Vehicle Sale - Punta Arenas, Chile

Crossed into Chile to try and sell the Pathfinder as Punta Arenas is a free zone where foreign registered vehicles can be sold - after a long drive from Ushuaia checked into a hotel and next morning visited the Aduana (customs) office to check if I could sell the vehicle and good news I can! Actually the customs officer was interested in buying the vehicle! :-)

As it was a Friday afternoon most of the car dealers were closed but did have a couple of good leads by the end of the day

Day 2 we found a dealer (Polo Sur Autos) interested in buying the car and the owner Manuel Munoz Sanchez was very impressed with the Pathfinder and how well it had been maintained told us to come back Sunday evening as he would have his son’s girlfriend there and she spoke English!

It took all of 30 minutes Sunday evening and the deal was done!

I was told by various people that it was impossible/very difficult but apparently it all depends on the quality of your vehicle - if you have a good quality vehicle with low mileage and are realistic on the selling price - it’s not a problem! As for the paperwork - it's largely the same as buying a local vehicle done at a Notary office

Had planned on spending a couple of weeks trying to sell the vehicle and here I am trying to buy a ticket home!

Time spent selling the vehicle in Punta Arena - 2 and half days!