Trave OK

as the title says i am planning a trip round america i would like to
drive that way i can come and go as i please no bus time tables etc, i
have looked around the internet but cant find much in the way of
information on this.

Can anyone help ? has anyone done this before?

many thanks
Graham

Quote:> as the title says i am planning a trip round america i would like to
> drive that way i can come and go as i please no bus time tables etc, i
> have looked around the internet but cant find much in the way of
> information on this.

I actually know someone who bought a car to tour the US.  He was from NZ and
I met him while I was touring that country.  He told me he did it (this was
several years ago) by misrepresenting some information (OK, he lied about a
number of things).  That how he was able to registered the car.  Still he
drove without insurance.

So I think you'd be taking some risk to buy a car and hope to sell it back
in some later day.

You can of course rent a car to tour around the US.  Plenty of people do
that, and it's perfectly legal.

Quote:

> Can anyone help ? has anyone done this before?

> many thanks
> Graham

Quote:> as the title says i am planning a trip round america i would like to
> drive that way i can come and go as i please no bus time tables etc, i
> have looked around the internet but cant find much in the way of
> information on this.

> Can anyone help ? has anyone done this before?

> many thanks
> Graham

You may find the following information very useful:

http://freespace.***.net/john.cletheroe/usa_can/carhire/alt.htm

Regards

David Bennetts
Australia

Back in the late '60's after spending the winter on the north shore of
Oahu, i just left the rust bucket I used during my stay in the car
park at HNL.  I have also heard of people doing the same thing at LAX
just leaving the vehicle curb side.  Wouldn't  try that now thou.
older used cars are cheap in the US and if you look around bargains
are to be had.
Cheers Ed

Quote:>Back in the late '60's after spending the winter on the north shore of
>Oahu, i just left the rust bucket I used during my stay in the car
>park at HNL.  I have also heard of people doing the same thing at LAX
>just leaving the vehicle curb side.  Wouldn't  try that now thou.
>older used cars are cheap in the US and if you look around bargains
>are to be had.

Back in the 60s buying a car for touring the US would have been much
easier than it is today. Now insurance is mandatory, and you have to
show proof of insurance before you can register a vehicle. To get
insurance, you need a valid address and to register a vehicle either a
Social Security number or the equivalent. Also, the penalties for
evading any of these laws are much more onerous than they used to be.
I don't think there is any way to do it legally and I wouldn't advise
anyone to try to do it illegally.

If you have a friend or relative in the US who is willing to undergo a
bit of risk on your behalf, you could ask them to keep the vehicle in
their name and put you on the insurance as an additional driver. In
that case, if in any way you cause their rates to go up, you should
assume the extra cost.

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Barbara Vaughan

My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero dot it.

Thanks for all you advice, i actually just stumbled across this
website www.autotourusa.com and am speak to them in london next month.

cheers
Graham

Quote:>Thanks for all you advice, i actually just stumbled across this
>website www.autotourusa.com and am speak to them in london next month.

That's interesting. They are not very forthcoming with information on
the website. I'm curious whether the vehicle is bought in the
traveller's name. If so, I don't understand how it can be legal. Maybe
it's more a leasing service. They have absolutely no clue on any of
their pages as to how it works.
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Barbara Vaughan

My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero dot it.

I don't think that it can be a lease since several of the testimonials
refer to selling to a dealer at the end with one doing so because an
individual buyer could not be found.  You're right they don't say much
in detail.  The mechanics of "The Arctic Ocean to the Straits of
"Magellan" would frighten me but it may just be PR bull since the
testimonials all refer to the US & Canada.  FFM