Greetings, Myself and another FCHATER are coming to the Dominican Republic to look into some investment opportunities and was wondering if there are any Fcar owners or any exotics for that matter.... My partner was raised there and remembers a 308 back in the 80's.. Jason ,
I was recently told by some friends that have homes there that there are several 360s that have made it over there...
I just got back from Punta Cana... and saw two Range Rover HSE's, and SL500, and a Cayenne. I'd be interested in hearing if any have made it there as well. Joe
I was there about 15 years ago. It was extremely poor. I wouldnt want to leave a gated community if I was staying there & forget about driving anything nice, just makes you a target
Joe- I was in Punta Cana in January. I couldn't believe how nice and serene it was. The DR is definitely a poor country. I went horseback riding through a gated community. I never saw a F car. I was considering inversting in soem real estate there. The closer to the resorts the pricier the land. I was trying to find some undeveloped property and sit on it.
Yeah, in our resort, everything was surprisingly maintained. I wouldn't invest there because the traveling is a pain... arriving and departing from the airport was terrible. It is clearly undersized for the amount of travelers going in and out. I also wouldn't have a house there because everything other than the resorts seemed really bad. Where will you get water? Where will you shop for food? What will you do at the house? Maybe just investing in land would be a better idea, but I'd rather have something in Palm Beach any day . Joe
I Have friends That Own Punta Cana.Have stayed many times...Yes...They Own the Resort/ the new Golf Club and new section of Mansions and of course they own the air port and service buisness's....Single handedly they are going to turn this part of the Island into the Caribeans # 1 resort spot....You cannot go wrong investing in that part of the Island.BTW..if you were there you know who I am talking about.
As a kid, my family was stationed in Puerto Rico in the early 60s. (Go Navy!) What you're describing sounds like what I remember. I guess it is different stokes for different folks; but, personally, I'd go for the DR in its current state over the ticky tacky whore that is Palm Beach. Dale
In case you Dont recall who owns the resorts and surrounds. The Primary owners are Julio Iglesia and Oscar De La Renta.
If you live in PB for a while, you'll see deep under the superficial wannabes, there are many sophisticated and intelligent individuals.
Well, I live there... And I wonder if you knew the whole Country?? Right now the Dominican Republic is a very important tourist destination. It's not as rich as your state, but we have more beautiful (and BTW more) natural resources. Also, there's plenty of Ferraris... I've seen at least a lot of Ferraris, specially the following models. 360 Modena and spyper F355 Berlinneta and Spyders 308 348 575 M 550 Maranello F430 512 TR F512 M (I've heard there's also an F40) Also Maserati 3200 All kinds of Porsches 911 (GT3, GT2, Carrera Carrera 4, Turbo, Turbo Cabrilet, etc), Cayennes, 944, and 968. Lamborghini Countach Lamborghini Diablo Lamborghini Gallardo Lamborghini Murcielago Ford GT Bentleys Continental and GT All kinds of Mercedes All kinds of BMWs a lot of Audis So perhaps, all these people are in extreme danger? I'll let them know.
I spent alot of time in the DR North coast south coast Santo Domingo ECT..Traveled there for surfing and chasing girls and to escape the NJ winter. The last thing I would own there is a Ferrari the roads for most part suck!!!The people that own them must have them for pure baller apeal one ride around town on SAT night look at me action ALA MIAMI without the good roads!!!!LOL LOL.....
Funny, but some things change with time... Just because in the zone you were hanging out there were horrible roads, you shouldn't think that 80% of the roads of the country are the same... It's just like if I went to Nebraska and just because I only saw dirt roads, think all Nebraska's roads or all United States roads are dirt roads. I bet you didn't get to know the capital of the country. Nor the east part. The north part of the country has very nice towns, like Santiago (Super nice girls), Puerto Plata (Super nice beaches, resorts and touristic attractions) and La Vega (specially in Febraury's Carnival) among others, but this zone isn't necesarily the very best of the Country. The most developed is Santo Domingo, which is not a heaven, but it has good roads, the very best infrastructure (of our country) and a very interesting night life. I invite you all to come and rediscover Dominican Republic. It's a nice place to go.
Sterodexf1 sorry man I wandered around your country quite a bit....I traveled west from the capital all the way to Bahia Las eaglalas sorry about the spelling....I traveled across the mountains to the north coast west to San cristobal east to whos knows were all the roads with few exceptions were pot hole nightmeres!!!!! Sorry man ....This is not a great place to own a car with Ferrari ride heights and rims that bend!!!!
No worries. I'm not offended. Specially when compared to USA. Nonetheless DR is by far more fun, IMHO. So you knew Bahia de las Aguilas?... Was your trip recently? just curiosity... Still there's plenty of Ferraris. And other supercars and luxury cars.
Thanks for that spelling....Has been some time around 1998 was there hanging with a girl from Santo Domingo real cool spot....We got some good surfing for a few days and lots of fun!!!!! This was a simple time for me hangin with the local girls single and fun loving times......You are so right the DR IS MORE FUN!!!! BEN
Thanks for that spelling....Has been some time around 1998 was there hanging with a girl from Santo Domingo real cool spot....We got some good surfing for a few days and lots of fun!!!!! This was a simple time for me hangin with the local girls single and fun loving times......You are so right the DR IS MORE FUN!!!! BEN
I'll ask around tmrw bc at my school we have about 15 Domicanos here. I'd imagine there's a decent grip of F Cars in the country as is with most. When it comes to investments you have me drawing blanks. Carlos.
I too am planning to invest in some Caribbean property, but I'm looking at the BVIs and St. Barths...
I've been in the Dominican Republic for the past two weeks and have been through Santo Domingo, Santiago, and Punta Cana throughout my stay. Unfortunately I have yet to see a F Car out on the streets, but I've seena significant amount of Cayennes, Ranges, and an exorbitant amount of assorted Mercedes on the streets. In Punta Cana in one of the dealerships there is a Silverstone F430, Porsche CGT in Silver, and a Yellow Gallardo. Also, outside parked one of the more notorious clubs there was a white Maserati QP and a Grey Mercedes SL65. Carlos...
