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Tags: Insurance

One of my buddies called me this morning, he needs to borrow one of our trucks because his Marbete is expired and he got pulled over by the Rincon Police yesterday. He bought his truck last December and his Marbete was good for one year. Normally, when your Marbete is up, you get a letter [...]

Tags: Vehicles

That’s right, the Bronco is alive and well…again. For the past few months we have been battling the Bronco, and the Bronco has been winning. It has repeatedly not started and has not been reliable enough to drive anywhere…unless it was a weekend and we had all day in case it broke down. Along with [...]

I woke up early this morning in anticipation of the North East swell that started rolling in last night. I checked Puntas side and it was mostly closed out and about head high. I drove over and ultimately surfed at Marias. It was head high, somewhat lined up and glassy on the sets. After a [...]

I took a drive today in the Bronco (aka: The Donkey, The Bulldozer, The Windowless Wonder) and ended up stopping by a buddies house. I wasn’t there for ten minutes before the rain started coming down. I hung out with him, his girl and their son for about an hour before I decided to brave [...]

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 [...]

I think Stefan and I are both in agreement on this one. We need a new car (or two). The Bronco that we bought is a hoopty. The radiator blew up, the windows no longer roll up (and we busted one out trying to force it up), the rear window only rolls up if you [...]

This is not going to be as easy as I had hoped. I thought there was a slim chance that I would be able to exchange my California drivers license for a Puerto Rico license and be on my way. Not so much. It really isn’t an easy thing to do, there are many hoops [...]

If you buy a car in Puerto Rico, there is one thing that remains the same…the owner needs to sign the original title over to you. Here is where they spin you a little…if the owner is not around (like our truck) and they send you the signed title you will need to do the [...]

Jerry and I are heading to the Department of Motor Vehicles this morning to take care of two things. Jerry is a great translator and he also needs to apply for a new license since he lost his old one. Marbete (registration) Puerto Rican Drivers License Apparently, Marbete registers your vehicle and provides you with [...]

Yesterday I flew in to San Juan and met Stefan before he flew out to Oklahoma for business (yes, we do actually have jobs …). After he left, I had to drive The Red Baron (also known as the Bulldozer) from San Juan to our house in Rincon. I was a bit nervous because I’ve [...]