I would say DON'T DO IT!!! I have had nothing but nightmares since I shipped my 2005 Ford F150 hear last June (2006). I was advised to ship it to Puerto Rico, then put it on a ferry to Santo Dominigo. I have been through the ringer. First, I never receieved the paperwork when my car got off the ferry in SDG. I was told I had 6 months, then when my car was confiscated by AMET in April they told me it was only 45 days. I have been quoted anywhere from USD 13,000 to more than USD 26,000 to get my car legal here. Not only that, but I had to pay USD 4,000 to get my car out of customs and REGISTER it in Puerto Rico. No, it's not like driving your car to the next state. Did I mention the cost to have my car transported from Philadelphia to Florida and the cost of the ferry from Florida to Puerto Rico. THEN I had to fly my husband to PR from Philly to escort the car from PR to SDG and this was AFTER I had to pay the car off to get the title because the mortgage company would not give me a letter to transport the car to the DR and I couldn't get it on the ferry from PR to the DR without either the letter or the title. I didn't find this out until the car was stuck in PR (AFTER paying from Philly to Florida, then Florida to PR, then customs and registration in PR). Now, today I still have Puerto Rico plates and I'm hoping I can get a straight answer on how much I really have to pay to get Dominican plates before my car gets impounded again and I have to pay big dollars and call the friend of the Colonel of AMET to help me get my car back. I'm facing a $20/day penalty for every day my car has been here beyond the first 45days from last August 2, 2006. There's so much more (like the police station in Higuey and the towing incident there and so much more). Basically, BUY A CAR WHEN YOU GET HERE!!!! Sorry for the long post, but I don't want anybody to go through what I've been through and am still going through to this day!