I´ve sold my bike in Punta Arenas

[aussie_explorer]

Thread Resurrection!

I'm going to be saying goodbye to my faithful steed Izzy in PA also. However, she isn't really worth alot as a whole bike now (she's had a hard life), so I'm looking for a charity to take her off my hands, and then part her out. For whatever reason, the previous owner put a FMF exhaust on her (probably a bit of a waste on a KLR 250, but certainly fun), so there's value in parts.

Does anyone know of any worthwhile charities in the area, and have contact details? If they have the paperwork ready when I pull in, they get the keys (and all the tools/parts/accesories I can't afford to carry in my luggage).

[Blackbandana81]

I still don't really get it, maybe you can help me out with your experiance: if i want to buy a bike in puntas arenas and want to drive north towards argentina, peru, ecuador, where will be the exact problem? I can sell it again in chile, right?
Thanks
Jan

[Dan Man]

Originally Posted by Blackbandana81

I still don't really get it, maybe you can help me out with your experiance: if i want to buy a bike in puntas arenas and want to drive north towards argentina, peru, ecuador, where will be the exact problem? I can sell it again in chile, right?
Thanks
Jan

My understanding is: Legally you are only allowed to leave the Zona Franca for 90 (maybe 180) days per year.

The best situation is to sell it to a local that will use it locally and maybe take some trips.

[Acampao]

Originally Posted by Dan Man

My understanding is: Legally you are only allowed to leave the Zona Franca for 90 (maybe 180) days per year.

The best situation is to sell it to a local that will use it locally and maybe take some trips.

That's true if you want to buy a bike imported under the "Zona Franca" regime to save some taxes. If you buy a new bike and choose to pay the 19% IVA, the bike is free to go anywhere.

[Blackbandana81]

Thanks, makes things a little clearer. I just wanted to buy a bike that takes me further north, for about 4-5 months. So i guess punta arenas is not the place for that? Better go a bit by bus and buy the bike somewhere else in argentina/chile?

[Dan Man]

Originally Posted by Blackbandana81

Thanks, makes things a little clearer. I just wanted to buy a bike that takes me further north, for about 4-5 months. So i guess punta arenas is not the place for that? Better go a bit by bus and buy the bike somewhere else in argentina/chile?

If you buy a Chilean bike it is best to plan on returning it to Chile, whether you leave it or sell it.

If you buy a bike in Ecuador (with Ecuadorian tags) it is best to return to Ecuador and leave it/sell it there.

Make sense?

What is your tentative route?

[Acampao]

Originally Posted by Blackbandana81

Thanks, makes things a little clearer. I just wanted to buy a bike that takes me further north, for about 4-5 months. So i guess punta arenas is not the place for that? Better go a bit by bus and buy the bike somewhere else in argentina/chile?

Buying in Argentine will be way too expensive. Buying in the rest of Chile will probably be about the same as buying in Punta Arenas paying VAT.

If you buy a bike in Chile (PA or elsewhere) paying your taxes, you can take it anywhere and sell it. Chile wise, that is. Be aware that most countries do not allow the permanent importation of used bikes, so the recipient country's regulations may be the problem to deal with.

[Blackbandana81]

The thing with sell vehicles where you buy them i just learnd here in mexico with my van with us licence plates:) so thanks for the reassurance.
@Dan Man: don't know yet, probably from south to north and at some point back to chile;)
Thanks again for the replys

[Dan Man]

Originally Posted by Blackbandana81

The thing with sell vehicles where you buy them i just learnd here in mexico with my van with us licence plates:) so thanks for the reassurance.
@Dan Man: don't know yet, probably from south to north and at some point back to chile;)
Thanks again for the replys

If you are starting and ending in Chile, then buy a Chilean bike. It will make it easy to buy in X country and sell in the same X country when you are done.

[sean spain]

Just sold my 07 V-strom DL1000 in Punta Arenas as well... took all of 5 hours!!

Definitely legal, definitely doable... so lucky it happened so fast, i'm still in shock... took us a year and a half to get here from Canada... so used to having our trusty steed...