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Originally Posted by richaera
Hi guys, am new in this forum so hope this goes out as intended.
First of all, I have just successfully imported an 06 Porsche Boxster from the US. I had read all sorts of horror stories concerning the recall letter and thought I had probably made a mistake in purchasing this vehicle.
First I went on the RIV site and found this info :
RIV will accept any of the following recall clearance information:
A printout from an American or Canadian dealership’s vehicle service database.
This document must be produced by an authorized dealer and not a reseller. You can confirm whether or not a dealership is authorized by visiting the manufacturer’s web site or by calling their head office and providing them with the dealership’s location. The printout must also contain the 17-digit vehicle identification number (VIN), year, make and model, and indicate that there are no outstanding recalls. RIV routinely forwards a copy of these printouts to the manufacturer for authentication.
Hence I went to a US dealer, had the DRLs activated and asked the service rep for the Recall Letter. He told me "no problem", said all I needed was the Job Management Report, signed it and gave me his business card so I could add it to the Report. They charged me $52 for the activation and $0 for the letter. I then brought all the paperwork (including the bill for the DRL) to the border, where they faxed all the info to RIV.
I just called RIV this morning (08/20/2010) and they confirmed that "form 2" was already in the mail.
I then called the local Porsche dealer after confirmation from RIV and sure enough they told me I had to bring the vehicle in for inspection, cost $500. I firmly believe that some info on this thread may be planted specifically to discourage people from purchasing a Porsche in the US.
Hope this clears the air around this subject. I would strongly recommend that anyone wishing to buy in the US please make sure you can get the proper paperwork from a US dealer before buying the vehicle.
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Rich,
It’s good to hear some current feedback on your import process.
Just to clarify, are you saying the RIV accepted the US dealer’s documents and you don’t need to go into have a Canadian dealer inspect your car?
Why is the Canadian dealer saying you need to bring your car in for the $500 inspection if the RIV has already approved you US paperwork (I think I know the answer
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Congrats on the new car
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Aron