You won't be able to drive them on the road unless the DoT has done safety testing on that specific model of car. You can own one, you're just not going to be able to put plates on it or get it insured.

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You can drive it across the border if it has Mexican plates though.

I've seen models of cars not sold in the US far from the border with Mexican plates.

[–] huf@hexbear.net 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

i'm sure US cops wouldnt abuse someone driving a chinese car with mexican plates...

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 2 points 5 months ago

They probably might but people drive their cars with Mexican plates into the US all the time.

[–] KurtVonnegut@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think you just discovered the plot for The Fast and the Furious 10.

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 5 points 5 months ago

I can't believe that shit is still going. I never watched a single one of them.

But I looked it up and it seems like, at least some, Chinese hybrid SUVs in Mexico converting from current MXN to USD rate go for around $35-40k at their highest, premium tier. Some hybrid SUVs in the US at their bottom tier are currently $50k+. That's such a wild fucking difference. Thinking about it, you'd probably need an address in Mexico to register it and whatever but I don't see why or how they'd stop you at the border on the drive back home into the US. Not sure how maintenance or registration would go after that though, so maybe it's not sustainable unless you have a consistent Mexican address. I hope someone out there gets around the system and drives in their affordable, premium Chinese car in the US. Death to tariffs.