tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944378683489468442.post2217832235532639899..comments2023-11-03T05:16:14.076-04:00Comments on Siguiendo Mi Catracho: Port to Port - getting the car there on time...Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257412678589423826noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944378683489468442.post-79741525936312554752007-10-11T01:35:00.000-04:002007-10-11T01:35:00.000-04:00We bought one of those cars. It was a mess when I...We bought one of those cars. It was a mess when I saw it in photos but somehow they fixed it once it was here. Labor and surprisingly many parts are cheaper here. In the states, the car would be worth 10k and all in all after all the fees and duties we paid $7000. <BR/><BR/>Our neighbor also does this as a full time job.<BR/><BR/>I'm catching up on your blog here...Honduras Sprouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816093647072132150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944378683489468442.post-79720382830491079492007-10-05T15:35:00.000-04:002007-10-05T15:35:00.000-04:00Aaron - Thats what my husband told me once we got ...Aaron - Thats what my husband told me once we got home (he ws home with the kids, while I sent the car). Its funny that I had never thought of it that way, and I had never even thought that Honduras had junkyards. Why I thought that, I don't know. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if sending cars that are totally smashed up (the one pictured above can be fixed - a majority of these there looked like a stepped on soda can) is cheaper then sending one that isn't. That also is what suprised me, because if its 14' 11" or below its $700 to send it, and thats what I meant when I said I didn't know it would be worth it. <BR/><BR/>Everyday, I learn something new ;)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050466263238656666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944378683489468442.post-23645756980438599212007-10-05T12:13:00.000-04:002007-10-05T12:13:00.000-04:00Many people can't afford a brand new car in Hondur...Many people can't afford a brand new car in Honduras, so used car dealers import damaged cars that they repair in Central America, or use for spare parts, another booming business. For a Honduran, a Yonker (Junkyard) is not a junkyard, it's the best source for cheap spare parts...and they're not free! The junkyard owners sell them. Sometimes it's cheaper toget a brand new part, but since pepole think the junkyards are cheaper, they get ripped off!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715371148173975049noreply@blogger.com