I know how we tend to rant a bit about import rules and how backwards they can be. But until today I didnt realize how backwards they really are. My brother lives in nicaragua and wants to buy a cheap used school bus. I thought that a simple solution was importing one from north america ($1500 for a 15yr old bus in the USA vs about $6500 in nicaragua for the same one in worse shape). Here is where it gets entertaining.
Nicaraguan vehicle import rules: you cannot import any vehicle older than 10 yrs old.
Canada: you cannot import any vehicle younger than 15 yrs old. (not completely accurate, but we know what I mean).
So dont you think both countries have it backwards? Wouldn't it be beneficial for a depressed economy like nicaragua to be able to import older vehicles from countries like ours that dont want old vehicles on the road? The vehicles would be more affordable to the average nicaraguan who makes less in a month than we do in a day.
And vise versa, wouldnt we be smarter only allowing newer vehicles to be imported to canada, therefore eleminating older vehicles from the roads (like ICBC tries to do by writing off older vehicles easier).
Just my two cents. actually it was long enough of a tirade to be 25 cents.
Josh.
