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last time I filled up it was 765 per liter and 3.79 liters to a gallon = 2899 colones per gallon divided by 570 works out to a whopping 5.08 per gallon. The price sucks no matter how you slice it.

government sets the fuel price and there aren't gas stations on every corner

Thankfully they are scattered within reasonable distances though. It is nice when driving to Panama or Nicaragua that you do not need to worry about being gouged for gas. Every station gouges you the same amount so there are no surprises. The price I pay in San Jose is the same I pay in Uvita or any other small town.

I helped an ex-pat ship a vehicle to CR. I think that he bought the car in the US for $3000. It was a small SUV. We shipped it from FL to CR for approximately $700. We used Crowley. It took about 6 days to arrive in Limón. I think that you have 30 days to register the vehicle (placas, marchamo, etc.). Since it was a 4x4, the impuesto was high. Something like $3000. But I was told later that he had to downsize to a smaller car because of the gas prices. He ended up selling the vehicle for $8500. Apparently, American sold cars are desirable for their power and safety standards.

In short, it make cost you more up front but it will carry more value in CR than the US.

Suerte.

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Thank you sir extremely useful information. Both vehicles are American made vintage vehicles and muscle cars so when I first start visiting CR I met a gringo with a original 64 mustang so i automatically concluded it was possible. Thanks again for the blog!!!


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interesting paradigm
a good car will actually likely carry more value in sale possibly offsetting the cost of getting it there...
provided you can keep it in decent condition in the CR traffic i guess

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Also, there’s a level of coordination. You have to get these vehicles to a port. I think they are in NJ, FL or MS. You need to get a TIN as well. It wasn’t a big deal for me since I was living in FL at the time. Getting a TIN is just paperwork. You’ll need a bill of lading for the receiver so hopefully you have someone trustworthy to pick it up. Lastly, I think they have the imported vehicle sanitized. Might be an issue for a classic vehicle.

Also do not forget the bribes that may be neccessary if it is a car that someone in aduanas wants. They have been known to add on all sorts of fees making it not financially reasonable to pick up the car. Good luck getting a lawyer to help as you end up paying them too. I remember hearing about a gal that had her SUV shipped down and after paying for shipping fees etc they kept her SUV and wanted more $$$ she got a lawyer and 2 years later still no car and she gave up on it. I know this shit happens even to new vehicles as I have been offered a deal on a new car that would be sold to me from someone that works at customs through a 3rd party. Sounds fishy but I know the 3rd party and he says they do it fairly often. Things might be changing now that a new president is in office but it might just go back to business as usual too......

As Cedric the Entertainer put it in the Kings of Comedy skit we live off the wish factor I wish a muthafucka would!


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Been dealing with the Aduna (customs) for almost 4 years. Have never seen a chorizo (bribe) asked for / needed.

That said, importing any thing but an electric car (no duties) is stupid expensive.

Carlito - the new President, Carlos Alvarado - just announced an executive order that CR will ban all fossil fuel use by 2021. It isn't feasible, but that's where he wants to go. So expect gas prices and import duties to sky rocket (maybe - the other oligarchs may shut that shit down).

Here, where everything and everyone depends on boats it will be fascinating. I suppose we'll fish tarpon from electric boats... or sailboats... or oared galleys!

ICE just paid $3.5 million for 100 electric Kia's with a 110 km range (4 hour recharge). Yeah, electric cars. Where does that juice come from? It must be magic because a country with insufficient "sustainable" generation capacity surely can't just add the demand of 100s of thousands of electric cars and trucks and scooters and boats...

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Now that is going to be funny. Sure they might have a 110km range but that does not take into account sitting in traffic for hours. I think there is going to be more cars blocking traffic soon.