1 Year SA - Shipping vs. Buying vs. Car
Hello everyone,
after being a silent reader for a good time I need your help but don't know where to start.
My girlfriend and I are going to SA for a one year sabbatical. We are from Europe-Austria. At this time we both have been traveling for a bit with our motorcycles (Italy, Greece etc.) as well as with our car (a Berlingo 2wd modified as Campervan). We really like both. The car due to its comfort and the bikes for the feeling (not for packing and unpacking the tent every day  )
She has a CB500X and I have a 2001 Transalp. Both would be too heavy for us, as we really want to leave the beaten paths and explore what the continent has to offer. Therefore, we have several options now in our mind and really struggle with our decision.
The plan is to start in September 2020 in the south of SA (Montevideo or Valparaiso).
For us there are two criteria, one is the financial aspect and the other one would be the "comfort" one.
Our questions now would be:
- If we are buying a new motorcycle in Chile or Uruguay what costs do we have to expect? As I read it is hardly possible to sell the bike for example in Columbia within the legal regulations. Provided the bikes are in normal conditions how much less would we get for them? Also what are the overall costs for buying those bikes in the mentioned countries (incl. bureaucracy )?
- From what you guys have experienced while traveling SA with your motorcycles and going a bit of the beaten track. Could our 2wd Citroen Berlingo, which will be probably be a bit modified (suspension lift, undercoating, differential lock, AT tyres), manage these dirt roads?
- Is there really a big difference in terms of costs between shipping the bike vs buying a new (!) one in SA? Shipping from Europe would cost us about 2,5k each both ways. But we could modify the bikes according to our wishes in our country.
We really appreciate some input from you guys.
Cheers from Austria
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