"Bob F." wrote in message
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> Jeez, by the caustic responses that I received from my previous posts you
> would think that I was trying to dump toxic waste in Mexico or trying to
> sell native Mexicans used clothing from the 70's. One excon was wagging
his
> finger at me and another guy hoped that I got locked up in a Mexican
prison.
> Who would have thunk that there would be so many anal-retentive types who
> travelled to Latin America?
>
> Anyhow, based upon your warnings which I've carefully considered, and your
> castigations, which I've totally ignored, here is a new plan for smuggling
a
> car (which I own free and clear) into Mexico.
>
> 1. Register the car as a tourist and drive it to Guadalajara. Huge
> market for used car parts, lots of junkyards. When you register the car,
> don't do it with the credit card, instead pay the cash bond on the car.
It
> will be around $300 or $400 I believe.
Not sure what decade you're living in, but................
"Note: If you do not possess an international credit card, you will be asked
to post a bond, payable to the Federal Treasury, issued by an authorized
bonding company in Mexico.
As an alternative to posting a bond, you may make a cash deposit at Banco
del Ejército in an amount equal to the value of your vehicle according to
the "Table of Vehicle Values for Bonding Companies" (see table at bottom of
the page for an idea of the cost).
Amount of Bond in US Dollars
Vehicle Class (1996-95) (1994-93) (1992-91) (1990-83) Earlier
1. Large and Luxury . $10,000 7,000 3,000 1,500 500
2. Pick up and Vans. 7,500 4,000 1,500 1,000 500
3. Medium and Compact . 6,000 3,000 1,000 750 500
4. European, Sports, Vintage Autos.
If you do not have an international credit card, Banco del Ejército will
accept a cash deposit in an amount equal to the value of you vehicle (see
table). Your deposit plus any interest it may earn will be returned to you
when you leave Mexico.
Or, you may choose to obtain a bond through an authorized Mexican bonding
company located at all the border crossings. The authorized bonding
companies will require a refundable deposit equal to the value of the
vehicle, according to the table below. The bonding company will also assess
taxes and processing costs for this service. This is generally the least
convenient, and most expensive way to get your vehicle into the country"
> 2. Sell the car for parts. In fact have the car dismantled and sell
all
> of the parts.
> 3. Return to Mexico by bus with a hefty profit.
> 4. Gloat online to all of your detractors.
So you will either be out the total value of the car or you will have some
bonding company hunting your ass down after the Mexican govmint hits them up
for the total value of the car.
But hey, you get to gloat online! so it's worth it.
> If any of you have ridden the bus north in Mexico you'll realize that
nobody
> asks to see your car permit since you a riding the bus. I don't believe
> that there is any indication on your tourist visa that you entered in a
> private vehicle. The last time that I payed for and received a tourist
visa
> in Mexico I don't remember them keying my passport number into any sort of
> database. All of the processing was done with pen and paper.
>
> No credit card fraud, all cash transaction.
Yes, either
a) All your cash to the tune of the total cost of the vehicle
b) the cash you paid for the bond to a company that has your personal info
and will come looking for you.
> Only the car parts with stamped
> VINs might be traceable, if anyone actually cared to hunt them down. The
> body panels, wheels, engine components all converted into pure pesos.
>
> For you saints out there that get heartburn from this plan you need to
> remember that the only entity that's being ripped off in this plan would
be
> the corrupt Mexican government and the enormous taxes it imposes on all
car
> purchases.
Don't be such a wanker, car prices in Mexico are comparable to many
countries the world over including most of the European Union. Actually cars
are cheaper in Mexico than Ireland for example. You are spoiled by cheap US
car prices, like you are spoiled by lots of cheap stuff in the US. That
doesn't mean that the Mexican government is corrupt just because they have
car taxes higher than the USA.
Grow up for .'s sake.
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