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Smart Shopper Importing Car into Canada from US
4513 messages, Last post on Dec 02, 2009 at 8:40 PM
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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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Replying to: jashall (Nov 21, 2007 9:13 am) When did you get your Form 2? I was told that these files were on hold and RIV couldn't access them.
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Replying to: spauls (Nov 21, 2007 6:05 am) |
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Replying to: defrederick (Nov 21, 2007 9:00 am) It appears that the Transport Clowns are at it again!  I also suspect that this "loophole" will be getting closed soon, now that the cat is out of the bag.
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Replying to: volvomax (Nov 21, 2007 8:13 am) I'm not talking about a professional thief. The immobilizer is meant to stop the deadbeat kids, and the drug addicts, and the joyriders who commit the bulk of the car thefts, and who represent a threat to public safety. As for your take on the pricing issue, with all due respect, it sounds like you're just reading from the corporate spin manual. Yeah, it might affect residual, and used car values, but so what? My used car may be worth less on a trade-in, but if the price on the new one I'm buying is priced in line with US prices, I'll take that trade-off any day. As a consumer, I'll still come out ahead. It might hurt the used car dealer with stock-piled inventory, but I doubt that's the reason the manufacturers are playing dirty pool with the importation rules. But enough of this debate here -- it's getting way off-topic here. You're entitled to think whatever you want. I just don't agree with it.
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Replying to: wrajinder (Nov 20, 2007 9:17 pm)
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Replying to: benji99 (Nov 21, 2007 5:25 am) 
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