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Dealer suggested an after market warranty costing $800 to $2500. I know the dealers make a terrific profit selling these and since I don't have any knowledge of after market warranties I didn't go ahead with my purchase.
Does anyone have any experience with after market warranties for a Honda? Seems to me that the after market warranties only begin coverage after the factory warranty runs out. In the case of a Honda, there would be no factory warranty so would the after market folks even have a product to replace the factory warranty?
Or would I be better off buying a Toyota Highlander, paying the 6.1% duty tax and having the factory warranty?
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(71 chevelle) into canada?? How difficult is it to do? what documentation do i need? do i need to modify anything?
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If you get questioned on your Canadian license, just say that you are in the process of moving south of the border. Remember to tell them that you moving a few states over so that they do not need to bother with sales tax and you should simply request a 30 day temp tag. This will work if you give them the right story and there is nothing to prevent you from changing your mind about moving to the US and taking the vehicle back to Canada a few... hours later!
The only catch is that you will most certainly need to come up with cash up front to buy the vehicle but you can still finance once it is fully legit in Canada.
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The guy also told me about the $1,500 rebate and a price of $26,788 for a Sienna LE AWD with option 2. I give him the Visa card for deposite, my Canadian driver license, got an insurance binder, and went to Rochester to pick it up.
Prior to go, I checked again and the guy said yes, but we have some rules changed and all you have to do is to give me a US address and you'll be OK. I re-iterated my question on whether he can do it or not. It was a yes again.
So we drove 3 hours to Rochester (Hoselton Toyota). After meeting the guy, he said things changed a bit and the best way is to get someone (in the US)to buy it for me and then re-sale it to me. The guy also said he'll help me out on the transactions. The reason: Toyota US changed the rules as of July 1 and request all dealers to sale to US residents, with a US address and an US insurance. The reason? To protect Canadian dealers as they have a hard time saling their Toyotas.
This was a good lesson for me. Watch out for Toyota dealers saying they can sale a car to you. They cannot.
Like you, I hoped to buy a NEW car from US but failed. I contacted ~20 Toyota dealers in US in the last 3 weeks, and most of them told me they can do it. Understandable. They try to sell as many cars and they don't incur any cost if they can't close the deal. When I asked them to explain the process to me, I realized most of them don't even know the issue. After some further research, I found out that starting July 1, Toyota USA restricted its dealers from selling to Cdn through Licensing Agreement. Unless you have a valid US driver's licence, you can't buy a NEW car in US.
You can, however, buy a USED car, no matter how old it is. But be careful with the warranty. Some manufacturers, such as Honda, don't honour warranty on US cars imported into Canada. Also, be careful with the cost. With GST & PST, a possible 6.1% duty, shipping and all other costs, you may not save too much after all.
Happy shopping. I hope someone can figure out a smart way.
Dealership will be sending all required documents to allow for registering the car this week but how do I get registered/licensed without the Form 1 completed (which I won't have until I cross the border with the car?)?
Your help is greatly appreciated!
What you can do is use the VIN to get an insurance (probably will be expensive), bring the insurance paper and ownership to a local Ontario licensing office and get a temporary license plate, then bring the stuff to the dealer to bring it back.
You'll pay the GST & RIV fee @ the boarder, then go thru the stuff listed on www.riv.ca, inspected, registered, pay the PST and then, official insurance.
SOunds complicated but should be OK. Just keep thinking about the $ you made/saved ...
Another thought: has anyone tried to put two names on the US title; one Canadian the other US?
I suspect that the rule requiring one to have a US driver license is not legit because a license is not needed to buy a car (only to drive one) and plenty Canadian citizens have US residences with locally US registered vehicles.
I am also planning to buy a new Forester in US, after failing to buy a new Rav4. I am really encouraged to hear you successfully bought one in US. Can you advise if Subaru Canada will honour the warranty on US imported cars?
Thank you very much.
