Wouldn't that be epic?
I know there's a lot of hypothetical trips that people try to put together to fly down, purchase a vehicle, and drive it back. Most are thinking of an epic adventure and others for the chance of owning a sweet land cruiser or something not available in the US.
I'm actually really considering doing this... The big difference is: I live in Central America, have residency, have my truck in my name, and can legally take it out of the country and drive it to wherever. I'm sure I definitely would not be the first in this situation to do something like that.
Even doing my research there's still a lot of unknowns. I'm pretty sure I could make it to the border of Mexico/USA, but what happens after that? I've read that you have to advise beforehand that you plan on importing. So you pay the importation tax, the fees, but then what happens? Can I drive my vehicle with my CA tags in the US?
If anyone has done this before, please share from your experience. I know most would prefer sending it on a boat instead, but I would like to use it as a vacation/ sight seeing trip.
Has anyone ever imported one of these vehicle into New York? I'm also trying to research how complicated are the state's registration procedures.
Thanks!
I know there's a lot of hypothetical trips that people try to put together to fly down, purchase a vehicle, and drive it back. Most are thinking of an epic adventure and others for the chance of owning a sweet land cruiser or something not available in the US.
I'm actually really considering doing this... The big difference is: I live in Central America, have residency, have my truck in my name, and can legally take it out of the country and drive it to wherever. I'm sure I definitely would not be the first in this situation to do something like that.
Even doing my research there's still a lot of unknowns. I'm pretty sure I could make it to the border of Mexico/USA, but what happens after that? I've read that you have to advise beforehand that you plan on importing. So you pay the importation tax, the fees, but then what happens? Can I drive my vehicle with my CA tags in the US?
If anyone has done this before, please share from your experience. I know most would prefer sending it on a boat instead, but I would like to use it as a vacation/ sight seeing trip.
Has anyone ever imported one of these vehicle into New York? I'm also trying to research how complicated are the state's registration procedures.
Thanks!