for sale 1973 3.0 cs
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Patrick,
Is this your car? It's been for sale for months now. I think if you moved it over the border you would have better luck. I hate to say it, but I think the fact that the car is in Mexico is a limiting factor. Meanwhile, folks are swooning over the $60K Canadian Taiga that actually would require an import process.
Is this your car? It's been for sale for months now. I think if you moved it over the border you would have better luck. I hate to say it, but I think the fact that the car is in Mexico is a limiting factor. Meanwhile, folks are swooning over the $60K Canadian Taiga that actually would require an import process.
Patrick,
If you are serious about selling your car, this is the venue to explain the situation. The car is titled in CA but presumably unregistered? The car runs but does it drive? It has no taillights. Will the border patrol let you drive or trailer a car through without going to through customs?
How do you intend to receive payment? A smart seller wouldn't accept a money order or bank check. I smart buyer wouldn't carry $16K cash in Mexicali. Can you personally cross the border to complete the sale? Can you stay in the US and hold the car with deposit while the buyer attempts to register the car? It is a risk to you as a seller, but you are taking on the burden which makes the car more sales worthy. You might even be able to use a pawn shop as a consignment broker.
Can you provide details on the salvage title? Can you post pictures of the entire car, with details of known problem areas.
People are interested in this car, but they think it is a scam. You have a few hurdles to overcome. Transparency will help...
If you are serious about selling your car, this is the venue to explain the situation. The car is titled in CA but presumably unregistered? The car runs but does it drive? It has no taillights. Will the border patrol let you drive or trailer a car through without going to through customs?
How do you intend to receive payment? A smart seller wouldn't accept a money order or bank check. I smart buyer wouldn't carry $16K cash in Mexicali. Can you personally cross the border to complete the sale? Can you stay in the US and hold the car with deposit while the buyer attempts to register the car? It is a risk to you as a seller, but you are taking on the burden which makes the car more sales worthy. You might even be able to use a pawn shop as a consignment broker.
Can you provide details on the salvage title? Can you post pictures of the entire car, with details of known problem areas.
People are interested in this car, but they think it is a scam. You have a few hurdles to overcome. Transparency will help...
Patrick - this is good advice from Markos ...
Marko
If somebody looks at the car and is interested we would go back to Calexico start registration under the buyers name get a permit (one working day) I would put a car on a tariler and take it to Calexico and once there I would get paid ,if somebody wants to come down to see the car I would gladly pick them up in Calexico and take them to see the car at my home (10 min.drive).
If somebody looks at the car and is interested we would go back to Calexico start registration under the buyers name get a permit (one working day) I would put a car on a tariler and take it to Calexico and once there I would get paid ,if somebody wants to come down to see the car I would gladly pick them up in Calexico and take them to see the car at my home (10 min.drive).
gregthall
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Johnny Cash "One Piece at a Time" keeps popping into my head on this one.
Great song! Let's give Patrick the benefit of the doubt. It sounds like he has a plan. He can go to BAT of he wants to be lambasted by way of user comments from uninterested parties.
having spent decades visiting and working in Latin America......
This is a world where "no problema" often is followed by "Manana"
Judges and Wardens and police are bought off and their law is not our law.
Anybody living in San Luis or Mexicali or Tecate or Tijuana should know many people with US citizenship that can title a car in California so it can be brought over the border first.
Trailering a car across the border with new temporary reg is a sure road to secondary inspection and possible impoundment.
The car just as easily could be spotted by local cops or Federales and be detained.
The car should be registered in California, aged for a few months and driven across by the registered California owner with California plates.
Keep in mind that EVERY car driven into Mexico has it's license plate scanned by an optical character reader and the date and plate is in a data base available to the Federal Govt.
This has been going on for 20 years. Is the original plate available? If so I could check its status with the DOJ if provided.
Getting noticed and documented by customs will cause issues for years by frequent travelers.
Be very careful folks....
This is a world where "no problema" often is followed by "Manana"
Judges and Wardens and police are bought off and their law is not our law.
Anybody living in San Luis or Mexicali or Tecate or Tijuana should know many people with US citizenship that can title a car in California so it can be brought over the border first.
Trailering a car across the border with new temporary reg is a sure road to secondary inspection and possible impoundment.
The car just as easily could be spotted by local cops or Federales and be detained.
The car should be registered in California, aged for a few months and driven across by the registered California owner with California plates.
Keep in mind that EVERY car driven into Mexico has it's license plate scanned by an optical character reader and the date and plate is in a data base available to the Federal Govt.
This has been going on for 20 years. Is the original plate available? If so I could check its status with the DOJ if provided.
Getting noticed and documented by customs will cause issues for years by frequent travelers.
Be very careful folks....
Some additional context Patrick - according to E9Coupe.com records. It looks like you've had the car for sale over a year now. Food for thought - given the salvage title and 12 month lack of interest, I really think you need to start dropping the price. Cars in similar condition with a clean title and no baggage have sold for $12K in the past several months. Either that, or follow-through on the CA registration per Don's recommendation.
Reposted with a price bump to $18K
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/cto/5168082229.html
I wonder if it was sold and subsequently flipped? In this case, the flip is simply the stateside comfort factor. Who knows...
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/cto/5168082229.html
I wonder if it was sold and subsequently flipped? In this case, the flip is simply the stateside comfort factor. Who knows...