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Hello,
Yes I do live in Atenas with my wife but only half time and we are not retirees. I would be happy to help but we have not been here very long. We are newbies. If you are interested, I can hook you up with our neighbors, A retired couple that are Biologists from the states that have a bird watching business. Or your welcome to join us Saturday night, My Wife and I are going out with some Tico friends to experience a local night club. We have been told that there is a wide age group there, we will probably be the only Gringos. There is also Kay’s Gringo Cafe, I can’t tell you much about it, but I know they serve food, and heard its a hangout for Gringos. We have only been there once, and that was for a meeting point.
Just for the record:
I just found out last night that shipcostarica has [b]NO INSURANCE[/b]
Now I do feel like a dummy as I would never have shipped with them if I knew that. I should have checked on their insurance…one big error on me. My wife and I are now very happy with what we got it could have been much, much, much worse.
[quote=”2BNCR”]
BTW – They could have not stole your key and merely copied it! You never know is the point.[/quote]
No they couldn’t have as stated previously it has a chip, you can’t copy it.
Do you work for the the shipping company or something? As stated before, This is the first car we ever shipped the security Guard stated it didn’t matter if we left two keys as There were many cars in the shipping area that had multiple keys in there ring in the doors. These cars were very expensive compared to the RAV4. Again if the shipper couldn’t secure the car or the keys in a proper matter then they should have disclosed that to start with, they could have simply stated only send one key.
How much planning could I have done bought a backup dipstick, oil cap, oil filter, gas cap, viper blades, filters, pack the under carriage with bubble wrap etc. etc. etc. or perhaps as a backup I should have just shipped two of the exact cars and so I can end up with one….Some lame statements above, if you ask me.
The fact is that shipcostarica is responsible for the car when it leaves Crowley to when they give it to their owners. Nothing should be stolen or Damaged. They don’t disclose to you that your car could be damaged or parts stolen from it. The Owner should be made whole if this happens during their watch.
Furthermore, this has nothing to do with Costa Rica, It makes no difference where this car was shipped, even if this car was shipped to Kenya, if the car was given proper car and secured properly (this is the one of the prime jobs of the shipper), the car shouldn’t have been damaged with parts stolen.[quote=”2BNCR”]Worth it to whom?
Well it seems it was not worth it to you. Nevertheless, it was worth it to me. I brought a car in because I wanted the extra safety features and the larger engine that was not available here. I wanted what I wanted and I paid about the same for it, and went through the hassle. And it was a hassle.
Really when I shipped I left one key. I did put a second set of floor mats which were stolen. But that was about it.
Regarding anything stolen I believe that is between you and the fright company that shipped the car. If you want to hold the CR people responsible for having a car rekeyed, I think you are out of line. Who is to say that someone could not have copied your keys? So a missing key is no big deal.
I think you are being too finicky. If you keep up this attitude of expectation here in CR, you will probably end up wishing you had not moved here.
You need to be realistic in the land where Pura Vida happens. Things go wrong here and I exclaim Pura Vida daily! And I am not talking about the tranquility and environment! Excrement happens frequently and you would be wise to take David’s advice regarding counter excrement measures! LOL[/quote]
Please quote me where I said that I’m blaming the Costa Rican People. I dealt only with a Gringo with this company…No Tico.
Perhaps you can plan on your car being damaged but I have no way of foreseeing it.
Who here has an extra security lug removal or have ever heard of one? Its like a combination lock, 1 per set.
As stated in my previous posts its the valet key, not the back up key, don’t need to make a copy of it already have two master keys….Perhaps you don’t mind someone having a copy of your car keys but I do.One thing is for sure, this has nothing to do with Crowley or anybody else, its between me and the shipper.
[quote=”2BNCR”]You bought your Toyota in the States amd shipped it here. That voids the warranty. The Toyota dealer here will not honor your warranty.
So you saved $2,000? Really – what is the Toyota Warranty worth?
To me it is not worth it. And what about the time, damage and agravation of it all? Better to buy new here.
I would have never left a spare key. I think that was your negligence for sure. Only one key is necessary, and you shipped two – that was your bad.[/quote]
1-We have never been able to use any warranty in all the years of owning our cars, the dealerships in the states simply say that…”that repair isn’t covered” not that we have had many repairs with our Toyotas or Hondas.
2- As far as the spare key goes perhaps if you were in the Crowley shipping yard and saw all those Brand new $50,000-$100,00 cars with multiple keys in the ring in the doors and you ask security about it and they tell you it doesn’t matter, then you wouldn’t be too concerned about leaving an extra key, and how do you now that only one key is necessary? There could be many reason why they may need a 2nd key. Of course if the shipper had said not to leave anything but one key on the ring, I would have done that, after all, I’m not the experienced one shipping, This is the first car, I have shipped.
3- Toyotas are not all the same, The US models actually weigh more, perhaps added safety features, who knows, but they are clearly not the same car.
