Japanese cars in Mexico

You can tow in anything you like.

You can't nationalize anything more than 9 years old and it must be a NAFTA vehicle.

Talleyho69 wrote:
You can tow in anything you like.

You can't nationalize anything more than 9 years old and it must be a NAFTA vehicle.

Actually they have reciently change they rules you cna now nationalize 2000 to 2016 years according to Sonai Diaz website

http://www.soniadiaz.mx/nationalizing-cars.html

Hopefully this information is current, the only date given is in 2013. I hate to be the skeptic, but we've learned a lot since we have moved here.

Since you are planning to get your temporary residency, why don't you just buy a vehicle here? They are significantly less expensive than they are in the US, and tend to have very low mileage, depending upon where you buy them. We are on our second vehicle. The first was purchased to pull our 8 foot cargo trailer *Mexico plated) to the US and back, and the second when we realized that the Durango was way too big for town and sucked gas. Love our Escape and the dogs fit nicely.

Just things to consider.

Japanese vehicles with a "J" in the VIN "Vehicle Identification Number" can not be permanently imported in to Mexico and they can only be brought in with a Temporary Import Permit "TIP" for a 180 days once in 12 months by the same person.

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Talleyho69 wrote:
Hopefully this information is current, the only date given is in 2013. I hate to be the skeptic, but we've learned a lot since we have moved here.

Since you are planning to get your temporary residency, why don't you just buy a vehicle here? They are significantly less expensive than they are in the US, and tend to have very low mileage, depending upon where you buy them. We are on our second vehicle. The first was purchased to pull our 8 foot cargo trailer *Mexico plated) to the US and back, and the second when we realized that the Durango was way too big for town and sucked gas. Love our Escape and the dogs fit nicely.

Just things to consider.

I intend to get either temporal 0r permanente, but I wont have it til later in the season, have to go to the consulate in Vancouver do the pre approval, then fly back in Jan. My intention is to tow my honda in my wifes name, leave the motorhome in storage down there and use the car to drive home. Since it is on a dolly, I may have to add the dolly to its TIP and tow it home empty. I can delay my wife getting resindente for aocuple of years, that will give us at least 6 years we can leave the motorhome down there. I am hoping I may be able to get my wife under my IMSS, but I doubt it. However she is 6 years younger and the travel insurance not so insurmountable as mine. Eventually we will either nationlaize the motorhome or just fly and rent.

That works for me

Or you could buy a Made in America Honda or Toyota and have no worries.

I think you are way overthinking this.

I suggest that you set up a relationship with the person at the Mexican Consulate closest to you before you make any real decisions.

We decided to get Permanent Residency before we bought a house here. It could have been an issue but wasn't.

In our case, I e mailed the Consulate (5 miles away) and asked all about Residency requirements. Oswaldo gave me the list and respectfully asked if we would consider sending him all of the paperwork electronically before we made our appointment. Of course! We made the changes he suggested, added and subtracted where he suggested, and when we made the actual appointment to come in, it was with him!!! Took us less than 30 minutes to have our paperwork approved. It took about the same amount of time when we arrived in our final destination in Mexico.

We had tried to anticipate everything, but when it came down to it, he worked with us, and made it easy. We had anticipated many more steps.

We both suggest that you contact your local Consulate and try to set up a relationship with them before you make any real decisions.

i have actually done that, emailed them on saturday. I intend to go to mexico in late october. I am flying home in early december and back in January. I may go to see them in october and take in the paperwork then do the formalities in December

azdryheat wrote:
Or you could buy a Made in America Honda or Toyota and have no worries.

I have a 2008 I bought new with only 60K mile son it, I would be crazy to get rid of it.