OK, so now we're planning on a six month visit and intend to rent accomodation - a month here, a month there, and so on - to get a sense of the country and where we might choose to live permanently. Thanks for everyone's advice on that.
Now, I'd like to find out what you all have to say about a car. We love to explore, and intend to spend lots of time driving so we definitely will need to have a car (not a moto, no taxis, no buses).
It seems to make sense to buy a car and either keep it if we decide that the DR is right for us or sell it at the end of 6 months. But I would love to hear whether this is a good idea or a bad one.
I do understand that vehicles are about 35% more expensive in the DR than in the US. I'm wondering about resale - easy or hard? Or is the whole idea stupid?
Is it possible to rent/lease a car for a six month period for a reasonable amount?
Thanks to you all! This is a great source of information and I sure appreciate all of you who reply to these posts.
Now, I'd like to find out what you all have to say about a car. We love to explore, and intend to spend lots of time driving so we definitely will need to have a car (not a moto, no taxis, no buses).
It seems to make sense to buy a car and either keep it if we decide that the DR is right for us or sell it at the end of 6 months. But I would love to hear whether this is a good idea or a bad one.
I do understand that vehicles are about 35% more expensive in the DR than in the US. I'm wondering about resale - easy or hard? Or is the whole idea stupid?
Is it possible to rent/lease a car for a six month period for a reasonable amount?
Thanks to you all! This is a great source of information and I sure appreciate all of you who reply to these posts.