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Importing Car into Canada from US

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  • timewilltelltimewilltell Member Posts: 6
    Hi

    Just have a question for you. My husband and I are in the process of importing a Veracruz, however, the dealer we dealt with said that Hyundai USA will not cover the warranty. Can you tell me what I should do...contact Hyundai USA directly or call the dealer??

    Thanks so much.

    Alexis
  • hacheyimportshacheyimports Member Posts: 69
    timewilltell,

    Hyundai has a very clear warranty approach.

    They will honour the warranty after import into Canada, but you must have the work done in the United States.

    Not likely what you wanted to hear, but that is the program.

    You can contact them at the below address.

    Take care.

    Hyundai Motor America
    P.O. Box 20850
    Fountain Valley, CA 92728-0850

    800-633-5151
  • timewilltelltimewilltell Member Posts: 6
    Actually, I just got off the phone with Hyundai USA and found that out. Thanks for the quick reply though. Do you have any third party warranty that you would recommend?
  • rjmbcrjmbc Member Posts: 51
    Twotonetommy,

    If you are in Alberta or BC email me at rmcgill.ccgi at gmail, I may be able to put you in touch with either a Toyota or Honda dealer.
  • trilium1trilium1 Member Posts: 27
    But don't forget that you can still have warranty repairs completed at any Canadian dealer, pay for those repairs, and then submit the receipts to Hyundai USA for reimbursement
  • jvswjvsw Member Posts: 8
    Hi there,
    I'm living in Maine right now and i want to buy a car for my parents in New Brunswick.

    I don't know how to get around paying the tax here in Maine and also the 700.00$ the city charges me when I register a vehicule. I would appreciate you sharing how you did this with your brother.
    I can go to NH to buy the vehicule but I must register it here in Maine and pay tax.
    Any advice would be appreciated

    Thanks
  • timewilltelltimewilltell Member Posts: 6
    Hi Trilium1,

    Are you sure about that because I talked to Hyundai USA and they said just what the other posted said....work will only be covered if done in the US and I told them that I had read that you could have the work down and then submit a claims form and they said they dont know about that...and that things have changed.

    ???
  • trilium1trilium1 Member Posts: 27
    I called Hyundai again just a few minutes ago and it appears the nonsense and complete disregard for the customer has now spread to Hyundai. Despite confirmation at least 5 different times before and after buying my new Veracruz that warranty costs could be re imbursed, today I am told that policy has changed. The lady at Hyundai USA was very nice about it but explained that USA has agreed to honor Hyundai Canada's request to stop the re imbursement process. She suggested I call Hyundai Canada to complain (that will do a lot of good). My gawd this is becoming so ridiculous. Guess if I have a problem I will have a long drive ahead of me (assuming the vehicle is drivable). Geeezzz.
  • darferdarfer Member Posts: 50
    I think it depends on what province you live in, here in Alberta you need a 3 day "intransit permit" to drive it from the border straight to your house, cost of $25.00. If you dont have this permit and get pulled over by the RCMP you can be fined, depends on the officer.
  • collinfcollinf Member Posts: 2
    Do I have to pay the 6.1% import duty (into Canada from the US) on the Infiniti G35?

    Do I have to prove where the vehicle was manufactured?
  • coyannecoyanne Member Posts: 1
    Can you post the dealer you dealt with. I am in Alberta and see the great savings of purchasing down south. What model did you get?
  • rjmbcrjmbc Member Posts: 51
    Serial Number proves where it is manufactured. I looked up some Infinites on internet. All had serial numbers starting with "J" therefore you pay the 6.1%
  • autodeals4uautodeals4u Member Posts: 3
    If you need to buy car from Michigan, I can HELP!
    If you are planning to buy a car from USA, I can help you. You don't need to pay US Sale Tax. I will deliver car in Windsor, ON. I can get an excellent car for you. You will be able to save at least $5,000 to $10,000. Email me @autodeals4u@gmail.com. Thanks
  • hacheyimportshacheyimports Member Posts: 69
    As others have posted, you most definitely do have to pay 6.1% duty on the Infiniti G35.

    Great car though...well worth it.
  • anjooanjoo Member Posts: 1
    This whole process seems so difficult.
    I purchased the RIV guide but after reading several of these forums, it seems like importing a honda is just stupid.

