A Day in Loja: Car Inspection and Maintenance, Passport Photos & More!

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  • Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024

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  • @AbundantLivingEcuador
    @AbundantLivingEcuador  Месяц назад +1

    0:00 Intro
    0:07 Getting an Oil Change
    0:50 Passport Photos for Canadian Passports
    1:13 Car Matriculation and Revision Process
    1:58 At the Photo Place in Loja
    2:30 Walking Street and Market in Loja
    2:52 Eating Ice Cream at a Restaurant
    3:41 Reviewing Passport Photos
    4:04 Attempt to Get Car Inspection
    4:12 Car Wash in Loja
    5:01 Clean Car Ready for Inspection
    5:12 Vehicle Testing Area
    6:04 Paying Fees and Fines
    7:00 Inspection Center Procedures
    7:30 Returning for Inspection on Monday
    8:06 Getting an Oil Change in Vilcabamba
    10:12 Costs for Oil Change and Filter
    10:15 Returning to Inspection Center in Loja
    11:19 Waiting in Line for Inspection
    13:26 Car Testing Procedures
    14:26 Inspection Results and Next Steps
    14:56 Outro

  • @jdsantibanez
    @jdsantibanez Месяц назад +3

    Nicely done, Karl. In Guayaquil we make the appointment and payments online. We just go to the revision at the hour and day we choose online. It takes about half an hour.

  • @2ndSprings
    @2ndSprings Месяц назад

    This reminds me of my experiences in Türkiye.... Stay flexible, my friend! 🙂

    • @AbundantLivingEcuador
      @AbundantLivingEcuador  Месяц назад

      Hey Brian! Glad to hear Türkiye prepared you for the adventure! Flexibility is key 🔑 . Looking forward to meeting you soon!

  • @user-nf4kq9kv5v
    @user-nf4kq9kv5v Месяц назад

    Hello , I went through this process after buying a motorcycle first month in Cuenca . Being new to Ecuador . I found it fascinating to experience the government at work. Issues came up. The facilitator I hired became frustrated on my behalf. Retired with nothing but time. I enjoyed the time with the friendly government workers making sure all was done correctly. If I was a busy person . I would have become frustrated also. ( pissed ) Smiling , Buenas Tardes , Como esta and Gracias . Have become my greatest weapon ! hahaha, jajaja.

    • @AbundantLivingEcuador
      @AbundantLivingEcuador  Месяц назад

      Hey there!
      Thanks for sharing your experience! It sounds like you got the full Ecuadorian government experience-complete with a side of frustration and a sprinkle of smiles. It's great to hear you made friends with the government workers along the way. And yes, "Buenas Tardes" and "Gracias" really are magical phrases, aren’t they? hahaha, jajaja.
      Wishing you many more smooth rides and friendly encounters in Ecuador!
      Best,
      Carl

  • @evolving5215
    @evolving5215 Месяц назад

    Que linda ❤

  • @Solomanium
    @Solomanium Месяц назад

    This has to be a record for the most times the word "matriculate" has ever been used in a RUclips video.

    • @AbundantLivingEcuador
      @AbundantLivingEcuador  Месяц назад +1

      You caught us, @Solomanium! We were trying to get 'matriculate' into the Guinness World Records. Did we at least get a participation trophy? 😂

  • @davidveraok
    @davidveraok Месяц назад +4

    Hello from Peru. Great views of the road between Loja and Vilcabamba. As a side note, it would be good if implemented license plate with holograma, what is a digital sticker ingrained in the metal plate of the license. It deters criminals cloning this vital element of identifications of cars. Also the police having digital technologies for seizing cars in case of being of black list, I mean having so many traffic tickets , stolen, etc. This plus some others basic procedures, made of Peru not a good place for international gangs for "working" here.

