Sending Car to Colombia

poco says on Oct 9, 2005, 20:57:

The best way I was taking a chey citation over piece by piece in my luggage but since they went to the 50# per bag limit I'm screwed.

Anyone need a rear view mirror, ash tray and 4 hub caps ?

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Rubiazo says on Oct 9, 2005, 22:16:

Arent any of you guys shit-scared to drive in Colombia? I literally made a point of walking around all the worst areas of Bogota, but driving, NO WAY :))))

In all seriousness, it's going to be pretty hard to smuggle a car in and there's no way in hell they would legally let it in without taxing it. My recommendation is that you leave the driving to the professionals.

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expatriate says on Oct 10, 2005, 05:17:

More Shipping information Here's a web site I found on Lonely Planet that describes an import of a vehicle. I suppose that they could do it cheaply because they didn't plan to register it in Colombia.

http://www.ihana.com/big_trip/diary/2002/03/march2002_shipping_colombia.htm

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KOMACHI says on Oct 12, 2005, 10:52:

humm I tried the same for my VW golf, but this time from San Francisco to Japan.
they said it will cost from 700 to 900 us insurance included, and they will take care of all import requirements, at the end I sold the car because Japanese cars have much smaller gas tanks and they run on km per hour, and the conversion and the parking space fee in Japan are no peanuts, but still like that was worth to do the shipping of the car. (Remember also Japanese traffic runs on the left and the steering wheel is on the right) second because I stupidly decided to move to France instead of Japan.
I am not sure if you have to make the conversion of the tachometer to km per hour from miles in Colombia but I don’t thinks so because I remember a guy from high school his father brought his old Benz from Miami and he drove around in miles.

Import and legalizing it is based on the price car in Colombia, I am sure your car in Colombia (as it is) is much more expensive than in the United States.
But I don’t agree it will cost as same as the value of the vehicle, so if you want to sell the car in the states and buy it again in here you will definitely have to put some more money.
If you love your toys and will be staying long down here is worth to invest 2k or 3k.
Some people thinks shipping a car to another country is a crazy idea but my father in law who is an expert and clever business man told me that sometimes what it seems to be wrong is the right to do, like in this case.
So to Japan is about 800 bucks for VW Golf from Oakland to Osaka port I figure from LA to Buenaventura port will be a little bit more for a heavy Benz and because everything cost more when it comes to Colombia.
Just look on the yellow pages or browse the internet like this lost Colombian did back then and ask around, there are plenty of companies and for a extra fee and they even have packages.
They have it ready for you and you just pick them up with all paperwork done.



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Rubiazo says on Oct 12, 2005, 22:17:

In Bogota or Medellin I wouldn't even THINK of it. The public transport is too good and driving is too much of a PAIN IN THE ASS. Not to mention if it's a nice car it's like painting a target in the back of your head!

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Douglas says on Oct 17, 2005, 09:43:

My place is in Medellin and I like to get out of the city on the weekends sometimes and drive to the small towns. Also, like the freedom of driving to the grocery store, malls, etc. Certainly, Taxi service is nice, but gets tiring having to call a taxi all the time. I guess it is a freedom thing for me to, the freedom of the open road (the clogged road I might say).

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aztec says on Oct 18, 2005, 05:10:

When Colombian Embassy/Councel... employees return to the Country they are allowed to import an auto duty free. Some of them will import an auto for you and only charge a little "profit". Obviously, they will need to know you very well.

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