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How do I buy a car in Brazil and drive it back to the US?!?

post #1 of 22
11/2/09 at 7:47pm
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I want to buy a VW Kombi in Brazil and drive it back to the US.

The Brazilian Kombi

Is this too much work than it's worth?

Will I get killed in taxes and converting to US emissions standards?

Just curious if anyone else had tried this before.

Thanks!
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post #2 of 22
11/2/09 at 7:49pm
Converting it will be nightmare...and it takes years. I know people that have tried with the B5S4s and some gave up others estimated costs at over $100k.
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post #3 of 22
11/2/09 at 8:02pm
Maybe you can pay an importer?
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post #4 of 22
11/2/09 at 8:06pm
very carefully.
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post #5 of 22
11/2/09 at 11:12pm
Don't. Way too much money to make it legal enough for plates/tags in the US. And driving a new car through Central America? Not smart.
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post #6 of 22
11/2/09 at 11:20pm
Awesome idea. It will be phenomenally difficult, though, and almost no one will know that it's not a cleaned up old bus.
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post #7 of 22
11/2/09 at 11:23pm
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Originally Posted by fatcat28037 View Post
Don't.
i'm nowhere near an expert about anything and very naive and gullible, but this sounds like good advice
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post #8 of 22
11/2/09 at 11:24pm
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Awesome idea. It will be phenomenally difficult, though, and almost no one will know that it's not a cleaned up old bus.
Hey Sherwood, you are one adventuresome dude!
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post #9 of 22
11/2/09 at 11:30pm
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i'm nowhere near an expert about anything and very naive and gullible, but this sounds like good advice
err on the side of caution. Visit the your local VW dealer here in the good old U-S-of-A.

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post #10 of 22
11/2/09 at 11:36pm
Attempting to drive that car from brazil to the us might not work but I am pretty sure that you would be able to 1up any story that anyone tells from then on. If you're up for an adventure, that sounds like a fantastic one.
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post #11 of 22
11/2/09 at 11:47pm
I'm always up for an adventure. You cover airfare to Brazil, and I'll share the drive home. I'm an experienced road-tripper, and my feet won't start to smell until day 3, which is longer than most, and an under-appreciated asset in a travel companion.
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post #12 of 22
11/2/09 at 11:57pm
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Originally Posted by fatcat28037 View Post
Hey Sherwood, you are one adventuresome dude!
Life is short, friend. I once abandoned a car on the road in Bulgaria because I couldn't pay the speeding ticket. The cop was too lazy to tow it, though, so I snuck back that night and drove on.

Still, driving across the EU is significantly easier than driving across south and central America.

Road Trip!
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post #13 of 22
11/3/09 at 12:00am
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Will I get killed in taxes and converting to US emissions standards?
If you are killed only figuratively, you will be fortunate.
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post #14 of 22
11/3/09 at 12:41am
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If you are killed only figuratively, you will be fortunate.
My thoughts exactly.
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post #15 of 22
11/3/09 at 12:56am
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Originally Posted by Sherwood View Post
Life is short, friend. I once abandoned a car on the road in Bulgaria because I couldn't pay the speeding ticket. The cop was too lazy to tow it, though, so I snuck back that night and drove on.

Still, driving across the EU is significantly easier than driving across south and central America.

Road Trip!
Tell me you'll be in Chicago for CanJam, I seriously want to buy you a beer or two.
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