Wife is new to PR for Medical School in Caguas

GuestPoster14788Guest11 August 2021 11:44:22

Hello all,

Happy to be a member. We just arrived this week! My wife will be attending the PA program at the San Juan Bautista School of Medicine on Caguas. I will be coming back and forth from Austin, Texas to the island every 6 weeks or so. We need to buy her a car, looking for a used truck or SUV. I have already had some shady encounters with probable odometer tampering! Has anyone else seen this? She already has a place in San Juan but will be driving to Caguas back and forth for school. Trying to spend under 15,000 for the car. Any leads or advice would be helpful.
Also looking for used or affordable furniture. Thank you!!
Eva Montes

Karma7553 Active member

Member since 28 October 2016

Karma7553Active member16 August 2021 15:51:32

Dont buy from a private individual.If you do it has to be inspected and if any parts numbers don't match such as a fender the confiscate the vehicle on the spot.So your out of your cash all together. They use black book pricing here not Kelly blue book. The small dealers along the roads will try and take you (as any one here) so if you buy used make sure you check the price on black book.expect to pay up to $2,000 above asking for the original taxs and inport fees.these fees stay with the vehicle here regardless of age.

Mermaidmb Active member

Member since 20 August 2020

MermaidmbActive member17 August 2021 11:31:06

Look on Facebook groups for used furniture & there’s outlets from Berrios (Ashley) in several places, there’s one in Caguas where all the highways intersect. Also Rooms to Go has outlets as well.

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GuestPoster14788Guest21 August 2021 22:39:22

Thank you for the responses. Bought a car from a dealership in Hatillo. Had to haggle quite a bit but ended up ok overall. I did pay about $1500 more than I wanted to pay but so far ao good and the mileage checked out. Found a great table and chairs on FB marketplace. Little by little the place will be furnished. Thanks for the tips.