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#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
#11 of 391 Reliable source says NO! by wellresearched Oct 31, 2001 (2:44 pm)
My kid sister recently became a Canadian bride. A newly aquired in-law owns a dealership. I am in the new car market and know the Honda CRV's are substantially less up there. So I had her inquire. The short version of it is...barely worth it after duty tax, NYS sales tax etc. for the buyer and absolutely not something a dealer would risk. Seems any dealer who knowingly sells a new car destined for the U. S. will receive a heavy fine...up to 25K. Now I know. I knew it couldn't be easy as I grew up in Northern New York and I'd not heard of people going to Canada for cars. Beer and fire crackers yes....but not cars.
#12 of 391 saw a memo today by landru2 Oct 31, 2001 (3:29 pm)
warning all Canadian Ford dealers to not sell directly or indirectly any vehicles, especially the 2002 Thunderbird destined for the U.S.   "Dealerships identified with unauthorized export sales of the 2002 Thunderbird will, at a minimum, forfeit all future allocations of these vehicles."
#13 of 391 Buying a BMW in Canada by seliger Nov 23, 2001 (5:17 pm)
Anyone had any experience in buying a new or used BMW in Canada. I am planning to buy a new or late model used 3 series conv. and have had trouble finding the right car in the right color in WA.   Thanks!
#14 of 391 Changing times by mstssc Nov 23, 2001 (6:03 pm)
My how times have changed. I remember when everyone wanted to go to the US and import cars to Canada as cars, as most things, were cheaper. Everyone thought the FTA would be great as duties were to be gradually phased out.
#15 of 391 Canadian buying questions by txx3ddq442 Jan 04, 2002 (4:04 pm)
If you've bought a car in Canada and imported it into the US, please answer a few questions for me. I'm planning on purchasing a Pathfinder ($34000 CDN) and driving it home to Louisiana.   My questions are: 1. When I buy the car in Canada, will they issue me some sort of temporary license plate (like US dealers do) so I can drive it home? 2. What duty rate did you pay at the border?   Thanks in advance.
#16 of 391 txx, by landru2 Jan 04, 2002 (6:54 pm)
I would do a little more investigating if I were you. I don't know about Nissan but if you tried to buy a Ford to take back to the US I'd have to send you packing. Once the car was registered in the US Ford would charge me back any profit I made plus penalize the dealership. Are you not able to find this vehicle in the US or do you expect to save a lot on the exchange rate or what?

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