I am relocating to canada in 4 weeks from USA. I am planning to buy (finance) a toyota matrix vehicle. I went through ric.ca (http://www.riv.ca/english/html/how_to_import.html) and realize that I can import my vehicle without any issues. I checked for the following:
1. Warranty is covered in both places.
2. Vehicle is qualified to enter canada.
My doubts are:
1. What sort of modifications will they require?
2. In this website it says that i have to inform US customs 72 hrs before I get into canada. Where should I do that?http://www.naata.org/new files/import1.html
Please help.
Thanks,
drb
Subaru Canada has said they would honour the warranty on an American purchased Subaru. The owner's manual states that all warranty repairs must be conducted by an authorized, American Subaru dealership. This contradiction was enough to get me to buy a Subaru extended warranty which explicitly states repairs may be conducted by authorized dealers on either side of the border. I also found the 3yr/36000 mile warranty a little short, particularly when compared to the 4 yr/80,000 k.m. warranty offered by most new car manufacturers.
Hope this helps and good luck with your purchase. You may want to confirm whether all trims of Forester are exempt from excise tax (6.1%) - I have a vague recollection that some were considered Japanese-built and, as such, were subject to this tax.
Thank you for the quick reply.
I contacted Subaru Canada a few times but they never responded. I'll take your words for it if you got the information from them directly.
I think the manual is intended for Americans. It shouldn't be used to judge whether warranty is covered in either country. Do you agree? I thought all Foresters were made in Japan, hance, were subject to 6.1% excise tax. Anyways, I'll check to see if one is made in N. America.
It's my experience that insurance policies (which, for this purpose, is a manufacturer's warranty) are interpreted according to the words of the contract alone. Whenever issues of coverage or payment arise, the parties to the policy jump into the contract to determine their obligations.
I did take the person's name from Subaru Canada and recorded the date of the conversation, however, I doubt I could rely on this when faced with a repair. It's one thing to verbalize a company policy and another to reduce it to writing. My best advice is to get your warranty in writing.
I've really enjoyed my Outback wagon and have no problem recommending Subaru as a vendor. The uncertainty surrounding warranty repairs is a small drawback in my opinion.
Is it likely that I will sell my car for less in Canada if I buy it in the US, vs buying in Canada?
My understanding is that I won't have to pay customs if the car is > 50% manufactured in US/Canada. The Toyota dealer here tells me that their Corollas are assembled in Canada. Do I still get the tax exemption even though Toyota is a Japanese company? Many thanks.
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Mat
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Chrysler Canada says that they won't honour the warranty (which is annoying and probably illegal, if it was challenged) so does anyone know where I can go to buy an extended warranty privately in Canada? There are tons of online consumer-direct sites in the US but it seems the Canadian extended warranty providers all sell through car dealers.
Secondly, I live in Sask. and they issue an insurance permit that lasts for 7 days to drive the vehicle back and only "from point A to B" and can't buy two successive. (Sask. Gov't. Ins. so there's no foolin' around). My wife and I were both flying down and wanted to make it a two week vacation in Texas. Why in the world can't one buy insurance from anyone to insure the vehicle for a couple of weeks. If I'm willing to pay for collision and liability, why not. I do that when I rent a car!
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Warranties - definitely check with Nissan Canada because I am finding that every company's policy is different. If they don't honour it and you are saving lots of $$ you could buy a private warranty coverage. Canadian Tire does vehicle inspections of cars imported. Check the Registrar of Imported Vehicles site re: paperwork you need to do.
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and i contacted a local Mercedes canada dealer, they told me that in order for me to get that letter, i need to pay $750 application fee for them to find out if they can do all the modifications on the vehicle, after assessment, they will then provide me a price quote for the job. $750 is only refundable if they are not able to perform the mod work. and they also give me an estimate that the mod work will cost anywhere from $3k to 5k.
has anyone here had this mod work done on a mercedes vehicle
before? does it really cost that much?
Canadian customs in MSO and Bill of Sale. But I think if get stop by police in US without a temp or perm license you gonna get fined.