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RE: Trip to Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper: advice?
Not sure if gas is significantly more expensive in the Banff area.
No, it's not a whole lot more than in Calgary, perhaps a few cents. BUT, if you decide to travel the Icefields Parkway, make sure you have enough gas to be able to go all the way without having to refill at Saskatchewan Crossing. The bandits there have some of the most expensive gas in all of Canada I'm sure.
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Mexnut
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05/02/13 10:32am |
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RE: Canceling A 10 Year Permit Part Tres
Just saying, if you showed up to the border with a different passport number and a different RV you will be given a new TIP.
Correct, although technically illegal! For the seller, e.g. Moisheh, that's exactly what would happen if he had both a new VIN and new passport number. For the buyer, e.g. the guy in Mississippi, he would NOT be able to bring that vehicle in, as they would see it is already there on an uncancelled TIP.
Mexnut, that is a good point. I was only thinking about Moisheh problem not the Mississippi buyer point of view.
Hypothetically and technically speaking; Moisheh's RV was removed from Mexico like he promised, he just didn't take care of paperwork.
Mr. Mississippi drives to the border and want a new permit to visit Mexico. Banjercito sees the old VIN in the computer, pulls the old sticker and cancels it. Since it really left the county and is coming back into mexico Banjercito issues a new permit for Mr. Mississippi.
Hypothetically speaking.
LOL! I think the probability that the Gentleman from Mississippi will be going SOB is LOW! I believe Moisheh has the problem, NOT the Gentleman from Mississippi. Let's stay focus on one of our own, helping Moisheh!
rocmoc n AZ/Mexico
Gee, I don't see a whole lot of helpful responses coming from you on this. If you don't have something useful to add to a thread, why not just button your lip and maybe try to learn something?
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Mexnut
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04/30/13 03:32pm |
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RE: Canceling A 10 Year Permit Part Tres
Just saying, if you showed up to the border with a different passport number and a different RV you will be given a new TIP.
Correct, although technically illegal! For the seller, e.g. Moisheh, that's exactly what would happen if he had both a new VIN and new passport number. For the buyer, e.g. the guy in Mississippi, he would NOT be able to bring that vehicle in, as they would see it is already there on an uncancelled TIP.
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Mexnut
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04/28/13 04:49pm |
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RE: Canceling A 10 Year Permit Part Tres
Moisheh,
It's a painful experience but stick with it and you'll survive. The wording of your letter is not exactly the same as the one I rec'd but I'm sure the gist is the same. I did the same as you and saw red when I first read it and thought they wanted the actual registration from the new owner or an apostile copy. After I cooled off I sent an email to them explaining that this was impossible and also phoned them to try to explain. I reached a fellow who spoke very good English and he told me they only wanted a letter on DMV letterhead confirming the trailer had been registered to another owner. I went to the DMV here and they gave me a letter which stated the following: "This will confirm that a xxxxx Travel Trailer,
serial number xxxxx, was last registered to xxxxxxx (ME) of xxxxxxx (address).
The Trailer was registered on May 20,2006 with licence number
xxxxx. The Trailer has now been registered to another individual.
xxxxxx (ME) does not have possession of the Trailer
since August 03,2012.
I emailed a copy of the letter to my contact at Aduana to be sure that was OK and he confirmed that it would be sufficient. I then couriered the original letter to them Sept 24 (another $67 down the drain) and the permit was cancelled on Oct 2.
There was no problem with the letter being in English.
They sent out a Certificate to me by Registered mail confirming the TIP had been cancelled.
Incidentally, if you decide to go the Apostile route you may be in for a shock. The places I contacted when doing my research all spoke of fees in the $150 range.
Buena suerte!
On edit, I thought of one more thing. Be careful of sending too many emails to them. They are answered by any one of many individuals working there, and you may end up dealing with two different people. It's difficult enough to deal with one, but dealing with two is almost impossible.
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Mexnut
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04/27/13 10:34am |
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RE: Canceling A 10 Year Permit Part Tres
Well today I received a letter from SAT. They also need a copy of the new USA registration showing the new owners name. But it has to be apostiled. That is a real problem. The person whose name is on the registration has to request the Apostle . I think I will take up drinking!
Moisheh
Moisheh, you need to check your translation of the letter from SAT. I received the same one when I went through this last year, and it is NOT asking for a copy of the new owner's registration. I'm pretty sure the letter you rec'd says :
Original o copia Apostillada del documento emitido por el Registro de Certificados de Vehlculos de XXXXX,
Canade, en el que se especifique que la casa rodante, marca XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, se encuentra registrada a nombre de otra persona en el extranjero.
If that is what you rec'd it is asking for a letter from the DMV confirming that the vehicle has been registered to another individual. As I tried to explain in a previous response to you, they do NOT want the new owner's name, address or ANY other information about him, nor do they want a copy of his registration. They just want a letter (original or apostiled copy) on the DMV's letterhead confirming someone else has registered the vehicle.
