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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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I am a little new to this and could use some help.I have done some research on importing a car from the u.s but some of my questions are still not answered and could really use the feedback of people who have knowledge of gone through the process themselves. I am looking to import a 68 Dodge Charger from the U.S. and would like to know if the kind of costs involved besides the actual purchase of the vehicle. Will i have to pay their State Tax? Because the car is fairly old will i have to pay Duty and GST & PST?Even if i plan to resell the vehicle? Because the car is going to be resold will it need to registered in my province? What kind of documentation is required for importing older vehicles? Are their transport companies that will take care of the border stuff? Are their any other kind of hidden costs or paper work that i should be aware of?
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Replying to: tibba (Jul 17, 2005 1:32 pm) Guys, I think I made the mistake of buying the accord in states and bringing it into Canada prior to getting the clearance letter from American Honda. I contacted American Honda and they refused to provide a letter, since i don't reside in states. I contacted RIV and they told me to download the info with the VIN number from honda site and that would suffice for no recall clearance. Has anybody gone through it. I did check with the dealer prior to buying the car from owner about any outstanding recalls, and there were none. This is a bunch of BS, I don't know why American Honda has an upset stomach on issuing a no recall letter for used cars. any info would be appreciated. thanks a lot. |
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Replying to: chrisyak (Oct 17, 2005 6:22 pm) for any good answers........... It used to be in Ontario any American car could be imported into Canada if it was OVER 10 yrs. old with NO duty. Things have changed a LOT with NAFTA................... |
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Replying to: henry01 (Nov 19, 2005 12:27 pm) warranty/recall for any vehicle that was sold in Canada new then imported to the US for resale. (and the other way around also) Unless it was by the original owner that happened to be traveling in the US or Canada. So you MAY have a shot on that account. I doubt they will give you anything in writing. Its prob. best if you kept your eye on one of the recall forums and brought your car back to the states for warranty/service to avoid any hassle........... I see these problems a lot where I live along the NY/Canada border with newer cars imported into the US from Canada. Most folks have to bite the bullet and make a trip into Canada for any warranty service.................... 
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