ZAM1
9/2/2013 12:10 EST
Hi everybody,
I am planning to move to Laos with my family soon. I want to purchase a car, but not sure what would be the best way as my budget is quite limited.
Is it possible to buy a decent second hand car there (without searching for too long)? Is it possinle to transport a second hand car from abroad and get it registered in Laos?
Thanks in advance!
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AaronW2E
10/22/2013 02:10 EST
Hi Zam,
My mother-in-law says there are plenty of cars to buy used or new.
Your best bet is to probably buy one in Laos. If you import a car the tax is 100% which means it will cost you the price of your car to import it into the country. There was talk of lowering this tax burden but I do not know the status of that. Sorry, I didn't read your profile so I do not know what country you are from but Laos drives on the left like in the US. So if you drive on the right, you have to factor in the cost of changing the steering column over to the other side.
It used to be that you had to purchase cars all cash as there was no such things as financing but now you can get cars financed but you have to put a 40% down payment.
Car prices in Laos depends on the origin of country. The cheapest are Korean made cars because they are less reliable. The most popular are Japanese cars, especially Toyota. There are plenty of auto repair shops that carries parts for Toyotas but all others make and models are hard to find or have to be special ordered so will be expensive to maintain.
General consensus for purchasing USED vehicles are:
5,000 USD and under are all lemons...you will have to always fix something
6,000 to 9,000 is a gamble
10,000 and up, you will be safe.
Depending on the size of your family, you can get dependable brand new compact cars (Toyota) is between 10,000 and 15,000 brand new. Traffic speed in Laos is very slow (as compared to the US) so compact cars are pretty safe.
Hope that was helpful! Good luck!
-Aaron B
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abbottphillips
1/30/2014 06:31 EST
Hi,
There are various ways by which you can search for the used cars. The best and the simple way is to search for it online. Online you can find so many choices to compare and then decide as to which one will be suitable to fit in your budget. Then you can take test drive and do the other inspection needed to confirm the choice.
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ironbark
2/1/2014 16:24 EST
If you have the right connection then it is pretty easy to import a new car tax free.
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montrey
5/17/2014 07:53 EST
When you say they drive on leftside in Laos, I think you have to visit the country and then write a new article.
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bluenz
5/17/2014 08:41 EST
That can be confusing, left side of the road, or left side of the car?
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montrey
5/17/2014 09:37 EST
On the road, all drive on the right side. But eks. in Thailand and england, they use other side.
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bluenz
5/17/2014 10:31 EST
Eks????
Also , NZ, Australia, Singapore/Malaysia, HK, Indonesia, India/Pakistan/Bangladesh/Sri Lanka, , Sth Africa, and many other African countries, etc, even Canada once. Per head of population there would be more people driving on the LH side of the road, than the RH Side.
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james5121
7/29/2014 11:50 EST
Not to Hijack post. BUT :) Here in the USA we drive on both sides of the road.What a waste to just drive on one side. BUT we drive from the left side of vehicle VS in LOS they drive from the right side of vehicle. In both the driver is closest to the centerline.But as is the case in some countries The rules of the road are merely annoying suggestions. SORRY,bored and just couldn't stop myself. :)
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