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Importing cars to Costa Rica

F
#1

Hello all. I'm hopeful there's some people with knowledge here.


I'm interested in knowing what the situation is to import a car into Costa Rica from Canada. It's a 1995 sports car, and it seems that Costa Rica will not accept any vehicles older than 10 years.


Is this correct? Are there any exceptions? If I were to convert my vehicle to an EV (gut the motor, stick in an electric motor and batteries), would they allow the car in like this?

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edwinemora
#2

@futureone .....Cars are shipped down here all the time, only for the owner to find out that parts for their particular car are non existent.

D
#3

The government may not welcome a 28 year-old vehicle regardless of its characteristics.


Too, I'd consider the state of the roads many of which are not very welcoming to low-slung/low ground clearance vehicles. And then there are the speed bumps. Day-to-day travel in your car may not be as comfortable as you hope.

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