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Mexnut
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04/26/13 07:52pm |
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RE: Border wait times!
You may be right about the chicken, but not about the eggs.
From the CBP Info Center website : Effective February 15, 2012, travelers may once again bring fully cooked eggs from Mexico into the U.S.
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Mexnut
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03/30/13 10:51am |
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RE: Decoding Parks Canada Fees
I am a Canadian who does not mind paying the National Parks fee when I am going to be in them.
X2
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Mexnut
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03/29/13 09:20pm |
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RE: Border wait times!
Crossed at Sonoyta on Sunday Mar 24 at around 10:30am. No-one in line in front of us so we drove straight up to the window. Handed the guy our Passports and had the following conversation:
Border Agent: Morning, how long you folks been in Mexico?
Me: Since late October.
Border Agent: Where are you going?
Me: Back home to Canada.
Border Agent: Have a nice day.
He handed back our passports and we were waved on to the gal who does the inspection for fruit and veggies.
Inspection gal: Where you folks from?
Me: Canada
Inspection gal: You folks got any yada yada yada yada, as she listed off a long bunch of illegal items.
My wife: "We have some eggs but they are cooked, and some Calazones with cooked chicken in them.
Inspection gal (laughing): I love you Canadians. You guys know the rules! Have a nice day!
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Mexnut
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03/29/13 09:11pm |
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RE: Campgrounds near Lake Louise
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Make sure you visit Takakkaw Falla & Emerald Lake in Yoho as well as Morraine Lake areas. ....
If you get to Kicking Horse late in the day, you may have to find a site in the open overflow field.
Sorry, but there is no overflow camping field at Kickinghorse. Perhaps you are thinking of Monarch Campground which is on the same access road, just before the turn into Kickinghorse. Late August is still VERY busy for both those campgrounds and they fill up very quickly. Also, there are NO firepits at Monarch.
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Mexnut
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03/25/13 10:28pm |
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RE: Mexican Diesel Fuel Update for 2013
For those not familiar with Ed White and his crusade to convince others that using LSD in an engine requiring ULSD is OK, perhaps a brief history is in order.
Mr White purchased a post 2007 diesel pickup a few years back, without doing his due diligence, and then found, when he started planning a trip to Mexico, that he would not find ULSD fuel. He then started a flurry of postings on this forum and many others, arguing at length that ULSD was available all over Mexico. When he was finally convinced that this was totally wrong, he changed his tune and began arguing that even though ULSD was unavailable, it would be OK for post 2007 owners to travel to Mexico because the LSD would not harm their engine. He has quoted numerous "studies" that, in his mind, confirm his belief that using LSD is not a problem for post-2007 diesel engines. Anyone who took the time to read any of these studies, as I did, would quickly realize that he simply cherry-picked a comment or two from them that, taken out-of-context, seemed to confirm his belief.
Now, Mr. White would like everyone to believe that he is a world-class expert on the subject. In fact, all he has ever done (and done with considerable success) is the old "baffle them with bull-$hit" ploy.
As many other have said, if you want to roll the dice and risk your VERY expensive diesel engine by running LSD in it, then by all means do so. BUT, don't do it because some self-proclaimed expert on an internet forum said he thinks it is OK.
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Mexnut
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03/20/13 08:46am |
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RE: Canceling your 10 year permit changes!
Mexnut: It is a little bit more complicated than that.. The rig was never in Canada. Was registered in Montana and is now registered in Mississippi. Most DMV's will not realease info due to privacy laws. According to the SAT website which is current as of 2 weeks ago my papers are ALL that is required. Was I emotional? You betcha. Con Rason!
Moisheh
Sorry, but I think that you're making this out to be way more difficult than it really is. 1. It doesn't matter where it was or is registered outside of Mexico. 2. There is no confidential information required and no privacy laws are breached by the DMV giving you a letter saying the vehicle is registered in Mississippi. They don't need to say who registered it or where it is, just that it is registered. 3. Who cares what the SAT website (whatever that is) says? Everyone knows websites may or may not be accurate.
Try my way and you will see it works just fine! Been there, done that.
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Mexnut
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03/17/13 08:33am |
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RE: Canceling your 10 year permit changes!
Wow, getting a little emotional aren't you? As I said in my previous post, all you need is a letter from your Department of Motor Vehicles, on their letterhead, stating that the rig is in Canada and registered to another owner. Your notarized Bill of Sale is useless, as are all other papers you may have and will not be accepted. The letter from the DMV MUST be the original, not a copy.
It's all very confusing and frustrating till you find the correct method to get it done, then it's not all that painful. Sit back, have a cool beverage and take a deep breath.... it will all work out.
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Mexnut
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03/16/13 09:12pm |
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RE: Canceling your 10 year permit changes!
I've never had such a frustrating experience as this and I doubt that there is a way to cancel a TIP. I will turn in the TIP at the border every year now on the way home and forget about the 10 year period for an RV.
