Topic: Can`t pass out of province inspection...

[Julia]

Hi everybody! Hope somebody can help me.. I bought a car form dealer in BC  (Pacific auto sport - NEVER buy used car from this dealer ). so  the car was cheap  and i understand that probably will need to fix somethings, but they sad that i  easy will pas inspection.  I am living in AB. I didnt know that they check every small detail in this inspection ind to fix everything and i need to pay  double more that i paid for vehicle to pass it
So i wondering if i still can register this car in BC without any inspections and will they do it if i am permanently living in AB..

may be any ideas what else i can do to register my vehicle without that inspection..

Thank you

[inco]

Return the car and tell them it won't pass inspection and to do that would mean spending more than the car is worth. It's worth a try, but to be honest I think you are stuck with it. How much time has elapsed since you bought it?

[quadzilla]

So you bought a car in another province without having your own mechanic inspecting it before paying for it?

I see no reason for the dealer to take the car back and its now your problem.

[Shnak]

Isn't there a law that allows you to return a used car purchase within 30 days and 500km? I thought I read that somewhere...

[aquadorhj]

.... i read this last night and was thinking "man the OP is scr3wd"

but anyway.   alberta doesn't even have that stringent out of province inspection, i thought.


now, it would help if you revealed the model and year of the car you've purchased.   (and why it wouldn't pass inspection)

Canadian Tire is one of the recognized out-of-province inspection facility.  (there are others.  just open your local yellow pages)

and just because you have it inspected at one facility does not mean you have to perform repairs at the same place.   shop around.   there may be cheap places.   or talk to your mechanically inclined friends and see if they know any shop that's good and reasonably priced.    Canadian Tire is usually notorious for subpar work at first tier dealership prices.

OR if all this seem daunting to you, you can try and resell the car.  then get one in AB so you wouldn't have this headache.

whatever course you take, good luck, and welcome to the board.  hope you learn more things about cars!

[Cord]

Isn't there a law that allows you to return a used car purchase within 30 days and 500km? I thought I read that somewhere...

NO. There is no cooling off period to return vehicle purchases. If a particular dealer offers to do so is one thing. There is no law that says they have to.

[Shnak]

Isn't there a law that allows you to return a used car purchase within 30 days and 500km? I thought I read that somewhere...

NO. There is no cooling off period to return vehicle purchases. If a particular dealer offers to do so is one thing. There is no law that says they have to.

And there's nothing to protect consumers against used car dealers that will do anything to sell their cars full of problems to ignorant consumers? Then again, the very first thing I'd do is get an inspection and would never rely on the salesman's word that "it will pass an inspection easily"...

[Cord]

Buying beaters out of province is a very bad idea. We are often presented old/cheap/beater trades that are registered in another province. These vehicles are virtually worthless because, as the OP discovered, they must be repaired to pass an Out of Province Inspection. The cost of these repairs usually makes these cars unsellable. Doing a wheel alignment is part of the inspection process and it can't be done because of suspension problems, worn ball joints, etc. These repairs commonly are quite expensive relative to the car's value. These are the the cars that wholesalers buy from us for $100 or less.

Now, I recommend the OP get a second opinion on the cost required to pass the inspection. The inspecting location could be grossly inflating what is actually required just to pass the inspection.

[Cord]

Isn't there a law that allows you to return a used car purchase within 30 days and 500km? I thought I read that somewhere...

NO. There is no cooling off period to return vehicle purchases. If a particular dealer offers to do so is one thing. There is no law that says they have to.

And there's nothing to protect consumers against used car dealers that will do anything to sell their cars full of problems to ignorant consumers? Then again, the very first thing I'd do is get an inspection and would never rely on the salesman's word that "it will pass an inspection easily"...

In Alberta (and I think Ontario and perhaps other provinces) dealers are required to provide an inspection detailing a vehicles deficiencies. I don't think this is law in BC.

It is likely that the OP's car would've passed BC's inspection to register it there. Out of Province inspections are more stringent.

[safristi]

..seems to me.... a simpelton....that a car is a car and this B.S of  each Province providing "UN HELP FOOL" krap and "regulations" blah blah blah.....only serves BOO ROO KRATS...and not the public.....if a Kar is KRAP say so.....if it's near as damn it OK...let it RIDE...till yer next '''"RIDE"  accost near the "HOLY_DAZE"...when if ya have a sniff of aftershave ..yer pubes are in their hands.......

[Arthur Dent]

Unless it is a really new car I pretty much view any non-specialty out of province car as a parts car. Your best bet if it is indeed that bad is to see it as is to someone in BC.

[rrocket]

Bring it to another garage for an ispection...an small independent one for a second opinion.

[articsteve]

In Alberta (and I think Ontario and perhaps other provinces) dealers are required to provide an inspection detailing a vehicles deficiencies. I don't think this is law in BC.

Not in Ontario.  No idea AB was so strict. 

[Arthur Dent]

In Alberta (and I think Ontario and perhaps other provinces) dealers are required to provide an inspection detailing a vehicles deficiencies. I don't think this is law in BC.

Not in Ontario.  No idea AB was so strict. 

Only out of province. I remember a long time back BC was dumping all their crap, accident damaged vehicles into Alberta so the out province inspection came into being.

[Cord]

In Alberta (and I think Ontario and perhaps other provinces) dealers are required to provide an inspection detailing a vehicles deficiencies. I don't think this is law in BC.

Not in Ontario.  No idea AB was so strict. 

Thanks AS. How are "as is" sales regulated in Ontario? In Alberta, dealers used to be able to just write " sold as is" on the bill of sale and that was it - total Caveat Emptor. Now they are required to inspect the vehicle (not required to fix it) to show the customer what is wrong with it.

[articsteve]

On "as is" (zero warranty) and "unsafetied" vehicles the situation is essentially the same in Ontario.  If for some reason a store finds themselves selling an "as is" vehicle to an employee, etc., then an understanding is made with the purchaser and every part of the vehicle is listed as "deficient" sans an inspection.     

[Julia]

Thanks everybody for respond. it is Volkswagen beetle 1999..  i just think about register this car in first BC city, do you think it  is possible? since it is in transit status it still belong to BC so it is no any inspection if i register it there, but will they do it if i live in AB now..
and after that will try to sell it..

[articsteve]

1999 VW Beetle can't be that complicatec to repir.  What are some of the repairs that are causing problems?

[Julia]

i brought it to vw dealer in edmonton and they found a lot of cosmetics things  like some buttons missing and temperature doesnt work, radiator support broken, air bag lights on and they that it need to be fixed every small details, also abs light on, frog lights missing.. otherwise it will not pass that inspection.. its runs good with all that problems.. so i still hope to register it on BC and use in AB.. i hope..

[rrocket]

i brought it to vw dealer in edmonton and they found a lot of cosmetics things  like some buttons missing and temperature doesnt work, radiator support broken, air bag lights on and they that it need to be fixed every small details, also abs light on, frog lights missing.. otherwise it will not pass that inspection.. its runs good with all that problems.. so i still hope to register it on BC and use in AB.. i hope..

Sounds like they are lying and/or taking advantage of you.  Since when do cosmetic things need to be replaced to pass a safety inspection??

Your first problem was taking it to a VW dealership.  Big mistake.  Take it to another mechanic, and independent mechanic (who maybe specializes in VW or Euro cars) and get them to do the inspection.  Or is there some rule that say you MUST go to the dealership.  Cord??