    I've moved onto the next car Volkswagen Jetta and no American dealers will sell to me.

    Is there something I am missing here?
  • hacheyimportshacheyimports Member Posts: 69
    The situation with new cars is getting more difficult for the average Canadian almost daily. The reasons for that are many and the forums here and elsewhere are active with discussion over the frustrations we are all feeling. Automobile manufacturers do not want Canadians buying new cars in the US and importing them into Canada as protection for their dealership principals. As we saw not so many years ago, the same knife cuts both ways and if the dollar "goes south" it is conceivable the reverse could occur here, and northern dealers would be screaming about the flow to the states.

    In my opinion, this will get far worse for American dealers before it gets better...far worse. The "recession" will start to take hold in a more serious manner as the lack of money in the US will lead to lower new car sales and a glut of used cars. The protectionist approach against imports will become more severe and the cost to do it will become higher. Americans will have less discretionary income to spend and dealers will be forced to lower prices...and as a result the benefit to buying in the states will become more obvious and lead to further imports. Canadians will be importing new and used cars in higher and higher numbers in the next 18 months.

    What this means to the poster and others facing difficult salespeople is... buy US made cars from Canadian friendly dealerships that still exist or buy used if you can't get the car you want. There are ways to work around the restrictions but involve brokers or other agents to be successful, and if you want to do it on your own you will find a lot of research required before you can confidently buy the BMW or Honda or Volvo etc. that you want.

    The climate for importing vehicles may become increasingly negative from the American side, but it will become more and more lucrative for us as well. A fair trade to me.

    Don't even get me started about NAFTA by the way...this whole thing flies in the face of fair trade.
  • hacheyimportshacheyimports Member Posts: 69
    One more thing...

    It is far from stupid to buy American made new Hondas.. Pilot 4wd SE priced yesterday is....more than 10K less than the same model in Canada. This is without really working the deal.

    And it will get better folks...it will. Warranty or not, that is a great buy.
  • timewilltelltimewilltell Member Posts: 6
    Why don't you get a third party warranty? My husband and I are going to go w/ Ensurall and its very similar to a manufacturer's warranty...5 years/105000km and we got quoted $1440...I think its worth it...even if just for the peace of mind.
  • elshadowelshadow Member Posts: 6
    Hi Hatcheyimports

    I understand and agree with the non-disclosure of userids and I would send you a message using the option of private but I do not know how.
    I have contacted kirstie_h@edmunds.com for instructions and have told her if she is allowed to pass you my telephone number.\\

    Maybe that will work.

    elshadow
  • un7lgun7lg Member Posts: 2
    I would like to get it to Canada.
    Warranty is good if it has been registered in the USA for more than 6 months, is it right?

    What about DRL?
    Can I do it in my own, or it is a complicated matter for regular driver like most of us?

    Thanks,
  • caramelcaramel Member Posts: 43
    I've seen this question of how you privately mail - PM - a poster before.

    Isn't it as simple as e-mailing to "username"@carspace.com ?

    Now elshadow, click on the mailbox menu item near the top of this page and you should see a private message from me, just to test the system.
  • hacheyimportshacheyimports Member Posts: 69
    Nissan USA warranty information is provided at;

    Nissan Consumer Affairs
    P.O. Box 685003
    Franklin TN 37068-5003
    (800) NISSAN-1 (or 800-647-7261)
    8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.,
    Eastern / Central Time / Pacific Time
    Monday through Friday

    They advise that the car must be registered and held in the US for 6 months prior to import for the warranty to be valid.


    This warranty is generally transferable from the original
    ‘owner other than a Nissan dealer’ (OWNER) to
    subsequent owners of the vehicle at any time ownership of
    the vehicle is transferred, without any action on your part;
    except that this warranty is not transferable but is instead
    void if during the fi rst six months after delivery to the original
    OWNER: (1) ownership of the vehicle is transferred from
    the original OWNER, and (2) the vehicle is registered
    outside of the United States.

    Upon receiving your Form 2 the required work will be outlined for you. Have it done any way you like but to be registered it must pass the C. Tire inspection. I can't comment on your mechanical abilities, but mine are too limited to try. In fact, anything beyond my kids pedal bikes and I start looking in the phone book!
  • hacheyimportshacheyimports Member Posts: 69
    I forgot to add....daytime running lights for 2008 Murano do not need to be altered at all I believe. They are compliant as they are on whenever the key is inserted. I haven't imported one of them yet, but Nissan advised me that they were fine for Canadian standards.

