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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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Replying to: hammatime (Nov 21, 2007 9:08 am) You don't have to. My gut feeling is that those who purchased their vehicles when they were admissible will be permitted." Well put hammatime. netdog |
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Replying to: shellyh (Nov 21, 2007 9:41 am) I had just heard about the TC "holding" the files as well, but I must have got under the wire on that one. Good luck! 
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My dealership called me this morning to tell me that my 08 Civic is now admissible after Honda and RIV got the immobilizer issue resolved. I just tried calling RIV to confirm but after holding for a while, I had to go to work and havent had a chance to call again yet. Has anyone heard anything to this effect today yet?
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Replying to: defrederick (Nov 21, 2007 9:55 am) defrederick: this is not a loophole. Your provincial registration office and the canada customs and immigrations offices are two different entities. Unless the RIV receives your form2 back from Canadian Tire, your file remains open with the RIV. After 45 days, if your file is still open, they may still exercise their option to issue an export order on your vehicle, whether it is registered or not. So as others have suggested here, it is better not to go there and simply follow process. Common sense will prevail and we will all be driving our cars legally some time soon. netdog |
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Replying to: jashall (Nov 21, 2007 10:19 am) jashall: the RIV and TC had a conference call late in the day on Friday November 16th when TC imposed this order to place all inadmissible vehicles on hold. So you did in fact sneak in just under the wire. I tried on the 19th and could not get mine, yet my friend got his on the 14th no problem for the same vehicle. Go figure ... netdog |
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