I tried to buy a car in Mexico… 

*deletes photo of cop... Now it's on vin wiki...

This sounds like a national lampoon movie ready to happen. Even got the station wagon to match.

There are no titles in Mexico. The original sales invoice is the ownership document for the vehicle. When you sell it you sign off your rights to the car on the back to the next person.

The road from Monterrey to Nuevo Laredo is one of the most dangerous. Also Nuevo Laredo has always been one of the most violent cities. If you want to buy a mexican car, i think Baja California is the best option near the border or buy it in the central area and ship it.

I don't know when he did this (if he said I missed it) but these days make sure that if you're going to a country where you don't speak the language you have a mobile phone with Google Translate on it and data roaming. This allows you to convert any signs you see by pointing the camera at them or have realtime conversations with people. It has got me out of a few tough spots where neither of us knew what the other was saying.

If it makes you feel any better, right after COVID lock down ended. I was crossing the Detroit/Windsor border and I had one border official asking me questions and another border official yelling questions at me while he searched my car.

Inside the right rear door there should be a silver sticker which has the VIN and all pertinent information. That is the official VIN tag.

As someone who travels to developing countries all the time, all the stuff he described is normal. Keep that in mind when someone calls the US a 3rd world country 😂

The car has DRUGS literally written on it 😂😂😂

That was previously owned by an American drug mule. They packed the bricks in the door. They ended up killing dude though after coming up short 1 time. He's under the desert now.

As a person who travels to Mexico often it took me a while to realize that national guard being everywhere is just a matter of public safety...

You couldn't pay me to go pick up that piece of shit even if you gave it to me! And to think he paid $3,500 USD for it?! Ol' Barnum was right!

Just came back from driving to Mexico. I was vlogging and they made me delete it. Little did they know I could easily get the footage back from the trash

Did he ever explain why he wanted to go to Mexico to buy an old Duster?

As someone who regularly drives across the U.S./Mexico border...the wrong bridge? Really, my dude? As long as there's a port of entry and you have your paperwork in order, there is no such thing as a "wrong bridge."

"Los drogos" just mean "the junkies" And yeah it sucks there's all three levels of government there plus all the cartel operations, but thank your local american junkies to finance all that shit we have to deal with down here

I thought this was going to be another Chris story, given the show on Netflix… I think I’d go to Japan to buy a car before trying to buy one from Mexico - and I live in CA where they haul 3 junk trucks using a 4th junk truck, and drive them across the boarder. Also was waiting for him to say when he got back to SC, he opened the rear hatch and under the floor where the spare would be was just packed with drugs. Also also, my dad had a wagon like that. It completely rusted out the floorboards within 5 years from new in the early 80’s. I guess somehow that one survived in Mexico! (ours had manual windows and no AC as well)

Why go to countries you can't even speak the language. ESPECIALLY when you know there reckless things that go on. Like some choices are like nah it's not worth doing it.

It is not difficult to cross a car if you are prepared. You do not try to cross a vehicle with mechanical problems. All of the hoses and such should have been repaired before you got to the line. Also the military is there to protect you. You should be glad they were there. Also Also, you went into a no go zone where Los Zetas control the area. Other border crossings are no so intense. I will not go into that area for all the money in the US.

Now THIS was a cool car story. 😅

10:30 Low profile tires on an ATV does not seem very practical.

Yo man you got to delete the photo esse

The moment with the drug dogs sounds g'd nerve-racking. Lord knows what could be stored in the door panel of an old nondescript wagon from Mexico.

Ok, here's the deal. You have the invoice, that's your proof of ownership IN MEXICO. So, you imported it, so, you have to legally do it in the US.

I had a 76 Aspen wagon. Same car. It was dependable but I never "liked" it.

My border story. Wanted to watch a professional fishing event Day1 depart, and I get the 100 Q treatment at Buffalo/ONT. They'd never heard or done driving 10hrs to watch an event. So car searching and invasive questions it was. Sheesh

That had my heart racing nothing like having a vehicle with no paperwork

Hoo boy, does this bring back memories. In the mid 80's my now ex-wife and I drove across Mexico. Our vehicle entry permit was a mimeograph (look it up kids) copy of a 1977 blue Ford Grenada. We were in a 1974 VW Super Beatle. And we had to pay bribes from start to finish. Sure we were sorta young and unknowing. And there were bribes and then there were BRIBES. The guys in tailored suits with shoes that cost a lot more than our vehicle, with bulges under their arms. I never even considered lying to them and sometimes I didn't have to bribe them, because they asked how much I paid their minions. I told them the exact truth, and then something happened, so that I didn't need to pay more? Love the country, love the people, not so fond of their government. And this is sorta reminding me of our system at this time.

Allegedly, this guy makes some awesome stickers

The Raptor R is an amazing truck, and I want one, but I think Hoovie went into owning the Lightning all wrong and that is why he had such a bad experience. I own a Lightning and haven't really had any of the problems Hoovie had. I bought the extended range vs. Hoovies standard range, I have Fords 240v 80A L2 charger vs. Hoovies 120v 20A wall outlet charger, I precondition the battery in the winter with the App vs. Hoovie jumping into it ice cold and expecting to tow. 1year 14K miles with not one issue in ownership of the truck. The public charging infrastructure needs work for sure but I have only used that a handful of times in the year of ownership so for the occasional use it's really a non-issue 99% of charging is at home so I don't even need to spend the 5min filling up gas, I spend 30s plugging in and when I come back to the truck it's fully charged.

