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Re: Any new info on warranties [bez28]
by altaboy
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Dec 14, 2007 (8:20 am)
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Replying to: bez28 (Dec 12, 2007 11:26 am)
Used US address for zurich plan. You are correct, my honda plan is NFG except knowing that i could always drive / trailer the vehicle back to selling dealership & i know he will take care of my on Honda USA warranty. For $900 i felt better to buy aftermarket. Beauty of zurich plan is that you dont have to cough up the $ for repairs then submit claim like most aftermarket warranties. You just pay the $100 deductible (per visit, not per claim) and they pay the balance over the phone with credit card. Again, havent had to use it but vehicle only has 1200 miles on it now.
Yes i did need proof of US residency to purchase. This means drivers licence & one more piece from a long list (a phone bill, gas bill, credit report, etc, etc). I wont go into detail here too much about that (i bought from a northern dealership) as "legally" you have to surrender your provincial driver licence to get a US one.
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Re: dealer plates. [subahonda]
by altaboy
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Dec 14, 2007 (8:33 am)
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Replying to: subahonda (Dec 12, 2007 6:51 pm)
careful with the comment that border does not look at your plates. On one of the vehicles i brought back, i bought AB transit permit & for some reason i slapped an old set of plates on the vehicle. Canada customs agent (drive through booth) asked me why i had AB plates and wanted to know if this vehicle was registered in AB. I said no & claimed that the registry agent wasnt able to advise me to procedure so i err'd on the side of caution hence transit permit + old plate. He said go through, take the plate off when you go inside to fill out form1 + pay gst. Valid AB transit permit (plus insurance) is all you need once in canada. NOTE: AB transit permit is not good outside of canada. Most states sell these also. OR you can just drive the vehicle safely & within speed limit with a "spare" canadian licence plate. Like US highway patrol know anything about canadian plates....
NOTE: statement about verifying VIN correct in my experience(s) also. Three vehicles now & nobody checked VIN OR door sticker.
NOTE2: Make sure Form1 filled out correctly. CCBS agent filled out form1 for me on 2 of the 3 vehicles. One of them had wrong VIN, one of them he left the most important box blank - the date of manufacture box. I had to email RIV agent with digital pic of door sticker to show it was built before Sept.2007
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- #3062 of 4513
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Re: License in U.S. for a Year? [crikey]
by altaboy
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Dec 14, 2007 (8:36 am)
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Replying to: crikey (Dec 13, 2007 1:36 pm)
should have gotten a throw down spare before you left Canada
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- #3063 of 4513
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Re: License in U.S. for a Year? [altaboy]
by crikey
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Dec 14, 2007 (8:42 am)
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Replying to: altaboy (Dec 14, 2007 8:36 am)
I don't think it works that way. I think FL sends something to Canada indicating that you've surrendered your license since you took a license elsewhere. I could be wrong though. Technically, a person cannot be a resident of 2 places and having a driver's license in 2 places means you are a resident of both places. How would that work out on your tax returns, i.e. which place will you be a resident of?
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Re: dealer plates. [altaboy]
by subahonda
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Dec 14, 2007 (11:14 am)
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Replying to: altaboy (Dec 14, 2007 8:33 am)
The confusion is that the inspector in the booth, who is not concerned with the importation itself, spotted that you had improper plates. The point is that the temp plate from the states will work fine but putting illegal plates will inevitably cause a problem. I was told that once the car is in Canada it should be unplated until the process is at the stage where you acquire provicinial plates. I was told that driving with no plate is acceptable in the interim. The US temp plate is a good thing to leave on in any case. My reference about not looking at the plates refers to the officials at the border doing the actual paper work. They are supposed to check the vehicle for the VIN and the sticker - on both sides of the border. But they have not done it when I have seen them in action, accepting your word that the vehicle is what you say it is. But if they do check, it avoids mistakes, such as the one noted.
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- #3065 of 4513
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Re: License in U.S. for a Year? [altaboy]
by rjmbc
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Dec 14, 2007 (12:33 pm)
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Replying to: altaboy (Dec 14, 2007 8:36 am)
I would appreciate getting a copy of the email from Toyota Canada - regarding the warranty that you mentioned in an earlier post. Please send to:
rmcgill.ccgi gmail.com
Thank you
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Re: 2008 (Nissan Quest or Toyota Sienna) [onufry]
by regstevens
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Dec 14, 2007 (2:49 pm)
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Replying to: onufry (Dec 13, 2007 7:10 pm)
To answer your question:
would my Swiss residency be a problem or rather a help in purchasing a car in NJ (or neighbor states).?
In all the times, Ive purchased vehicles residency has never been an issue, unless you are dealing with a new car purchase as many dealers includng Toyota and Honda are imposing strict regulations on their dealers to not sell to anyone who isnt a US resident. One way round this would be to use the address of your NJ relatives as your purchase address. I just imported another vehicle and used link title as a free resource, it walks you through the majority of the issues you might enconter.
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Re: License in U.S. for a Year? [crikey]
by manitoumike
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Dec 14, 2007 (3:18 pm)
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Replying to: crikey (Dec 13, 2007 1:36 pm)
I just got my Florida Driving licence. The officer asked me if I wanted to give my Canadian document. I said "no" so he asked for $20, took my picture and gave me a 1 year only in Florida licence. Now I have 2.
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- #3068 of 4513
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Plates when crossing the border.
by manitoumike
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Dec 14, 2007 (3:28 pm)
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We just crossed over today at Windsor, on our way home for Christmas. I had an opportunity to chat briefly with the guard on duty. He said. Drive up with NO PLATES. ...even suggested that I could take my present plates off and put them on. But have all documentation at hand. if stopped.
He reiterated that under NO circumstance should I use dealer plates as this would be construed as an attempt by a dealer to sell a vehicle in Canada. He said they have already turned back several vehicles at the border when they showed up with dealer plates.
I asked what would happen if some Tenn or Georgia cop stopped me with no plates on the vehicle. He said to simply tell them you are in transit and that the Canadian border service said to travel with no plates. Fat chancec I'd do that ! Instead I think I'll borrow a set of plates. Drive close to the border .Take them off. Cross with no plates. Get temp plates on this side.
Best of the Season to all the readers and to Admin who puts up with all of this 
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Re: Make sure the RIV has your contact info [netdog]
by rdxowner_edm
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Dec 14, 2007 (5:29 pm)
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Replying to: netdog (Dec 13, 2007 7:19 pm)
I just called RIV to check if they had my recall letter, which i faxed to them about three and a half weeks ago. The girl on the phone told me that there is no record of it. She said that because my file is on hold, nothing can be done on my file meaning that even if they received my letter the file would not be updated. I don't know if this will cause any more delay in the process of me getting Form 2 (probably will) but I thought I'd give everyone a heads up. They must have put my file on hold before they entered into the system that they received my recall letter.
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