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Offline kaoni

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"Import" a vehicle from US to Canada
« on: October 23, 2005, 09:17:15 pm »
My scenario:
- looking to purchase a car this christmas (new or 1-2 yr old)
- currently a student in Canada. I will most likely go to a US school to pursue an advanced degree in 07'. Therefore the vehicle will most likely be sold in US later on.
- daddy works in the states under Canadian citizenship (I'm not sure if this will play a role here)

Question:
Because of the low US/CAN exchange rate, purchasing a vehicle in US due to this reason alone saves a fair amount of money. Also since I will probably be taking the car back to US and ultimately sell it there, I think it would be advantagous to keep everything in US spec. The negative side about this is that if I purchase the vehicle in US and import it to CAN then import it back to US, I need to have the vehicle imported cross the border twice, which is probably double amount of work and double amount of fees.

Q: Since the vehicle will "only" leave US for less than 2yrs, I wonder if there is a way to get around the whole importing method and have it under some kind of temperarily status in Canada?

If what I asked above is not possible, what is the recommanded approach to purchase a vehicle under my situation? (is it still a good idea to purchase the vehicle in US even if I have to have it crossing the border twice)

I hope someone with experience and expertise in importing vehicles can help me out here. Any suggestions welcome.

Thanks in advance
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Re: "Import" a vehicle from US to Canada
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2005, 12:32:26 am »
I have a suggestion. Don't refer to your father as 'daddy' unless you are under 5.   :P

Hopefully someone on the board will be able to tackle the other issue.
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Re: "Import" a vehicle from US to Canada
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2005, 01:12:10 am »
No.
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Re: "Import" a vehicle from US to Canada
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2005, 05:45:28 am »
Time for A Sticky or FAQ section.
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Re: "Import" a vehicle from US to Canada
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2005, 06:19:28 am »
Assuming that you are a Canadian citizen then you may not drive a US registered vehicle in Canada. That is a federal offence. 

Therefore you have to register the vehicle in Canada...which means going through the imporation process and so on

The recommended approach is to buy a beater here and ditch it when you move in 2007


Snowman: I agree...this comes up evry month or so so a sticky for this, premium gas and synthetic oil at least would be good IMHO
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