    • @davidveraok
      @davidveraok Месяц назад

      @@proyectonuevo7487 la placa con holograma no fue inventada en Perú. The license plate using an hologram was not invented in Peru. It was just implemented technology

    • @AbundantLivingEcuador
      @AbundantLivingEcuador  Месяц назад +2

      You guys love each other! ❤️ 🙏

    • @davidveraok
      @davidveraok Месяц назад

      @@AbundantLivingEcuador everlasting love 😄

    • @proyectonuevo7487
      @proyectonuevo7487 Месяц назад

      @@davidveraok lelos😐

  • @zima2352
    @zima2352 Месяц назад +2

    Incredible 😅😂😂 they inspect the vehicles for road worthiness? They dont do that in most countries which is crazy. Should be implemented everywhere

  • @glenbirbeck4098
    @glenbirbeck4098 Месяц назад

    Frustration....yes. I remember the years I had a motorcycle in Vilca. I tried to be legal, and at least the plates were....but the inspection not so much. Everytime I went in their computer was broke. I learned to dodge the checkpoint on the edge of vilca. having a vehicle is nice but also a pia. Might get a fat tire electric bike, no paperwork needed.

    • @AbundantLivingEcuador
      @AbundantLivingEcuador  Месяц назад

      Hey Glen! Oh, the joys of bureaucracy, right? Those inspection computers always seem to have a "convenient" breakdown. Dodging checkpoints sounds like it should be an Olympic sport by now. Fat tire electric bike? Perfect choice! No paperwork, no dodging, and as a bonus, you'll look super cool cruising around Vilca. Plus, think of all the extra exercise dodging potholes! 😉🚴‍♂️

    • @glenbirbeck4098
      @glenbirbeck4098 Месяц назад

      @@AbundantLivingEcuador One of the expats, Wayne, gets around on an electric scooter done up in a Spiderman livery. The town is perfect for bee cee klet ahs. Folks with electric bikes tell me they hardly drain their batteries over a week of use in Vilca. But....there is a value to walking. At my age (78) it is important. Use it or loose it is just reality. As for looking super cool......the town ninja has set a really high bar for that.

    • @AbundantLivingEcuador
      @AbundantLivingEcuador  Месяц назад

      🤣

  • @davidveraok
    @davidveraok Месяц назад +1

    Those "facilitators" were very frequent in Peru , they have been disappearing from the scenario the last 20 years. Beaurocratic procedures is heaven for those facilitators. They want to be the altenative option for faster paperworks , etc. They are still around but not that much. It called my attention that you are using diesel as fuel for cars , here only for cargo trucks or machinery . It disappeared 15 years ago, when natural gas coming from Camisea came into the market. having a car using CNG , compressed natural gas for vehicles.

  • @joel6427
    @joel6427 22 дня назад

    I have moved around in my life to know, especially at my age, that if I moved to Vilcabamba, I would live in town and not own a car.

  • @jdsantibanez
    @jdsantibanez Месяц назад

    Did you get the revision sticker for your windshield?

    • @AbundantLivingEcuador
      @AbundantLivingEcuador  Месяц назад +1

      Absolutely. I got my revision sticker for 2024. It's on my windshield as we speak. I just forgot to make a video of it to show that step. However, I did go to the office and picked up all my documentation, including my revision for 2024 and the windshield sticker.

  • @sidethorn3754
    @sidethorn3754 Месяц назад +2

    What is the total cost each year for inspection and registration? Is insurance required? Was your seatbelt ticket issued by a police officer or a camera? Did you just forget about it? I guess they don't issue arrest warrants for nonpayment like in the states?

    • @jdsantibanez
      @jdsantibanez Месяц назад +2

      @@sidethorn3754 Registration fee depends on how old your car is. The newer the car, the more it pays. Insurance is required. If you don't pay your tickets you will pay interest over them and won't be able to do any transaction with you car. They could take your car away and it would be VERY expensive to recover it.

    • @AbundantLivingEcuador
      @AbundantLivingEcuador  Месяц назад +1

      The total cost for the inspection and registration depends on the vehicle. The higher the commercial evaluation or the vehicle's value, the more expensive it is. On average, it costs between $150 to $200 a year. Insurance is not required in Ecuador, and most people do not have car insurance. Typically, newer vehicles or those purchased on credit will have car insurance, but the majority of vehicles do not.
      Regarding my seatbelt ticket, it was issued by a police officer while I was on the coast. The ticket was for a passenger, an employee, who wasn't wearing a seatbelt. There are no arrest warrants for non-payment of these fines. However, many vehicles in Ecuador don't have proper registration or yearly inspections. These vehicles, if caught by transit police, can be impounded, and the owner must pay all the back fees to retrieve their vehicle. In rural areas, there's less police control, so some people drive these vehicles without getting caught.