Thanks for the welcome, Mike.
I'd be coming from the U.S. My idea is just to put my car on a boat, pull up to a DR beach a couple hundred yards from the house I'll be staying at, lower the ramp, and drive home. I won't be driving the car a lot there. Won't need to use it daily. Just on those beautiful sunny days that are perfect for a nice long drive. Aside from that it'll be in the garage.
A little explanation: All boys have a playing with cars phase when they're little. I never really out grew mine. I'll be putting one car in storage here in the U.S. while I'm abroad. I'm letting trusted friends hang on to 2 others. But this particular one I want to take with me. I've had the car for several years. I've put in tons of wrench time. I'm very attached.
I'm only planning on being in the DR 6 months to 1 year. Then, maybe Europe? I would love to drive this car on the Autobahn! But, you never know. I may like the DR so much that I end up sticking around awhile longer.
In short, I just need it to appear legal to the local authorities and pass a traffic stop or road block. My insurance company will gladly take care of everyone in the event I cause an accident. I'm not trying to circumvent any public safety mechanism, just wanting to circumvent corrupt customs agents. (And that 5 year thingy.)
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