telcoman Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 I am in the market for a small (about the size of a honda fit) Jalisco plated car. has to be about 4 meters long to fit in a garage. Not much in the manzanillo area so I figure i will have to look in the guadalajara area. Small Kia, nissan, chevy aveo, suzuzi swift or something like that. Willing to go to about 150 -200K pesos. Never bought a car in mexico before (I have a CURP). A boit worried about getting ripped off if i do a private deal. Can anyone recommend a dealer. No hurry, I am in mexico til april and have a canadian plated car here right now. That brings up another question if anyone knows the answer. If I become permanente before my temporal runs out, is there a grace period to get that car out of Mexico? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 I seriously doubt that there would be a grace period. If one is Permanente one is Permanente. BUT if you get a Jalisco plated vehicle first, you could 'park' the Canadian plated Fit until you are ready to leave for Canada and THEN even as a Permanente get a Seguro Retorno (Safe Return) document from SAT that would give you 5-6 business days after procurement to legally drive it out of the country. S&S Auto at Lake Chapala is known for being a reliable 'dealer'. Give them a call/email and see if they might be able to help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 You cannot sell your "foreign car" in Mexico, but the transaction could take place in the USA, if that is where it is registered, with a safe exit permit. See Chapala Law to get details. No, there is no grace period. Once you are Permanente, you cannot operate that vehicle in Mexico. It must be removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telcoman Posted November 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 rick above, probably answered the question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 RV, the devil is in the details. (BTW, his Honda Fit is Canadian plated) Correct, one cannot buy a foreign plated can in Mexico IF one is thinking of keeping it in Mexico without driving it to the US and then returning with their own TIP.... if that's their intent. BUT one CAN 'sell' it to someone whose intention it is to drive the vehicle out of Mexico post haste. The 'transaction' does NOT have to be made out of Mexico... that transaction has nothing to do with the Mexican government. I can purchase a US plated vehicle while it is in Mexico and with a valid TIP... purchase meaning I give someone $'s and they give me a signed title to it. But my intentions must be to get it out of Mexico. I've done this many many times. I'm not the only one who has done that. If it is still legal in Mexico (has a valid TIP) I just get a Power of Attorney to drive his/her TIP car out. IF it is not legal... TIP has expired or owner went Permanente.... I get a Seguro Retorno from SAT (usually with Chapala Law's help) and then drive it legally out of Mexico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telcoman Posted November 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 IF i change my temporal to permanente this spring I will go through chapala law anyway, in which case I could have them get me the SAT document. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 Yes they can BUT.... once they get it, you only have 5-6 business days to cross the border. Can't get one for some date in the future. Also don't forget to cancel the TIP at the border when leaving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telcoman Posted November 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 probably will work for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klm Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 I have a 2010 Suzuki SX4. It will fit in a garage. Low mileage, in pretty good shape....110,000 pesos. Call 376 766-1095 if interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telcoman Posted February 15 Author Report Share Posted February 15 thanks everyone I found a Nissan March that works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jslt Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 On 2/15/2022 at 12:15 PM, klm said: I have a 2010 Suzuki SX4. It will fit in a garage. Low mileage, in pretty good shape....110,000 pesos. Call 376 766-1095 if interested. I'm interested, stills available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klm Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 Yes, but there is a lot of interest in it.....call me for details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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