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#1 of 391 Buying in Canada by toymaster Oct 18, 2001 (4:22 pm)
Has anyone purchased a passenger vehicle in Canada and declared and brought the vehicle into the USA? I wanted to know what are the important customs, duties, sales tax considerations, etc to be aware of? Are sales tax paid in Canada refundable? Are there sales tax payable in the state in which you bring it into? Do the laws differ from state to state? Are there any custom and/or duties due and at what rate? Are the standard emission and safety differences to be aware of? Any answers to the above questions and any other considerations I should be aware of is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
#2 of 391 toymaster, by landru2 Oct 18, 2001 (6:07 pm)
Unless you have a Canadian address you'll probably have some trouble doing this. There is a huge controversy over exporting right now. With Ford anyway, if they find the vehicle registerd in the US less than 6 months after it was purchased in Canada, they will charge back any profit the dealer made plus penalties. The buyers name goes on a "known exporters" list and they will be banned from purchasing another Ford vehicle. We turn away people every week because they show up on this list.   It's gotten so bad with Super Duty trucks that we cannot sell one for cash because of the likelihood that it will exported.
#3 of 391 TOY by sonjaab Oct 18, 2001 (7:39 pm)
I have a place on the US Canada border. In Alexandria Bay NY. There is a used car dealer across the street. He has a BUNCH of late model cars and trucks imported from Canada. All have the km spedos in them. The guy sez they have no problems bringing them back to the US. At 42% plus exchange rate they are a good deal here. Its funny because some dealers up here advertise that they won't buy those cars and only have US ones............ My bud just bought a ford xcab 4x4 for a lot less than a US model.........Geo
#4 of 391 yes, by landru2 Oct 18, 2001 (8:55 pm)
For used it's no problem. New vehicles is where it might get tricky.
#5 of 391 Used is easy by im_brentwood Oct 18, 2001 (11:52 pm)
My wonderful Vauxhalls all came from Canada, but then importing an antique is much easier   As far as used cars go.. heck, Jaguar Credit often sends Canadian Lease returns HERE to FL to auction off!   I've bought a lot of used cars from Canada and they can be an awesome deal with our exchange rate.   New though, that is tough. Some Mfrs will also cancel your warranty (Honda) and some dont care (Nissan)   Bill
#6 of 391 I want to purchase a 2002 Nissan in Canada... by shannyb Oct 29, 2001 (8:35 am)
I seems with the exchange rate, that the savings would be considerable. Is it possible to purchase and import a new vehicle from a dealer? Has anyone done this that can point me to a dealer in either the Montreal or Toronto areas? Thanks.
#7 of 391 Ok then, I have a favor to ask... by andre1969 Oct 29, 2001 (8:51 am)
...can someone up there in Canada buy an Intrepid R/T, run it around for a few months, and then sell it to me? A Sebring 'vert would make an acceptable substitute, too!
#8 of 391 Nissans in Canada by jaserb Oct 29, 2001 (3:21 pm)
Shannyb - A guy with the handle lofquist knows a lot about buying Nissans in Canada. Apparently, Nissan is much nicer than some other companies about allowing export to the US - no warranty problems, etc. Lofquist is generally active posting in the Pathfinder and Maxima groups.   -Jason
#9 of 391 by wheels4me Oct 30, 2001 (5:54 am)
what about the ca emissions that many states require?
#10 of 391 CANADIAN CAR WARRANTY IN US by sonjaab Oct 30, 2001 (8:03 am)
I have a place along the US Canadian border. In northern NY A used car dealer across the street has a bunch of late model cars and trucks brought down from Canada. My bud bought a 99 ford truck from them. He had a couple of warranty issues. Local ford dealer took care of them...No problem just pay the deductible,,,,,,,,,,,,,Geo BTW it still has the km speedo too

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