JAX is the main port to/from PR, with Pennsauken NJ in second place.

PR “follows” CA emissions... in that they’re the rule, but you pay $20 extra at the testing site and your car is approved.

Provided any dealer actually has one. When I lived on the island, I practically begged for a manual Mazda3 hatch, and no luck. I offered to leave a deposit for a special order - nope.

Puerto Rican here.

I briefly - VERY BRIEFLY - owned a 2002 Sentra SE-R Spec V. It was a reliable and engaging daily driver...

I know I-4 well, I graduated from high school in Orlando and went to UCF. That is a terrible road, but once I discovered I-95 through Miami in rush hour, it made me think if I-4 fondly.

We literally just solved this challenge (plus the secondary challenge of getting my recently relocated-to-Miami fiancée a cheap reliable car).
2003 Honda CR-V with 118k miles for about $2k. We got it last Friday, and took it on our first summer road trip yesterday.

It needed new tires, fix the driver’s door lock (key…

It varies by state. In California for example, the plate is with the car for life. However, in Florida - where I live - the plate follows the owner from car to car.  This is important for people like me, who like to get specialty plates to match their cars.  As a result, I always have a few plain jane “SUNSHINE STATE”…

Cossie.  Because COSSEH!

You’re doing OFAC checks on car deals?! Are your customers exporting cars to Cuba or Iran?

Saabvrolet

Do I want one? Yes.

Mattress too.

November to April is my favorite time to go.

They’re supposed to once the sun goes down. I know Patio de Sam well, it’s a good place to grab a beer and unwind.

Wow, you got lucky. Not all carjackings in PR end peacefully.

They should have, but there were a few reasons that it was better to recover the car and call it a day. Time for a quick lesson on Puerto Rico :)

Back in PR, I worked about 70 miles from home (other side of the island), so I had a small apartment I’d stay at close to work. There was a student who lived next door for a few months, and one day she showed up with a different car.

Back in 2011, I was driving to work in my old Mk3 Jetta (two point slow!), when an older man in a Trailblazer crossed the center line and hit me head on. It was an offset head on collision.