Hi everyone,

I have searched a lot on this topic, but I can't find any recent satisfactory information. Please let me know if there is a relevant thread somewhere else.

About us:
My husband, son (who will be 2-3 years old) and I plan to travel around South America for a year, starting in April 2017 or 2018. We are living in Germany and want to leave on the trip when we are both finished with our degrees. We speak spanish and our budget is around 20k euros.

The trip:
Since we will be travelling with our young son, long trips in the bus or hith-hiking would be very difficult. having a car in which we can sleep will give us the flexibility we need. We are flexible with where to buy the car and would like to find the place where it is both not very expensive and where the paperwork is possible to do for foreigners (I've read that in Argentina and Brazil it is very difficult if not impossible if you're not a resident). We might also consider the option of buying a car in Europe and shipping it to SA if that happens to be easier.

Questions:
- Does anyone have experience in buying a car in SA? Which is the best country in which to do so?
- How about for shipping a car from Europe to SA?
- How much can we expect to pay for a used 4 wheel drive camper?
- Any other advice for a family travelling around?

Thank you all very much in advance!

A, P and N