Stefan and I bought a truck yesterday! This is Stefans new Toyota Tacoma:






It’s a 2001 Toyota Tacoma with 4×4, automatic transmission, power everything, 8-cyl, 106,000 miles, etc. It also has dual exhaust, tinted windows, a bed liner and some other bells and whistles. Not exactly the beater truck we were planning on getting, but the price was right and Stefan really really really likes it. We bought it from Ideal Auto Sales in Aguada for $12000 out the door. They were asking $14K for it and we only wanted to spend $10, so we split the difference. Since it was already more then we had planned to spend, we also told them that we didn’t want to pay tax, or any other fees on top of the $12K. They agreed and they were very nice and easy to work with.

The process was very simple and took less then 30 minutes to complete. When buying a car in Puerto Rico (at least from a dealership), you need your license and social security card or birth certificate. That’s pretty much it. They even let us pay with a personal check. Ideal Auto Sales will file all the transfer of ownership paperwork and will call us when our plates come in (approximately 30 days).

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