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    #16
    Originally posted by parkerbink
    I cross the border monthly from Mexico and I get stopped more often and for longer periods than the Mexicans around me. There are no permits or inspections for cars. Last week I was behind an 80's Tercel that was smoking oil at idle and they let it in.
    Excellent, that's what I wanted to hear... :D

    Not that my car is THAT bad, and it certainly won't be even remotely near the state my car is in right now before i attempt a journey like that.

    It's more along the lines of my lack of catalytic converter and whatever i manage to mod up before then.
    1988 325iC - "Betty" - Daily Driver/Project Car.
    1993 318i - "The Golden Dream" - Dad's Car.
    1995 318ti - "Hellrot" - R.I.P.

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      #17
      Unless you are trying to import the car and register it they could care less about it's condition.

      Unlike here where they won't let you in unless you guaranty you will not sell it in Mexico.

      [IMG]https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/my350z.com-vbulletin/550x225/80-parkerbsig_5096690e71d912ec1addc4a84e99c374685fc03 8.jpg[/IMG

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        #18
        LOL

        I have no intent on selling the car; unless someone makes some insane offer I could not resist (which is not likely to occur). Shouldn't really be an issue anyways, my car is US spec..
        1988 325iC - "Betty" - Daily Driver/Project Car.
        1993 318i - "The Golden Dream" - Dad's Car.
        1995 318ti - "Hellrot" - R.I.P.

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          #19
          I have a gay uncle who lives in Tijuana. He crosses the border frequently, i ahve no clue how it works tho, but its legal/

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            #20
            Originally posted by bmwannabe
            I have a gay uncle who lives in Tijuana. He crosses the border frequently, i ahve no clue how it works tho, but its legal/
            Does he own a male brothel?

            97 Cosmos M3

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              #21
              OT- Just ran into a foreign exchange student that I met in high school. He drove from Brazil to Sacramento to visit. Took him 50 days :shock: .

              Aaron

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                #22
                Originally posted by aaron_silva
                OT- Just ran into a foreign exchange student that I met in high school. He drove from Brazil to Sacramento to visit. Took him 50 days :shock: .

                Aaron
                ????? How lost did he get in the Mexican desert?

                97 Cosmos M3

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                  #23
                  Originally posted by bmwannabe
                  I have a gay uncle who lives in Tijuana. He crosses the border frequently, i ahve no clue how it works tho, but its legal/
                  Is your uncle's homosexuality relevant at all to the question?

                  Originally posted by aaron_silva
                  OT- Just ran into a foreign exchange student that I met in high school. He drove from Brazil to Sacramento to visit. Took him 50 days .

                  Aaron
                  Maybe one day, I will make a road trip to Argentina from Canada :shock:
                  ~ Go Canucks Go! ~

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                    #24
                    no, its not relevant, but its a funny detail, thats all.

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                      #25
                      Originally posted by MattE30
                      Originally posted by aaron_silva
                      OT- Just ran into a foreign exchange student that I met in high school. He drove from Brazil to Sacramento to visit. Took him 50 days :shock: .

                      Aaron
                      ????? How lost did he get in the Mexican desert?
                      Have to remember that:

                      A) Brazil is huge.
                      B) There's the largest rainforest in the world in Brazil (although it's slowly being eaten up by highways)
                      C) Columbia is friggin dangerous.
                      D) So is Venezuela if he passed through there (which I would have because there are some purdy little ladies there)
                      E) There's a solid jungle from Columbia to Panama. No road. Literally. That means you have to ship. Which means time spent in customs (not to mention the actual shipping).
                      F) Hell, I plan to stop in Cancun at least a week lol.
                      1988 325iC - "Betty" - Daily Driver/Project Car.
                      1993 318i - "The Golden Dream" - Dad's Car.
                      1995 318ti - "Hellrot" - R.I.P.

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                        #26
                        Yeah, he said he enjoyed himself. Everybody was nice. He also had to go through immigration every time he entered and left a country.

                        Cancun would be a little out of the way but it sure is nice.

                        Aaron

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                          #27
                          Well, there are a couple of hotspots I plan on hitting on my way up. First is right here in Panama: Bocas Del Toro. Imagine cancun with even more virgin beaches and way less tourists :)

                          Then I'll prob hit up Cancun. Whatever other little hotspots I might see on the way.
                          1988 325iC - "Betty" - Daily Driver/Project Car.
                          1993 318i - "The Golden Dream" - Dad's Car.
                          1995 318ti - "Hellrot" - R.I.P.

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                            #28
                            do you know of any good surf spots in panama or pals that surf there?

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                              #29
                              Actually I do. We've got several good beaches on the pacific side (lotta tourney's on those beaches) and some on the atlantic side.

                              In fact, my ex-girlfriend's aunt runs a surf camp down here. Room and board plus transportation.
                              1988 325iC - "Betty" - Daily Driver/Project Car.
                              1993 318i - "The Golden Dream" - Dad's Car.
                              1995 318ti - "Hellrot" - R.I.P.

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