Breaking news, Last week in the heat of this morality conversation, I called one of my attorneys in Buenos Aires, Argentina regarding the legality of a foreign tourist selling a vehicle/moto having entered that vehicle/moto into Argentina aon a TVIP.

I did this because the Argentine Embassy in the United States and various other South American Embassies have yet responded to my queries submitted more than a month ago.

My Argentine attorney just returned my call (in Spanish) with he following:

"No, it would be illegal for a foreign tourist to sell a foreign registered vehicle/motorcycle to another foreign tourist while the vehicle/motorcycle was
permitted to circulate in Argentina on a TVIP. And, the penalties are very severe. If it came before the courts, first, the judge would order the confiscation of the vehicle/motorcycle and "denounce" both the seller and the buyer!!!
To denounce is to charge with a criminal offense!!! There have been cases resulting in a BIG fine and deportation after the fine was paid, and incarceration until the fine is paid.

With valid insurance... which would not be valid due to an illegal title transfer, the insurance company might provide "bail" and thus allowing the foreign tourist to get out of jail, but not leave the country until the fine/court proceeding were paid/concluded.

Furthermore, although, TVIP permits are turned in at the border post prior to the actual exit of Argentina, these laws apply until the vehicle has been issued a TVIP for a "limitrofos" or adjacent country. THERE IS NO LAND BETWEEN Argentina and another country WHERE THE LAWS OF EACH (depending on location) COUNTRY ARE NOT APPLICABLE!!! All MERCOSUR countries have the same laws as agreed by international convention. Any title transactions occurring between two MERCOSUR countries are illegal in the ficticious No Man's Land!!! are illegal.

I do not take what I post lightly, as fellow hubbers pocketbooks and freedoms are at stake. I do perform due diligence when posting.

This thread, IMHO has just been kicked up a notch from a moral issue to a criminal issue!

xfiltrate. Eat, Drink and Don't Forge Motor vehicle titles in South America.

PS: All MERCOSUR countries operate on the same principles regarding the sale of TVIP vehicle/motos...