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    Advice on buying a new car in Buenos Aires?

    Several years back, I got a secondhand Volkswagon Jetta from a major Volkwagon dealer named Dietrich. They handled everything, including registration, checking fines and mileage, transferring the title, and registering with CUIL. I paid in cash pesos, depositing it into Dietrich's local bank...
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    Economy Argentina’s Ruined Railways Will Force Milei to Confront Poverty - Bloomberg

    Something tells me hitchhiking is going to become more popular all across Argentina!
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    Don Julio now has $100 US steaks

    I think Don Julio mostly gets dumb tourists that like overpaying for beef. They know they can increase their prices and these morons waiting in line 2 hours will pay anything just to be able to take their stupid IG photos saying they were at Don Julio's. Don Julio is smart to raise the...
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    Economy New York Times - Paul Krugman: Why dollarization is a fantasy

    Agreed! All good ideas and I LOVE @FuturoBA 's idea of a side by side of the actual map. That would be cool to see. I love it when a plan comes together. This is a cool site. I was reading the old forum and saw Reversegate make a joke but now I may stick around. Who knows, maybe I AM...
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    Politics Thread: President Javier Milei - From Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) to Today

    Thank you @Billy Goat! You the GOAT! Ha. Seriously though if anyone wants to dumpster dive into the details you can see the full Document here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12cmzb3qvvrl5XnPhpxQ58DtS65L1ZdORqsflY1yvU2o/mobilebasic
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    Travel Travel options from Montevideo to Buenos Aires?

    Definitely I read enough about people having issues over the years to know the threat is possible. But the reality is this is Argentina. Just have some cash handy to pay a bribe. Always works. My boyfriend got pulled over for DUI. He was quite blitzed. He was coming to my place and he was...
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    Food & Drink Uptown Bar - Excellent ambiance and drinks

    I love this place. So cool. Was one of the first speakeasy I went to in BA so it will hold a special place in my heart.
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    Comical reading BAexpats.org Threads!

    I agree. I feel sorry for poor Utopos. Seems like he has been posting since 2010 like @earlyretirement. Ok maybe he IS earlyretirement! Both posting since 2010 on that old forum. Hmmmm? Such a coincidence! I like that Reversegate guy. Nothing better than a tedious Centris Brit! He sounds...
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