Recent content by jesbostonma

Tilda, thank you for the information. What you describe sounds similar to renting from an individual, which my husband did when he lived in Rwanda for 6 months, but which we didn't really think would work here. I had the impression that a nonresident could not drive any Argentina-plated car over...

Renting just for trips out of Argentina is an option, but feels a bit crazy if we already have a car we are then leaving behind on trips (this is for the buy a car in Bariloche, but rent to go into Chile scenario). We will look into it, though, as it could still be the best option. What if a...

Hi Markgeezer, Thanks for your response. I've read on multiple sites (none official), including this forum in another thread (http://baexpats.org/topic/25468-buying-car-as-non-resident-turist/), that someone who is a non-resident cannot take an Argentina-registered car over the border out of...

Thanks, Hybrid Ambassador. It's easy to ship the car into Chile, but is keeping the US registered car in Argentina a problem? We wouldn't want to register it in Argentina (if that's even possible) if it meant we wouldn't be able to take it from Argentina afterward. Also, Paraguay is very far to...

Hello! I am new to the forum. My husband, two young daughters and I are planning a move to Bariloche this December. We plan to stay at least one year, and maybe two. We are trying to work through the many bureaucratic difficulties of this transition. A big open question is what to do about a...