Updated info 2009 on buying a car in Argentina

[steveinbsas]

I understand you have to be a permanent resident to get an Arg-tagged car out of the country.. Being a citizen is not enough.

Are you sure it ísn´t the opposite?

 

[SaraSara]

While taking the ferry to Colonia, the dock inspectors told me an Arg.-tagged car could only be taken out of the country with a DNI showing Arg. residence. An Argentine passport or a cedula are not enough - they have no addresses.

That was last year - things may be different now. Those regulations change all the time, and they are not always enforced. Once my car was overlooked and not checked at all, and another time I did not have the exact right papers but the inspector liked my dog and let us board anyway.

 

[steveinbsas]

Both citizens of Argentina and permanent residents (foreigners by definition) are required by law to have the DNI (which would include the individuals Argentine address).

 

[SaraSara]

For years all I had was my original DNI. Never got around changing my address to Buenos Aires - I think I was still nominally in New York.

 

[bigthicket]

Has anyone tried this CDI method successfully recently??? Thanks!!

 

[French jurist]

Has anyone tried this CDI method successfully recently??? Thanks!!

No problem, you can buy a car with a CDI + passport