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4497 messages, Last post on Nov 09, 2009 at 8:49 PM
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We now know who benefits from and wants to maintain and preferably expand non tariff trade barriers such as CMVSS114. The CVMA and AIAMC have appeared before a parliamentary committee in Ottawa. Private importing is now approaching 10% of the 1.6 million cars sold in Canada annually, even worse it is continuing to grow. Having sucked deeply on CMVSS114 and the $3k to $30k premium per car sold in Canada both associations are anxious to see that the gouging continues. The sensitive "jobs" issue was raised, if CVMA/AIAMC members were concerned about Canadian auto manufacturing jobs they would remove their embargo on importing Canadian manufactured cars into Canada. I would like to believe that our MPs are not drunks, clowns and fools, only time will tell. If the benefits of NAFTA are solely for manufacturers and are withheld from ordinary citizens it is time for us to rethink our trade policies.
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Replying to: defrederick (Nov 21, 2007 7:41 am) netdog |
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Replying to: hammatime (Nov 21, 2007 7:11 am) I considered it an extra savings as I know the tax is part of the retail price when the same vehicle is purchased in Canada.
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Replying to: defrederick (Nov 21, 2007 7:41 am) What? It CAN"T be registered as RIV will not issue the form 2 needed for registration in Alberta. I may be wrong, but that is what I was told by the Alberta registries office when I registered my vehicle.
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Replying to: silver_fox (Nov 21, 2007 8:47 am) Also, good point about the GST and PST, netdog. I hadn't considered that and it could make a difference on the economic decision.
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dreyfus1 may just be thinking out loud. beaurocratsuck is right. Look there's a ton of illegal things that can be done, but please, please, don't go there. You don't have to. My gut feeling is that those who purchased their vehicles when they were admissible will be permitted.
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Replying to: jco2008 (Nov 15, 2007 4:44 pm) - Checked the RIV list Sept, Oct, Nov 1st & the Tacoma was admissable; - Purchased a U.S. 2008 Tacoma on October 12th, 2007; - Tacoma was built in California late October 2007; - Checked the RIV list November 6th, now the Tacoma is inadmissible; - Received a letter from RIV stating that all vehicles purchased prior to November 1st, would be given a "one-time amnesty" to bring it across and get it registered; - Picked up truck November 10th, and drove across the border November 11, 2007; - Border crossing took 10 minutes to get across both. - Sent Form 1 off to RIV; - Received Form 2 back (no mention of immobilizer required or recall letter); - Passed federal inspection & took stamped form to licensing agent; - My 2008 Tacoma built in October 2007, has been insured and plated in my home province - Yahoo !!! Now I can sleep... 
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Hey folks, This topic is for discussing legal ways of importing vehicles into Canada, and conversation about how to get laws changed. Posting suggestions of illegal methods really isn't a good idea, so those kinds of posts will be removed as we see them. Thanks! |
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