Hi All
We are driving a Ford Explorer bought in Maryland down to South America at the moment and would like to sell it somewhere in South America sometime next year.
We have read so many forums on how to do this, however I have actually not found any really concrete helpful info. We would love to sell our car to foreigners, because we have converted the car into a semi camper and have all the equipment with it. What we do not understand is people saying, just sell it to a foreigner because that is no hassle. If we were to sell our vehicle, in any case we would have to take the license plates off and send it back to the Maryland DMV! If we do not do this, then our names stays attached to the vehicle and we would be liable to pay late fees for vehicle emission inspections and such. The actual sale is not a problem, because we just write that all on the back of the title, but what are you going to do with a vehicle without license plates?
I was wondering who has actually done this? And whether they were happy to live with the liabilities? Or is it possible to sell to an American who then, even though they are in South America, transfers the title to their name and get the number plates sent to them (first to America and then forwarded to South America). Would this be possible?
Now also, in which country is it really easiest to import a car (both paper and money wise)? So far, what I can make of it, it seems to be either Paraguay or Chile. Although I have read that you cannot import a car older than 10 years into Paraguay. Is that true?
Any help is very much appreciated!
Aisha & Gregor
(p.s.: we are from the Netherlands and Austria. If you need any info on buying a car in the USA as a foreigner, which is easy, then please let us know!)
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