Even I and many other bikers have sold european bikes in SA "illegally", it's a risk you have, so consider about buying your vehicle, have a good time and try to sell on the black market, scrap, or even in a big farm, but have in mind you may not sell and maybe you have to leave it behind.

It's definetly a good idea to buy a vehicle in SA, specially Paraguay, but you must have this pros and cons in mind.

Any help needed just let me know

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Why not just drive back to Chile, roads are good,borders are easy and you will never be that far away, a week of driving at most, even from Colombia or Brazil.
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Hey guys,

Let's keep on the subject, the question was "Is it possible to buy a car in one country and sell in another one?"

I believe there's nobody more experienced on this subject than Javier who has been helping bikers with the best advice all over these years, here goes a tip, if you want toavoid risks and stay on the safe and legal side, you should take Javier's advice. I work on trading on the border of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina and don't recommend, as Javier, anyone trying to import a vehicle into SA. Just to give you an idea, Brazil doesn't even allow used vehicles to be imported to Brazil.

On the other hand Tobias is not totally wrong, because that was his experience in SA and actually he answered your question, you can sell your car in another country, but not legally, Even I and many other bikers have sold european bikes in SA "illegally", it's a risk you have, so consider about buying your vehicle, have a good time and try to sell on the black market, scrap, or even in a big farm, but have in mind you may not sell and maybe you have to leave it behind.

It's definetly a good idea to buy a vehicle in SA, specially Paraguay, but you must have this pros and cons in mind.

Any help needed just let me know

Rod
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Thanks for the response Rod, I have got alot more info from other members on the Hubb and other sites now so have a better understanding of my options.

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