1971 Mexican Spec Sharktooth Plymouth Valiant Duster
Listed as a rust free car is what caught my eye.
My problem is the additional cost of getting it from Nogales to Illinois. Is Nogales the only border town it can be delivered for transfer, Laredo for instance could be closer for me anyway ?
I'll admit, buying from out of country is a bit unnerving but Miguel has been on here over 10 years and is vouched for. So, there's that.
Japan is a poor comparison. I lived in Japan, and I can tell you if I lost my wallet with $5000 cash in it I would feel confident that it would be returned to me with the cash intact. I've also traveled to Mexico many times a loooong time ago and I would expect to never see my cash or wallet again. It is not the same. JS Likewise if it happened here in the states I wouldn't expect to see it either.
I've never imported a used car however and the rules have changed in the last couple years. I would be curious what the other fees would be, ie. duties, tarrifs, other taxes, import fees, etc. Could you weigh in on this a bit Miquel ?
The price shown is delivered to Nogales Sonora. The fee for the customs agent is $250.00 and there is a 2.5% duty of the declared sale price.
I have an associate that can cross it, he has to come down from Chandler Arizona to do it, and there is an extra fee for that. He had to apply to US Customs for an ID badge in order to be able to do that.
I have a message in to my customs agent to see if the proposed 25% tariff would apply to the cars I sell. That might only be new items. I will post the answer here as soon as I get it.
Not this isn't the only one available, there are a lot of rust free Dusters of all model years. They are all 225 slant 6 cars and some are manual and others are automatics. The Super Bee Dusters were the only V8 cars.
The ultimate price depends on the exchange rate and that is fluctuating right now in the favor of the buyer. The higher it goes the fewer dollars are needed to buy the car.
Also 101proof said this "At this price you would be better off just driving to Mexico and paying the owner the $2,500 he is actually asking for it!".
That is not a good idea. 2 hours south of me 2 cartels are fighting it out and people are dying every day. You have to know where you can go and how to get there. Another point is the military have stops on the highway to check you and your car out. They stopped me at one and because I am white the head guy thought I was from the US that had come here to buy a car. He asked for all the money I had, and he intended on taking it. I had very little so he asked where the rest was. I told him it is in my bank account where our IRS department wants it.
It is not as easy to just drive here, drive down to Mexico City and bring a car back. There are a lot of dangers and if you don't know how to navigate it, you may lose everything.
The price I charge includes you not having to go through that, I deal with all of that.
You can check with any buyer of my tail lights here on how I handle my business. I handle it the same when I sell a car. I am still in touch with every buyer I have sold to before and we talk often.
If any of you have any specific questions please let me know.
Thanks
Miguel