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Smart Shopper Importing Car into Canada from US
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I bought a 2008 Honda Odyssey with 8 miles on.. It was not considered Brand new but was Honda Certified Used and had been titled by Honda USA. The trick is to find one of these. It took me a while and to find a dealer that will sell you one at good price and not at a premium as it has the extended warranty included ($1500), not that the warranty is valid for Canadians anyways. I bought it for the 2008 EXL-RES model for $28,700(list $34,445) including documentation fee and Temporary Tag(30 days) used to drive back over to the Canadian border. I did not have to pay sales tax as it is being exported. I bought the car from Martin Mainline Honda, in Philadelphia. I dealt with a great salesman(Steve Sacks Ext 113) who has Toronto links and was extremely helpful and professional.. I trusted him from all our emails and phonecalls and he was genuine. He even paid for my taxi from my hotel to his dealership. I found the car through Honda USA certified used website. I didn’t need any other tags to get to the Detroit/Windsor border as they are open 24 hrs for processing. The only issue I came across was the US border did not export it as I Did not have the original Title which you won’t get until about 2-3weeks later. Thus the did not stamp my photocopy title. This was a pain.. I had sent them the information via FAX from the dealer as the prescribed 72 hours. Canadian border just need the Bill of sale a copy of your title. They did not ask for the stamp from US customs.. Thus my recommendation was to go to the Canadian side directly. Tell them you are importing car at the booth. They will ask your value and write it on a yellow slip to take inside and pay the GST and fill out form 1 for RIV. Do RIV payment of $200 online and you will get an email with form 2 about 3-4 days later. For Honda you will not be getting a Recall clearance letter from Honda USA .. RIV is aware of this and will do it for you… you can call them in advance to verify this. You will need the original title with the safety inspection (which I did at Canadian Tire) for about $90 and did not have to change anything on this HONDA to take to the Provincial Licence center and pay the PST on the $28,600. All in all it was pretty easy as long as you follow some of the earlier post’s step by step way of getting it here. Don’t listen to your friends telling you won’t be able to do it.. I did and save around $9,500 after all expenses ( Travel, gas, speeding ticket, exchange, etc) The officer did not question my temporary tag and new I was in transit and did not give me any problems as he could see I had all the documents. If you have further questions email me at dd19999 at gmail dot com. To bring a Honda Get a Certified Used and is known as No-Miler. This dealership had a couple more with the same options. I bought this a couple of weeks ago and even went to Atlantic city with my family the US/Canadian Border was no problem once you have the Ontario plates on this US car. Cheers and good luck to all. DD 
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Hi to all, let me introduce myself, i'm tobamani from winnipeg canada, and i;m fed up with being jerked around from winnipeg auto dealers .I presentely lease a 2005 dodge caravan that expires in april,2009. I have been trying towork a deal in purchasing a new vehicle, but chrysler dealerships here donot want my business from the the quote i received for a 2008 sebring lx base model, and the ending of the lease with the purchase of new car to the dealership, where i got the lease from. So, i have decided to run out the lease till expiry date, then purchase my next new car in Phoenix, Mesa, AZ. I own a park model in Mesa, and have been spending 6 months a yr there. I would appreciate recommendations of friendly dealership towards canadian buyer.I'm interested in 2008-2009 malibu, and also 2008-2009 sonota gl with automatic, i will not purchase anything from chrysler.I have other concerns, but will post them in later msgs. Thx for reading my post, tobamani
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Replying to: tobamani (Jul 21, 2008 2:26 pm) |
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There is a new RIV list today. And it looks like they are putting the changes in red. Congrads RIV and Transport Canada! This is a big move to make it easier for Canadians to understand the differences. refer to all the details and changes at www.carswithoutborders.com |
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Hi, I bought a 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX in Bellingham, WA in February and saved 8K or 10k, depending on how you look at it. The cheapest WRX you could buy in BC at that time, all taxes and fees in, was ~40k. I purchased my WRX, all taxes and fees in, for ~30K. But my WRX had about 2K in less options (options you are required to purchase in Canada, but that I did not really need/want). I have since created a document that takes as a starting point the 21 steps outlined here: http://www.importcartocanada.info/guide ... om-the-us/ and then adds my personal experiences, extra information I obtained, etc. Several acquatances have since used the document with great success. I think it would be useful to anyone importing a vehicle from the US, especially if they are importing it into Vancouver, B.C. Anyone who would like a copy can send an e-mail to Bob_Langelaan  telus.net requesting a copy. Happy shopping , Bob |
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| I am looking for a Honda or Toyota dealer that will deal with Canadians in a state where I don't have to pay sales tax. Western US would be best. Any suggestions? State? Dealer? | |
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Replying to: drlan (Jul 28, 2008 10:54 am) |
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www.carswithoutborders.com
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Replying to: scrolllock (Jul 28, 2008 1:35 pm) I am based in toronto has any one had luck with purchasing new sienna's from any bufallo dealer ? please help me with some names or contact info , or PM me the info. or should I give up on Buffalo and try New Hampshire any suggestions or experiences ? thank you |
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