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A quick check on http://www.hacienda.go.cr/autohacienda/autovalor.aspx shows that Jeep will pay $3,858 in import taxes. (Enter in the car type and then find the valor de importacion and multiply by 0.73) Add on another $500+ for the Marchamo and Inscripcion. And $1500 to bring it down here. The car costs you about $6,000.

A quick search on crautos.com found a ’97 Jeep Wrangler for $14,500, and a ’94 Jeep Wrangler for $8,400, both with the 2.5L engine. The only one on the list with a 4 liter engine is going for $18k (but its seriously tricked out).

So, yeah, bring down your Jeep! But get it lifted (be sure to get fender flares that look factory to the tires don’t come out too far for Riteve, and get all your gear for it there where its cheap.) Or contact me when you get here, I’ve got 4 brand new BFG Mud Terrain 33×12.5 r15 tires that I was going to use on a 4×4 Nissan Patrol that I’m selling instead.

Oh also, be sure to bring it down first with the tourist permit. That way you can work out all the paperwork and pay taxes without it being locked up in customs for months.

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