Can I: Buy car in Brazil, drive it to California?

[ReiAyanami]

the customs agents will rip your new ecosport apart, as you tell them you drove it all the way from latin america, past columbia, right thru mexico. wether it be illegal aliens or herbs, that's plenty of space...

 

[TommyVercetti]

Originally posted by: rbloedow

Originally posted by: OokiiNeko

Yep, when I lived in Panama, I found that out too. My family wanted to see a total eclipse, but the are that would reciegve 100% totality was by the Darien provence, and we my excellent compatriot found out that there was no way to get there in a normal car.

Had to chuckle when I saw Clear and Present Danger. Had eaten lunch many times in the restaurant where bad CIA guy Ritter meets William Dafoe's character. Started to watch Tailor of Panama to see some other familiar sights, but the movie was so awful, coudn't make it to the end.

The tailor of panama was HORRIBLE :disgust: I only watched the beginning to see Panama also, but that was one sh!tty movie.

Sh!ity? I thought it was quite good, except for the ending.

 

[RU482]

Originally posted by: NokiaDude
I've been investigating the new Ford EcoSport that will be produced exclusively for South America and I have a qustion. The EcoSport is an awesome mid-range SUV that is nicely equipped at $11,350. What I wanna do is take a plane down to a city and purchase one with the help of my dad who knows Portuguese very well. Then I drive off to the states! I'm pretty sure I can register it here with the DMV. But can I do it?!?

If you are using AT as your reference, then you are a fvcking fool

 

[NokiaDude]

I just wanted to get a general opinion. It does meet all US safety/emission laws. So I think I'll just have some dealer import it for me.

 

[Angrymarshmello]

Originally posted by: NokiaDude
I just wanted to get a general opinion. It does meet all US safety/emission laws. So I think I'll just have some dealer import it for me.

You know dealers getting cars made in other countries isn't cheap right?

Just Googled it - looks like an Escape to me...

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti

Originally posted by: rbloedow

Originally posted by: OokiiNeko

Yep, when I lived in Panama, I found that out too. My family wanted to see a total eclipse, but the are that would reciegve 100% totality was by the Darien provence, and we my excellent compatriot found out that there was no way to get there in a normal car.

Had to chuckle when I saw Clear and Present Danger. Had eaten lunch many times in the restaurant where bad CIA guy Ritter meets William Dafoe's character. Started to watch Tailor of Panama to see some other familiar sights, but the movie was so awful, coudn't make it to the end.

The tailor of panama was HORRIBLE :disgust: I only watched the beginning to see Panama also, but that was one sh!tty movie.

Sh!ity? I thought it was quite good, except for the ending.

Are you smoking CRACK? The story line was horrible. It is nothing like how Panama really is. :frown:

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: NokiaDude
I just wanted to get a general opinion. It does meet all US safety/emission laws. So I think I'll just have some dealer import it for me.

How do you know?

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: Atrail
No the vehicle has to be tested in US and meet all US requirements.

Yup, importing it will be a bitch.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: NokiaDude
I just wanted to get a general opinion. It does meet all US safety/emission laws. So I think I'll just have some dealer import it for me.

doesn't really matter if you want to drive it, cuz you won't be able to

for reasons why, read the posts above you

 

[Mallow]

You "could" drive from brazil to the states but would you make it back alive? Probably not.

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: Mallow
You "could" drive from brazil to the states but would you make it back alive? Probably not.

Dude, it's not possible unless you have an all terrain vehicle. There are no roads that connect Panama and Columbia. Just trails that are hardly ever used, which makes them almost impassable.

 

[her209]

Isn't Blanca from Brazil?

 

[NokiaDude]

The EcoSport is equipped with an AWD. Plus, if I really need to I could stick some swamp tires on it. I checked the safety/emission results and they're within limits of US laws.

Edit: I also found out it's going to be sold in Mexico!

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: NokiaDude
The EcoSport is equipped with an AWD. Plus, if I really need to I could stick some swamp tires on it. I checked the safety/emission results and they're within limits of US laws. Edit: I also found out it's going to be sold in Mexico!

Bwhahaha - Swamp tires? Maybe if you want to get stuck.

 

[arcain]

I understand it is much easier now to import cars from Mexico nowadays with loopholes in NAFTA. There is a guy on Audiworld who imports RS4s from Mexico. Since it is available in Mexico, it makes things much easier.

There was something recently passed to that allows cars of "special" interest or something to be imported and passed customs much more easily. BUT they cannot be driven more than 5000 miles a year or something.

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti

Originally posted by: rbloedow

Originally posted by: OokiiNeko

Yep, when I lived in Panama, I found that out too. My family wanted to see a total eclipse, but the are that would reciegve 100% totality was by the Darien provence, and we my excellent compatriot found out that there was no way to get there in a normal car.

Had to chuckle when I saw Clear and Present Danger. Had eaten lunch many times in the restaurant where bad CIA guy Ritter meets William Dafoe's character. Started to watch Tailor of Panama to see some other familiar sights, but the movie was so awful, coudn't make it to the end.

The tailor of panama was HORRIBLE :disgust: I only watched the beginning to see Panama also, but that was one sh!tty movie.

Sh!ity? I thought it was quite good, except for the ending.

That makes two of us who thought it was good. It's on hbo all the time it seems and I always catch a bit of it at least. I'll have to get it one of these days.

 

[Syringer]

I wouldn't buying something from Brazil and then trusting to be able to drive it a few thousand miles.

 

[0roo0roo]

ca emissions standards are esp strict.