mexilady Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Maybe I am not seeing the big picture here but WHY would Mexico not want folks that are here for six months a year to not be able to buy a Mexican car? Apparently this is now the case for 2017. It is still legal to drive one and I guess if you already own one then it won't be a problem but if you want another car then you are no longer able. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo1 Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Mexican cars can't be imported into the US. But if a person wants to leave the car here while they are up north, they should be allowed to do so. IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelsZ4 Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 47 minutes ago, mexilady said: Maybe I am not seeing the big picture here but WHY would Mexico not want folks that are here for six months a year to not be able to buy a Mexican car? Apparently this is now the case for 2017. It is still legal to drive one and I guess if you already own one then it won't be a problem but if you want another car then you are no longer able. It was also the case for 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oatsie Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 2 hours ago, mexilady said: Maybe I am not seeing the big picture here but WHY would Mexico not want folks that are here for six months a year to not be able to buy a Mexican car? <snip...> Who says they can't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 They can probably buy a car, but registering it can be a problem without a residence visa and CURP. There could also be some resistance from the car rental or taxi industry, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelsZ4 Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 16 hours ago, mexilady said: Maybe I am not seeing the big picture here but WHY would Mexico not want folks that are here for six months a year to not be able to buy a Mexican car? Apparently this is now the case for 2017. It is still legal to drive one and I guess if you already own one then it won't be a problem but if you want another car then you are no longer able. Anyone can BUY a car in Mexico.. ..you just can't register it in your name.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 This seems to maybe be good case of semantics.... "yes, you can buy a vehicle using a Tourist card, but no you cannot register/drive it". So why would one purchase it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonia Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 I do not know about Jalisco but easy to buy a car in the state of Guanajuato, then as a tourist obtain a MX driver's license and register the vehicle. I have done this several times. But a valid question because a tourist could not buy a Honda motorcycle in Cancun so with my advice came here to SMA and bought the same motorcycle, got a driver's and registered it. buen fin Sonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelsZ4 Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 3 hours ago, RickS said: This seems to maybe be good case of semantics.... "yes, you can buy a vehicle using a Tourist card, but no you cannot register/drive it". So why would one purchase it? You can drive it.. I know this for a fact.. When I purchased my Mexican plated car car just a few months ago the seller and I discovered I could not register it so after consulting with our insurance broker and a lawyer I drove the car but we left the car in his name until I got my permenant card.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 But isn't that a pretty 'special case'... not really a normal 'tourist card holder' owning and driving a Mexican plated car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bowie Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 While visiting Leon, Gto., we checked on buying/registering a Mexican car on a Tourist Permit. It is exactly as easy as Sonia says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelsZ4 Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 9 minutes ago, RickS said: But isn't that a pretty 'special case'... not really a normal 'tourist card holder' owning and driving a Mexican plated car? I wouldn't say it was a special case.. In my case it was only 8 weeks until I picked up my permenant card.. The point I was trying to make was that if you could find a friend that would register the vehicle in their name you could drive it.. In Mexico they insure the vehicle not the driver.. We consulted with an insurance broker and a lawyer whose opinion was that it's perfectly legal to do that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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