Practical guides for buying and selling cars in Panama.
Panama lets you buy and register a car on a passport alone, no residency required. Your right to drive it on a foreign license runs out in 90 days. Here's how those two rules actually fit together.
Jul 25, 2026 · 9 min read
Foreign buyers really do pay more for used cars in Panama sometimes. Here's what's actually documented about it, how it happens, and a concrete method for knowing a car's real value before you talk to a seller.
Jul 25, 2026 · 10 min read
Not a top-5 list. A guide to the actual decisions that matter when choosing a vehicle for Chiriquí: how much clearance you really need, why parts availability beats badge prestige here, and what diesel actually costs you.
Jul 25, 2026 · 9 min read
A practical, step-by-step walkthrough of the traspaso, Panama's vehicle title transfer process: every document, every fee, and what actually goes wrong mid-transaction.
Jul 25, 2026 · 7 min read
Panama has no lemon law and no cooling-off period for a private used car sale. Once you pay, that's the deal. Here are the three separate checks you need to run before you get there.
Jul 25, 2026 · 9 min read