You are right about one thing, With what I know now, the aggrevation and all, it wasn’t worth it, I now have a damaged new car that needs to be re-keyed, with security lugs that need to be replaced. On top of it all the shippers response now has turned to being less then helpful.
I will of course continue to post for the sake of all so perhaps you may avoid such an experience.
You got to leave the anti-theft lug removal with the car, otherwise if they got a flat via transport they will be in trouble. We have a car with them in the states for about 12 years, and I have changed flats with it etc. Its never been an issue.
As far as the keys, When I was escorted in to the Crowley car shipping area by security, I thought about taking the valet key off and asked the guard about it and she said, it didn’t matter and that many of their cars get shipped with all the keys. She actually pointed to other cars that had a bunch of keys in the driver doors. You have to leave your keys in the door or the ignition. There were many brand new cars much more expensive than my Toyota sitting there with multiple keys on the ring. They ship to many countries, I’m sure that most of the cars were probably going to other destinations. I don’t believe Crowley has anything to do with the car issues.In any event, shit happens to the best of us, its just a matter of how the shipper handles a bad situation that will distinguish them as a company. I know what I would do if this was my company. I will of course keep this updated as events happen.
[quote=”david3a”]The US Government not only refuses to send troops to stop this illegal invasion of US Territory and the illegal drugs but they actually had the audacity to sue Arizona to stop them from trying to stop it. This illegal invasion is costing the country 110 billion a year, but the US Government does nothing. Yet they send warships and 7000 marines to fight the drug war in Costa Rica. Are you kidding Me? [/quote]
The US government choices to allow illegal immigration (is it really illegal?). There are many large corporates that have their factories very close to the Mexican boarder and a huge % of their workers are illegals. The way the government can stop this is to levy heavy fines on these companies for their hiring methods, but of course these are jobs that Americans don’t want. Without jobs fewer Mexicans would cross over. There have been published reports on the internet that a high security fence with cameras, alert systems etc. with the support of several hundred (not thousand) men and under a 100 copthers could secure the boarder very tightly. The cost for the fence ranges from 4 billion (private security companies quote, 5 billion (Army Core of engineers) to 10 billion (homeland security). We spend over 3 billion a week on just Iraq and Afgan wars. Obviously, the Navy ships with 7,000 marines under the Coast Guard Command is not for drugs, humanitarian reasons. Why are they in CR ….The answer is blowing in the wind. On the other, I’m not sure if us Americans should protest such an invasion as the CR people need to work it out on their own. CR was a great Nation before us Americans arrived and hopefully it will stay that way.
1-Crime (by far)
2-Mail system
3-Americanization (I guess Chinese can fit here too)
4-Bugs (this one is from my wife)
5-EarthquakesWe are half time residents, which started in March of 2010.
[quote=”jenny”]I’ll count the young men coming. WOW, boom shockalaka, boom shockalaka, boom. [/quote]
As cartman would say “suckie, suckie 5 dollar”
Yes will try the local paper.
We actually did put one ad online and got a resume that had the applicant’s picture, her age, birthday, height and weight on it, etc. We have done a lot of interviews and seen many resumes before but nothing like this, perhaps its a culture thing. I’m thinking, we should take some kind of class or something to get familar more with the culture and the work norms.
[ http://www.nacion.com/2010-07-04/ElPais/NotaPrincipal/ElPais2434139.aspx ][/quote]
Hey Scott….my Spanish isn’t up to par yet, is there a way on-line to translate this to English.
Thanks
Just like the exit airport tax, perhaps they can charge an entrance fee maybe a $1000 per soldier. I thought CR was a neutral country, no foreign force should be able to port in its waters, what’s next the Russian, Chinese, or maybe the North Korean Navy. Your not being neutral if you say yes to some and no to others. Well at least the prostitutes will make some money 😯
[quote=”DavidCMurray”]
Your wife is going to CIMA for physical therapy? Have you considered going to one of the freestanding practitioners instead, unless she needs something specialized? My guess is that CIMA will be much more expensive.[/quote]My wife had a rotator cuff tear…mountain biking and is currently getting PT after surgery in the states, we go back to CR in a couple of weeks, thus we need to continue it.
It would be great if we knew of a freestanding clinic in Atenas but BCBS only has 2 in network places…CIMA and another hospital in San Jose (can’t remember the name) for us as we met our deductible and have no Copay in theory it should not cost us anything if we go to CIMA. But of course BCBS like all usa insurance companies always seems to find was not to fully pay even when they tell you that your covered.In any event the more I think about it and read your posts it seems that the only real way to go is to get residency and get the CAJA, as the CAJA won’t deny treatment. I wonder if your willing to pay your own doe combined with the CAJA if you would get better service, like having a private room, you can just pay the difference or paying a little more and getting that MRI quicker, etc.
