""The bank Rep we spoke to said a 30% down payment is required on new OR used cars and the insurance covers the bank's loan should the car get totaled--which is standard. So that means the consumer pays a 30% premium, AND that premium…"
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shelia given commented on Paul's blog post Buying a car in David, Panama"RideFinder service keithwoolford@gmail.com, Keith is one of the most respected and honest car guys in the area. He does all paper work and is totally stress free. If I were in the market for a car would not think of anyone else.
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All you need to do is email Keith. Save yourself the headache."
Paul commented on Paul's blog post Buying a car in David, Panama"Did I mention I've had a translator with me for every inquiry and when the sellers saw my wife and me, they very forthrightly asked my translator, a Panamanian, "Is the car for you or for them?"
Also, the bank we visited…"
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Here is a head's up to all "gringo" expats: While we heard that all things are negotiable in Panama, we're not finding that to be the case in the car purchasing department.We've been searching for a car for about 4 weeks. We find the "pre-owned" cars to be quite high priced, no matter whether "se vende by owner" or by dealer.We also find an unwillingness to negotiate the price. One pretend owner, who we found out by accident is really a dealer, said he likes to sell to Gringos because they…See More
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Buying a car in David, Panama
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 6:43pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
Here is a head's up to all "gringo" expats: While we heard that all things are negotiable in Panama, we're not finding that to be the case in the car purchasing department.
We've been searching for a car for about 4 weeks. We find the "pre-owned" cars to be quite high priced, no matter whether "se vende by owner" or by dealer.
We also find an unwillingness to negotiate the price. One pretend owner, who we found out by accident is really a dealer, said he likes to…
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