So... does this mean I'l finally be able to get a Nova?

"BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion" (pbs) 10/23/2014 at 20:12 • Filed to: None

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By this I mean the new Mercosur plates, which will unify the vehicles registration numbers for all participating countries, including Argentina, where the Nova was built and sold in the 70's, and Brazil, which never got the Nova because it's a sucky, sucky country, and also where I happen to live.

Importing a car to Brazil under the current legislation is a complex and expensive process, but if we're gonna share plates from now on in order to facilitate circulation between countries, it no longer makes sense to keep these barriers up because cars in Argentina will ALREADY be registered in Brazil. The new plates will be mandatory from 2016 for new cars only, but there is a "collector's plate" variant aimed at vehicles over 30 years old, so that means you can register an older car under the new regulations.

My citroen won't start > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion 10/23/2014 at 20:23

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I'm not sure it will be that simple, added taxes and title transfer will keep the prices high.

ly2v8-Brian > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion 10/23/2014 at 20:33

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Hopefully you can get it done.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > My citroen won't start 10/23/2014 at 20:43

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Prices, probably, but what really gets you is the bureaucracy. "Nationalizing" a car's registry takes forever, but under this new regime, a car registered in Argentina is already registered in Brazil. Plus, I won't have to ship it, as I can just drive it home, but, yeah, it sounds just too good to be true.

My citroen won't start > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion 10/23/2014 at 20:53

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We need to check how this works in the EU, I was under the assumption import rates were lower in Argentina and they sure as hell are in Mexico, our wonderful government isn't going to leave things that easy.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > My citroen won't start 10/23/2014 at 20:55

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No, they won't.... I fail to see how they could complicate it, or even not simplify it, as the whole idea is to facilitate traffic between contries, but if there's anybody who can do this shit, it's them...

My citroen won't start > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion 10/23/2014 at 21:06

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Traffic will surely be facilitated and I just checked, prices are astronomical in every single Mercosul country. There will be some silly title transfer tax, I'm sure.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > My citroen won't start 10/23/2014 at 21:39

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Prices may look pretty bad, but you can find some pretty decent Novas in Argentina for 60 thousand pesos, which translates to less than 18 thousand reais. 26 thousand gets you a straight, rust free, SS model ready to drive and with no work to be done. 35 grand gets you a collector's car, complete with historic plates and vintage car club badges. You can't find a decent Opala SS6 of the right vintage for 35 thousand anymore, and a tame Nova will blow the doors off a stock SS6 any day.

My citroen won't start > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion 10/23/2014 at 21:41

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The SS6 was all looks and no go. I was talking about new cars, they are even more expensive in Argentina than they are here. Time to look for some argentinian french cars!

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > My citroen won't start 10/23/2014 at 21:42

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Ah, I see, in that case you're absolutely right. Buying a new car is possible in theory, but not in practice, unless you're willing to pay a steep premium for a base model due to bureaucracy BS.

My citroen won't start > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion 10/23/2014 at 21:46

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I imagined other Mercosul countries had lower import tax, like Chile. So it would be easier for us to just buy idk a Golf GTI there and bring it here, but no, everything is expensive so our government doesn't have to worry about it.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > My citroen won't start 10/23/2014 at 21:48

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Well, they sell some models there that they don't sell here, like the Scirocco in Argentina. It would be expensive as balls to buy one, though.

My citroen won't start > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion 10/23/2014 at 21:56

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220.000 reais for an Alfa Romeo hatchback, holy fuck.