    Please let me know through this site how your import goes? I would be interested to hear the story.

    Take care.
  • jmlleungjmlleung Member Posts: 11
    For the third party warranty from Ensurall, do they perform the warranty work themselves, or do they pay Honda dealer to do it?
  • doc911doc911 Member Posts: 56
    I am just completing my import after weeks of searching and negotiations. I am importing a Porsche 2007 911 Cab. from Calif. A savings of approx. $30,000. Here my my tips from personal experience for those just starting.
    1. Don't buy new... too complicated. Look for low mil. used, try A-A Transport, and Peninsula customs Brokers. Those two work together well. All paperwork done by them, riv forms filed by them...Car delivered to my home! Transportation and brokerage costs more than made up for in no worries, no hastles and still thousands in savings. In my case costs were a total of $2000. Yours will vary on where you are shipping from.
  • scrolllockscrolllock Member Posts: 126
    Check it out
  • un7lgun7lg Member Posts: 2
    Hmm....only for 2008 model?
    I am considering a 2007 Murano, so maybe I should check this before buying.
  • bodble2bodble2 Member Posts: 4,514
    Congrats! What part of the country are you in, doc? Vancouver, by any chance?
  • bangalorebangalore Member Posts: 1
    I am thinking of importing a used 2006 audi A 4 from the States into Canada. Is there anything special i should know other thatn the duty, gst, pst and paperwork ?

    Thanks
  • caramelcaramel Member Posts: 43
    I think we all trust that you have read the rules How to Import a Vehicle into Canada.
  • autodeals4uautodeals4u Member Posts: 3
    Whats difficult about Honda? I would appreciate if you can send me some details! Thanks
  • hacheyimportshacheyimports Member Posts: 69
    Nothing in particular is difficult about Honda aside from the fact that they will not sell directly to Canadians looking to import. I was using them as an example only of manufacturers restricting cross border sales of new vehicles.

    In fact, I find Honda very easy to deal with in terms of Recall letters...just pull it right off their website.
  • sergelbergeronsergelbergeron Member Posts: 138
    If you imported a Prius from the USA into Canada - you probably know the federal government will not allow the $2,000 federal ecoAuto rebate. We started a petition to document these cases and fight this injustice - Prius bought in Canada $$2,000 - Prius bought in USA imported to Canada $0.00.
    Please register your case and help join the fight at:
    http://www.carswithoutborders.com/get-involved/ecoauto-rebate-state-your-case/

    :)

    Also the National Post today shows that Canadian dealers are shopping more into the US than individuals - but they don't admit it. The story can be seen at the
    http://www.carswithoutborders.com/
  • ivicaivica Member Posts: 34
    Hi Hacheyimports. Are you saying you can still bring in any Honda for me. I'm looking at CRV EXL new or Honda Accord. Roughly what are fees assiciated?

    Regards

    I.
  • hacheyimportshacheyimports Member Posts: 69
    It is indeed possible to purchase new Hondas. Contact me if you like, or I will answer you here.

    In a nutshell the vehicle needs to be registered with an American address then resold to you. This voids the warranty as has been discussed but saves a significant amount. I can give examples such as a 2008 Pilot going to be imported at a savings of well over $10,000.00. The practice is not popular with corporate Honda, but is what must be done until restrictions are lifted.

    I read that post from Cars Without Borders about vehicle imports by dealers in Canada....desperate times + opportunity make hypocrites out of some.

    This issue has a new twist every day it seems.
  • rjmbcrjmbc Member Posts: 51
    Looks like we have a new lisy as of 30 Jan 2008
  • pdudepdude Member Posts: 1
    If you import a US Honda into Canada, is the warranty still valid in the US? Or is any and all warranty void in both countries?
    Thanks...
  • darferdarfer Member Posts: 50
    Once a Honda is imported into Canada, they consider it a grey market vehicle, all warrenties VOID, you cannot get work done in the states and submit the receipt. NO WARRANTY AT ALL!!!! Honda is very difficult to deal with. :mad:
  • darferdarfer Member Posts: 50
    Beware of buying used US vehicles, make sure you have it inspected, it would be worth the extra $. We bought used (had it shipped) and got a damaged vehicle, damage was not disclosed. Its pretty risky. Our experience has been a nightmare.
  • hacheyimportshacheyimports Member Posts: 69
    darfer,

    That must have been very disappointing.

