Hi TJ,
My wife and I tried buying a vehicle in Mexico at the beginning of 2003 - even with a friend who spoke fluent spanish, it's almost impossible!! After 3 days we gave up, caught the bus back to Laredo, Texas and within 6 hours of arriving in Texas, we drove off with our 'new' van.
There are thousands of used vehicles for sale in Laredo, we ended up buying a 20 year old Ford Econoline van for US$1800, which served us fantastically all the way down to Costa Rica.
Only consider buying cheap if you know your way around the mechanics...if you're not very knowledgable about the inner workings, I would suggest spending a bit more initially on the purchase.
If you decide to purchase in the States, you will need to get a post box address in the States in order to register the vehicle in your name (Western Union sorted us out within 15 minutes). The rest of the process is really straight forward...the onlyu pain is that you'll have to wait for 3 weeks for your paperwork to come through (we did some sightseeing and camped on the beach on Padre island while we waited).
If you want any other info, feel free to drop me an email.
Go For IT
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Chris D
1973 Unimog 416 Camper Conversion
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Chris D
Land Rover 130 with Trojan Back
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