[barbara ann]

that is why we brought our car from the states., with the flooding on the east coast there is a chance that you could end up with a “remanufactured?” car.We found a car we knew and liked and brought it here. Just look at brands to make sure you buy something you can buy parts for here

[barbara ann]

barry@shipcostarica.com, He is the one that shipped our car from the states when we first moved here.

His phone number is 22325724..88848154 cell

Both estimates were the same…the figure I gave, 12000 was shipping from detroit to florida and across to costa rica..

I cant remember who the second quote came from.

[barbara ann]

I just priced bringing a 2005 gmc ext here, 12k for taxes and shipping..Just a plain jane pickup, not a crew cab, no power windows, no bells and whistles…dont think anything has changed.

[barbara ann]

If you are the Costa Rican that was asking then you need to talk to someone that was born here. I dont know if the rules will be the same. I am a “Pensionado” I guess I am an immigrant. So my process might be different.

[barbara ann]

I do agree with the rent and home ownership. we are lucky enough to own our own home.

[barbara ann]

All I know is that we got our drivers licenses with our passport and our Arizona drivers license and the physical and blood test and so did one of our Canadian friends with their Canadian license…the one person that could not was the Canadian that let his license expire in Canada. He went back renewed his Canadian license, came to CR, obtained his CR license in the 90 day window with his Canadian passport.

[barbara ann]

[/quote] You dont have to have residency to get your Costa Rican drivers license, If you have a valid license from somewhere else you can get one here. Ours was valid from Arizona. If you dont have a valid license somewhere you will have to take the test in Spanish…Also you need to get your drivers license during your 90 day cycle while waiting for residency. You have to get a physical and blood test as well. They put your blood type on your drivers license..
Make sure your attorney is recommended by someone. we had an attorney that sat on our residency app for a year and strung us along. The second attorney was great and less expensive than some. It is a rigorous process to get residency but we think it was worth it.

[barbara ann]

What might this means to us that means eating as Ticos eat, fresh foods, beans, rice, frequenting local restaurants and avoiding American habits, not frequenting American franchise restaurants and using import products from the states. We shop at Mas x Menos and Super Compro. Walmart owns most of the grocery chains here and can be competitive. Super Compro is tico owned as far as I know..If you get an urge for American foods to prepare, Auto Mercado or Price Smart (owned by Costco) has some of the American “soul food”…
We could live on about 1000 a month if we behaved ourselves. walking more, driving less, bicycling..etc. Theaters and public activities are basically less expensive than the states. There is so much to see here. Arenal is one of our favorites. Getting lost is common for us, the road signs are better than when we first came three years ago but they are still sparse.
You should love it here, we do. Just leave a type A personality at the border. Patience is a virtue for us and the Ticos dealing with Americans.

[barbara ann]

For the two of us it went from 31:? to 39 each a month. We just paid this week.

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