Only in Mexico!!
I managed to get mine cancelled last year after I sold my rig back home, but it was a long, expensive and frustrating experience! In the end, all that was required was a letter from the DMV, on their letterhead, stating that the rig was in Canada and registered to another owner. This letter HAD to be an original, not any sort of notorized or apostille copy. You do not need a copy of the new owner's registration.
I will never leave Mexico again without turning in the 10 year TIP at the border. It's just way too much problem to try to get it cancelled from back home.
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Mexnut
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03/16/13 09:39am |
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RE: American beef confiscated at border
OK, so I guess we'll add this to the list of government coverups, along with never landing a man on the moon, the 911 disaster was a US Government sponsored plot, and Elvis being alive and well. :S
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Mexnut
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03/02/13 05:29pm |
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RE: American beef confiscated at border
As for beef and mad cow, we have met Canadians and Americans who lost a relative or knew of someone who has died of mad cow. It is out there and could be masked as early onset Alzeheimers or dementia.
I think you are way offtrack on this. My research indicates there has only been two recorded cases of yCJD in Canada. Now, unless those two people were extremely well known across the country and had friends and relatives throughout Canada and the US, there is NO chance that your statement can be correct. yCJD is the actual fatal disease that is caused by eating meat from BSE infected animals.
Here's an interesting link to factual information on Mad Cow, or more correctly BSE and the prion disease called variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). Quick Facts about Mad Cow Disease
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Mexnut
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03/02/13 09:12am |
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RE: New diesels and Mexican fuel.......
Has anyone succesfully used the Mexican Low Sulfur( NOT ULSD) fuel in a motorhome? I know that lots of pickups use the Mexican fuels but DP's are different. Unless Mexico starts selling the ULSD this will just be another barrier for RV tourism. It has been 5 years since that fuel became mandatory in the rest of North America. We have been looking for a short DP to take to Mexico and being limited to 2007 and older makes it hard to find anything decent.
Moisheh
We have several post 2006 MH's in our Park here in Mexico and NONE have reported any problems. This is over the past 5 years so by now someone SHOULD have found a problem if there was one. That being said, I think you still need to VERY seriously evaluate whether you want to roll the dice and take the chance that nothing will happen but then find yourself on the business end of a major repair bill. DPF's are NOT cheap!
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Mexnut
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02/27/13 10:25pm |
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RE: New diesels and Mexican fuel.......
Interesting article but whether or not it is correct is a matter of conjecture. I don't have a post 2006 diesel so it really doesn't matter at all to me (until I need to purchase a replacement for my 2005 Duramax). BUT, there are two incontrovertible facts you MUST consider on this issue:
1. All manufacturers of diesel engines in the USA and Canada state very clearly that use of other than ULSD fuel in a post 2006 diesel engine will void your warranty.
2. ULSD fuel is not available in Mexico.
Many diesel pickup owners report NO problems with using Mexico's LSD fuel (note: that's LSD fuel not ULSD). However, the long-term impact may not be immediately apparent, so maybe there are problems that haven't yet shown up.
As for the comment about Mexican diesel being naturally low in sulfur, that's just silly.
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Mexnut
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02/27/13 10:17pm |
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RE: New diesels and Mexican fuel.......
I have been using the Mexican diesel for the past 8 years with no problems. Not on a regular basis but I do use it. My coach has a '01 built Cummins.
The issue is not anything to do with Mexican diesel in diesels built prior to 2007. It is only with diesels built AFTER 2006 that require ULSD fuel which is NOT available in Mexico (except maybe at a few stations near the US border).
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Mexnut
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02/27/13 10:02pm |
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RE: Danger of getting your permit on line
When You drive thru or Past the Foreign Vehicle Inspection station, Your Hologram gets scanned just like when You go through a Toll Booth at Home! Believe Me They know whether Your Vehicle (Hologram) is in the Country or Not , and how long it has been there!
Phone the Consul to find out the correct office to contact re the Unused Temporary Import Permit!
There is a simple method to get it revolked or cancelled. No there is no Refund!
There is NO simple method to get it revoked! I've been through this and I can tell you without any hesitation that it is a long, drawnout, costly process!
It can be done, but for sure it is NOT a "simple method".
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Mexnut
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02/15/13 09:55am |
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RE: Canadians buying from the USA
Yes it will be deducted. You will pay taxes on the value minus the $800.
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It's like any other US purchase. You get a certain amount for the length of time you are in the US (i.e. if you're only there one day, you don't get anything, if you are there one week you get $800. If you are multiple people, you get the discount for each person (i.e. after 1 week in the US, a family of 4 is allowed to bring in 4x$800=$3200 tax free.
BUT, you are not allowed to combine the 4 duty free allowances on a single purchase. At least that's the way it was for us last summer.
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Mexnut
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02/04/13 08:51am |
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