Practical guides for buying and selling cars in Panama.
Jul 25, 2026
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
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
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
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.
FeaturedPanama 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 · 10 min read
FeaturedForeign 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
FeaturedNot 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 · 8 min read
FeaturedA 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 · 8 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 · 10 min read