    Did you purchase a Carfax report prior to making the offer? Was it from a reputable dealer who provided a large number of high quality pictures? Was the shipper prepared to accept liability for any damages during transport?

    I am not trying to rub salt in your wounds but if you do the above in the future and buy used from a dealership you will minimize the dangers. Individuals listing cars can be hit or miss..
  • b_lum81b_lum81 Member Posts: 25
    I was scared of that as well while buying my used Mercedes but before seeing the car in person I got a carfax for the car, and I had my Mercedes sent to Mercedes Portland for a pre-purchased 155 point inspection. Definitely gave me peace of mind.
  • darferdarfer Member Posts: 50
    Yes it had a clear carfax (which is a joke), registered in Maryland where accidents dont have to be reported. Our dealer had 100% positive feedback, and had sold lots of cars, lots of pictures, damage was on frame underneath, could not see in photos. Dealer would not help us in any way. Ebay would not help us in any way. He says he did not know about the damage, I cant believe him, it would be obvious to anyone who knows what to look for. I caution anyone buying on Ebay.
  • elshadowelshadow Member Posts: 6
    First user Caramel, thanks. Hope you got my response.

    I am wondering if anybody knows, has experience etc with a Canadian leasing a car in USA and bringing to Canada for personal use.

    Implications are that I would need to find a leasing company willing, billing is easy i.e. credit card, export, I am sure the Gov administration on boths sides would have something to say or at least some hoops to jump through.

    Off to San Diago for the Rugby 7's so will not be on this system until mid Feb. Lots of time for everyone to have their two bits about this question.

    Thanks
    el
  • subahondasubahonda Member Posts: 75
    It is illegal to rent or lease a car in the US if you are a permanent Canadian resident for use in Canada. There is a thread in a forum I started in Car Without Borders where you can add a post with questions. But the rules are clear. If you happen to simply get across the border with US plates by an oversight at the border, you are still subject to enforcement. If you try to import it legally by filling out papers it will be rejected.
  • timewilltelltimewilltell Member Posts: 6
    You have to go to an agreed upon mechanic. I doubt it would be the dealer.
  • subahondasubahonda Member Posts: 75
    With respect to the Post article: This is a serious matter - and there is clearly money to be made at the expense of the Canadian consumer by dealers who seek protection of their product while going around that protection when it suits them. If the price in Canada from the manufacturer is lowered to reflect the actual value of the dollar, then the dealers will have plenty of new car business and therer will be no motive to import. The value of used cars will drop and cars coming off leases will depreciate as well but that's making up for the cheap dollar in the past and as it should be. If you buy from the US now and the dollar goes down, then when you resell, you will gain. That's the way it goes if the system is out in the open.The current deceptions have to end.
  • howard19howard19 Member Posts: 5
    Has anyone recently imported either a new Audi A4 or a Lexus IS 350? Were any modifications required to either vehicle and who provided the recall clearance letter?
    Thanks.
  • bav_fan07bav_fan07 Member Posts: 68
    I know someone who imported an Audi A4 from the USA with out a hitch what-so-ever.

    All he needed to do was get the DRLs programmed, and get a french/english Air Bag sticker and a couple of other minor items. The best part was the Audi dealership in the Philadelphia area took care of everything. He even got his warranty because he gave a US address. Audi Canada will also recognize the warranty as well. The dealer gave him the re-call clearance letter no problem as well.

    I've heard similar things about Toyota/Lexus - they give no hard time with the vehicle clearance letter and the warranty is recognized. You just have to get the DRLs programmed and other minor things to meet CDN standards.
  • renata1renata1 Member Posts: 1
    I imported a used Audi A4 in early December. The only modification was to enable the daytime running lights. Audi issued the Recall Clearance Letter. Hope this helps.
  • autodeals4uautodeals4u Member Posts: 3
    Can anyone please share experience about Honda Car import from USA. ANy modification or any issues?
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