Would you?

[pony13ca]

Originally Posted by crod

The main thing about buying in the US and not in Canada is not really money. It is the selection. You can find pretty much anything on the color you want, with the options you want and on a certain price/mileage you want. No way you have the same in Canada.

When I got mine I found the perfect car for me in California. Flew down there, got the car and drove it back to Ottawa, ON. 5,000km trip. Awesome trip by the way.

And yes you can import pretty much any car to Canada, especially now they took care of the stupid bumper regulations that were slightly different between the two countries.

By the way when I got mine they forgot to charge me duty so I ended up paying GST/PST only.

CR

I have noticed the same thing about the selection of cars, and have been thinking about doing the same thing!! When you brought your car back did you get the recall letter from the seller?

Nice break on the duty!!!

[crod]

Originally Posted by pony13ca

I have noticed the same thing about the selection of cars, and have been thinking about doing the same thing!! When you brought your car back did you get the recall letter from the seller?

Nice break on the duty!!!

Did not get anything but did get the DRL done before and also asked the dealer in CA to simply switch the computer from imperial to metric so everything, AC included, displayed in Celsius. As of today from what I know you do not need to send the car to any dealer in Canada.
Key thing is you can get a computer printout from a dealer in the US showing no recalls, etc and then simply email RIV and they will let you know immediately if they accept that as proof. If they say yes you are good to go.
Did that for my BMW last year and they took it without any questions.
And oh yes the selection you cannot beat that. Go find one in the US. Way better deals, trust me on that.

CR