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Replying to: hwudoin (Aug 21, 2005 11:03 am) Do I need to be an US citizen AND have an US address in order to buy a new car from a dealership in the States? I've asked on other non-Edmund's board and it seems this is the case. I'd just like to confirm. If I need to meet the above two requirements then no way can i even buy a new car in US, let alone import it. Thanks for reading this.
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Replying to: chronorequiem (Aug 29, 2005 2:16 pm) Most dealers will not sell to Canadians knowingly as that is part of the dealership contract in many cases. In some cases, the warranties so not creoss the border. What I do not understand is why you would want to buy a new car in the US as the prices are generally MORE EXPENSIVE!! Last year, I purchased five identical pick-up trucks - two for Chicago and one each for Calgary, Montreal, and Toronto and the US trucks were about $1,200 more on USD$21k trucks.
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Replying to: jlawrence01 (Aug 29, 2005 3:05 pm) Actually basically any car other than those made in the States is cheaper in US than here in Canada, from what I've observed. I'm looking at the STi and that's cheaper in the States than here in Canada. At the current favorable exchange rate(for us anyway) that car is ~44k CAD after adding all the damn taxes, which are duty+our 14% tax(provincial and federal). Even that is cheaper than our price BEFORE tax, 49k CAD, which ends up being 58k after tax. So in this case it's about 10k USD CHEAPER to buy it in the states and jumping through all the hoops to get the car into Canada and have a BC license. But then I need an US address. Argh... 
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Replying to: chronorequiem (Aug 29, 2005 6:20 pm) 1) First, all states are going to charge you sales tax also. 2) How are you going to get the car back into Canada to use it? I am sure that the Province of BC is going to hit you with some taxes or duties. 3) How are your going to pay for the vehicle? If by cash, you are going to have a fun time carrying all that currency into the US. Make sure you declare it at the border. And when you show up at the dealership, they will have to file a form with the Treasury Department in order to accept the cash. If you plan to finance it, you are an alien with no credit record in the US. You will either need a social security number (which you won't get) or you will need a ATIN. 4) You better make sure that Subaru will honor a warranty claim in Canada on a purchase made in the US. Many of the domestics and VW will NOT.
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Replying to: jlawrence01 (Aug 29, 2005 7:52 pm) As long as the dealer can get their money in whole lump sum and checked to be legitimate it's not a problem. The deposit can be placed using credit card(Canadian card can be used for giving them USD), and the rest of the cost(total-deposit) needs to be paid with certified check.This latter item can be obtained either by taking a loan from bank or leaving the adequate amount of money in account and have them issue it. Now the last one...Hmmm that I don't know yet. Probably the most difficult part is still the address... |
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Replying to: jlawrence01 (Aug 29, 2005 7:52 pm) 2.When Purchasing a Used Vehicle NOT All States will Charge you Sales Tax. For Example, Texas, Wisconsin and NY will NOT Charge Sales Tax. You Will Pay sales Tax where you Register the Vehicle. ie: BC, Ontario, etc,... 3.Most US and Canadian Built Cars are NOT Subject to Duties. Just make Sure that they Comply to Canadian Safety Standards! 4.Bring a Certified Cheque. 5. Ford of Canada Will Honor the American Manufacturers Warantee. Subaru, Why Not?
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Replying to: balls1 (Aug 30, 2005 1:27 pm) |
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| Ford will honor the warranty but not all mfg will. Some Asian and European brands do not honor cross boarder warranties......another thing that we found on Canadian lincolns, for example. The US versions previously included full maint and the canadian version did not. So even if the warranty is honored it may be different in terms of coverages. We had purchased some canadian units and found out after the fact...we ended up eating the maint costs since we told customers the warranty was the same. Our mistake and it cost us. I'm sure other brands have similar differences. | |
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