Question about RV'ing in South America
Hello folks, I am planning to take a 38' Class A diesel pusher to South America. Since I have seen much of the US and Canada, I will be shipping this RV on a ro-ro from Halifax to Caracas. The ...
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The OP could also consider buying (or, renting?) an RV in South America & sellng on departure (I have seen several used Unimog-style RVs for sale throughout South America, so it wouldn't be a stretch to infer standard RVs being sold as used in South America, too ? Shipping a 30+ foot bus to South America from North America (say, Miami) won't be an inexpensive proposition ($9,000 to $17,000 each way??).
Lots of traps in this one too. For instance, can't buy an Argentinian registered vehicle in Argentina and expect to be able to get it out of the country. Transfer of ownership of a foreign-registered vehicle to another foreigner is technically illegal in many countries, and difficult to get around as well in many countries. Yes, everyone knows someone who has done it, but first hand accounts are thin on the ground.
Towing a toad?? That might provide corrupt police manning roadblocks with some interesting ways of adding to their low pay packets. Fire extinguishers, safety triangles, reflectors, etc etc are subject to random interpretation of the rules so towing will be a god-send for them,