Are you part of Carmex in Texas? How possible is it to buy a brand new car and bring it into Texas? I live in a state that has absolutely no inspection or smog requirements whatsoever, And I’d like to get a new car that we can’t get here in the states.

Fun fact, in Mexico you can have some weird vin numbers that do not conform to international standards, I have 1998 bmw e36 that is armored from the factory and didn’t have a vin tag in the windshield and the one in the firewall is only 7 digits but everything is legal.

Everytime I looked away I thought rabbit was talking 😂

I mean I love the story, but why a 1977 Dodge Dart station wagon? 🤣

First mistake was going through Nuevo Laredo. Should've gone through Piedras Negras

Beautiful Dodge wagon🎈 But can’t miss the ‘CNNBALL’ Honda Odyssey!

Fascinating story!!

I walked across the border at Nuevo Laredo once for sightseeing and buy gifts - have no desire to go back.

Im from Nuevo Laredo and its terrible, you did a great job describing the guys with the radios, they are cartel members.

Cool story and car.👍

Jimny is the Suzukis

Now this is a story!!!!!! Not gonna lie… getting tired of hearing rich dudes brag on this channel. This story right here is what this channel is all about in my humble opinion.

Why didn't this guy get a temperature gage at the Auto Zone common sence guy!!!

Aaahahahahh, similar thing happened me in Laos when I wanted to proceed into Thailand with my Vietnamese motorbike. When I entered Laos, they did not register the bike, I had no documentation of the bike entering Laos, therefore the border patrols on the Thai-Laotioan border did not want to let it pass xD

The nissan sunny/tsuru at 8:03❤❤

in the U.S. that would be an Aspen wagon

Nice story to hear , more of such import heroics please

Wagon picture for reference is a "Volare"...

talk about VINFAST and INEOS grenadier cars

Every car enthusiast knows that the "Little Suzuki" it's the famous Suzuki Jimny...

You'd think importing from Mexico would be easier... but nooo why would it be

Never thought I'd see someone drinking Hite on this channel

But... why?

Definitely would’ve filed a complaint against that agent that threatened you with the dog assuming it was a US Border Patrol. Completely unnecessary, unprofessional, disrespectful, and dangerous.

Usually they will threaten anyhow they can, the photos are 100% legal but as they are threatening you they don't want to be shoot... Greetings from Mexico lol

I got great idea Mexican cannonball with bribes

The dogs always alert its a scam

Rememeber guys the only way you want be related/close/in Mexico is if you are speeding.

So it was a great issue free trip aside from the monsters in his head 😂

Never wash a car in Mexico worst thing you can do asking to get to secondary..

Hey Ed!!!🎉

7:16 - Yes please

3500 for that ??? You sure there were no drugs in that POS ?

I am at a loss with this one...what did this gentleman expect? Seriously! Great story, but none of this would have happened if he had prepared better or just oversaw the car being shipped home. Somebody needs to travel more and understand border crossings better. All this paranoia and BS for what's a beaten Volare/Aspen!

FYI, google translate works if you take a picture of the sign...

You found a V8 Dart wagon? Very rare. $3500 US????????????

Why would you subject yourself to that which so easily could have been disastrous?

As far as Korean beers go, Cass > Hite. 🍺

Rabbit has competition.

God Bless America!

3500$ and all of that for buying something you could find here in US for 5k

Quite entertaining!

Go Tigers!

Why go to all this trouble for a POS wagon?

Amazing storyteller

Not the finest vintage of dodge dart… hardly worth getting bit on the arse over!

Here's why I stay right here in the good ol' U S of A.

I would 💩 my pants. Lol

talk about Chinese cars manufacturers international expansion

Would have been funnier if Tim would have told the story with a mustache and a Mexican accent..

Why do people say VIN number😂

This story shows how some Americans live in a bubble. Nothing he said was surprising😂

Los Drogos is not the drugs 😂

Lol, you paid $3,500 for that?

Whatever you do do not call a border patrol dog cute and asked to pet it. I made that mistake on the way to Cuba for a wedding. They searched my bag the dog continue to walk away from me and my bag 3 times. If it wasn't for 15 people walking up to us going what are you guys doing and the dog walking away I feel like it would have been a much worse situation.

100 bucks? That was cheap...

I seen car that you will never see in the United States .

*Funk the Police* 🕺🏽

I would rather purchase a vehicle from Canada... The Border Guards (both ways) are ALOT nicer!

Way too much effort for a shitbox Mopar!!

My stomach hurts after watching this. 😊

Always funny to hear a person that does not live in a border state act shocked about what they see or how things work south of the border . This is why the average person does not understand why we should have a wall.

Why did you even think of going down there when the illegal situation is coming in? Get a car in the states. Why go there and have very unpleasant thing happen to you? I’ll bet you’re not doing it ever again!

all that for a demolition derby candidate?

And college age kids think America is hell 🤣🤣🤣

That car is not worth it

Am I the only one that thinks he sounds like rabbit?

Is this international rabbit?

WHY? I mean seriously, can't you find a POS junk-bucket north of the border?

Lesson? Don't go to Mexico.