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#2357 of 4505 Re: My '08 Toyota Tacoma is now Canadian as well !!! [08tacoma] by hammatime Nov 21, 2007 (11:47 am)
Replying to: 08tacoma (Nov 21, 2007 11:30 am) Thanks a bunch.   Lots of people have been looking for specific VAFUS lists so that really helps.   One (final?) question: what is significant about the Nov. 1 date in your case. Is that the date when your vehicle became Inadmissible as per VAFUS?
#2358 of 4505 Re: My '08 Toyota Tacoma is now Canadian as well !!! [08tacoma] by beaurocratsuck Nov 21, 2007 (12:06 pm)
Replying to: 08tacoma (Nov 21, 2007 11:30 am) Thank you for posting the information and having saved it in the first place. The smoking gun for sure.   All I can say is Holy Crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a mess.   Incidentally I've tried TC again after having left several unanswered messages in the last few days and their mail box is full
#2359 of 4505 Re: My '08 Toyota Tacoma is now Canadian as well !!! [08tacoma] by northernkiwi Nov 21, 2007 (12:14 pm)
Replying to: 08tacoma (Nov 21, 2007 11:30 am) You might like to save to the list on the web-site http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/importation/VAFUS/list/VAFUS.pdf   This list is dated Nov 20, 2007
#2360 of 4505 Re: Parliamentary Committee Canada [dreyfus1] by volvomax Nov 21, 2007 (12:28 pm)
Replying to: dreyfus1 (Nov 21, 2007 8:28 am) We now know who benefits from and wants to maintain and preferably expand non tariff trade barriers such as CMVSS114.   Bingo! Never was about safety. Its about revenue, it always is.   I would like to believe that our MPs are not drunks, clowns and fools, only time will tell.   No, they just know which side their bread is buttered on. The sale of automobiles represents a tremendous revenue stream for the State. Not only tariffs and certification costs, but sales taxes as well. We had a similar issue in the US 25 yrs ago, and the Federal Gov't closed the door to Gray Market imports. Mostly due to pressure from the European Automakers, but it was costing the state gov'ts revenue as well.
#2361 of 4505 Re: Vehicle Export Worksheet Question [silverboy] by volvomax Nov 21, 2007 (12:29 pm)
Replying to: silverboy (Nov 21, 2007 11:34 am) Maybe I'm mistaken but I thought that the MCO (which is what you are supposed to fax to US Customs) was used in lieu of a title. So is there something on the MCO that would indicate the "Title Issuing State"?   MCO is a Federal document, not a state one.
#2362 of 4505 Re: Manufacture Date? [bodble2] by volvomax Nov 21, 2007 (12:38 pm)
Replying to: bodble2 (Nov 21, 2007 10:01 am) 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.   What if you bought your new car a year ago? Would you be happy if it was de-valued further? Of course not. I'd be willing to bet that when you buy a car again in the future, the drop in value of your current car won't make you happy. Also, keep in mind that the currency parity of the Loonie and the dollar won't last. You'd be blowing up your auto market for nothing. Replies to this message: bodble2 (Nov 21, 2007 12:44 pm)
#2363 of 4505 Re: Vehicle Export Worksheet Question [silverboy] by jashall Nov 21, 2007 (12:40 pm)
Replying to: silverboy (Nov 21, 2007 11:08 am) My US dealer left the "Title Issuing State" as N/A, so you are right - Blank! Replies to this message: silverboy (Nov 21, 2007 12:44 pm)
#2364 of 4505 Re: Vehicle Export Worksheet Question [jashall] by silverboy Nov 21, 2007 (12:44 pm)
Replying to: jashall (Nov 21, 2007 12:40 pm) Thanks for your help.
#2365 of 4505 Re: Manufacture Date? [volvomax] by bodble2 Nov 21, 2007 (12:44 pm)
Replying to: volvomax (Nov 21, 2007 12:38 pm) The value of my used car would only drop if the prices of new cars drop correspondingly, in which case, as I said, all the better for me. (Unless for whatever reason, I need to liquidate my car without buying a new one).   I don't understand your concern over "blowing up the auto market", whatever that means. If the Loonie drops significantly, you can bet the manufacturers would re-adjust prices faster than you can say "immobilizer".
#2366 of 4505 Re: pre Sept 1 2007 [delwicki] by silver_fox Nov 21, 2007 (1:04 pm)
Replying to: delwicki (Nov 21, 2007 10:48 am) Very interesting, I guess I'm not in the clear yet. Thanks for the info, that is the first I've heard of this happening. Sorry for my wording in my previous post. I am aware the the taxes are not part of the retail price, however my local dealer did add the Green Levy in the price he quoted me. My intent was to show that the fee was payable when purchased in Canada, and may not be if imported........... looks like that may not be the case.

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