Importing cars to Costa Rica

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futureone Member

Member since 09 September 2023

futureoneMember09 September 2023 03:37:09

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?

edwinemora Banned

Member since 09 May 2021

edwinemoraBanned09 September 2023 15:08:02

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@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.

daveandmarcia Serial expat

Member since 03 February 2023

daveandmarciaSerial expat09 September 2023 23:09:07

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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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