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C4 in USA
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<blockquote data-quote="Tourmax" data-source="post: 183639" data-attributes="member: 5304"><p>I’ve “imported” a couple cars from the states. Experiences vary from easy to major PITA. </p><p></p><p>The problem is: theres almost no rhyme or reason to whether or not if it’s going to be easy or a pita. </p><p></p><p>You get one border guard with a burr up his butt that day and you’re trailering home a frame and boxes of parts. Or, they’re just in a grouchy mood and take thier sweet ol’ time getting the paperwork done. </p><p></p><p>But I’ve also had times I hand them my pre-done paperwork and they essentially just wave me through. Got a “car guy” once and after he climbed all over it and I let him fire it up, he gladly waved me through with the most minimal hassle I’ve ever had to do at the border with a car on the trailer.</p><p></p><p>If you do decide to buy down south, get your paperwork done before you show up at the border. You’ll still get “interrogated” by border patrol, but considerably less so. Consider finding a port of entry thats fairly remote. Those guys usually just wave you through if you have your import paperwork and you don’t look like trouble (ie: greasy, dirty, slimeball looking types usually get profiled and cavity searched, lol!).</p><p></p><p>Keep in mind the prices are in USD, so figure 75 cents on the dollar (if the rates are good that day). Then, being a “new” vehicle to Canada, you will have to prove compliance with our regs. That parts not so hard, since the states are almost the same as ours and it’s part of the “import” paperwork. </p><p></p><p>You’re also going to have lots to pay to cross the border. You’re going to get hit with duties and then sales tax. It’s been a while, so I can’t remeber if there’s other fees to go with that.</p><p></p><p>Then, you will likely get taxed again when you try to register it in your province, although there are ways to get the border taxes back if you pay provincial. IIRC, you get dinged GST at the border, then you get dinged gst and provincial (or hst if thats your prov). Since you have been “double taxed”, you can get one of them back. But it’s still a pita. Getting money back from the Canadian gov’t is never easy.</p><p></p><p>The car itself looks nice, from what limited info I can get from the ad.</p><p></p><p>Mileage seems a little high for what it is. That 97,000 miles is 156,000 kms. Not obscenely high, but not exactly low for a Corvette. Keep in mind, most of these cars spend thier lives trying to dent the concrete in someones garage...</p><p></p><p>My 88, for example, was 9 grand CAD and has (I might be off a bit in memory here) 75,000 kms. That 89 will work out to approx 9200 canadian dollars and thats before taxes, duties, import fees, etc. same purchase price as my 88 and twice the mileage. So it seems a little “pricy” to me. Decent price if you live in the US, not so much if you have to import it.</p><p></p><p>My 88 is also a triple black L98 convertible. Only difference is 89 vs 88 and mine is auto instead of manual...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tourmax, post: 183639, member: 5304"] I’ve “imported” a couple cars from the states. Experiences vary from easy to major PITA. The problem is: theres almost no rhyme or reason to whether or not if it’s going to be easy or a pita. You get one border guard with a burr up his butt that day and you’re trailering home a frame and boxes of parts. Or, they’re just in a grouchy mood and take thier sweet ol’ time getting the paperwork done. But I’ve also had times I hand them my pre-done paperwork and they essentially just wave me through. Got a “car guy” once and after he climbed all over it and I let him fire it up, he gladly waved me through with the most minimal hassle I’ve ever had to do at the border with a car on the trailer. If you do decide to buy down south, get your paperwork done before you show up at the border. You’ll still get “interrogated” by border patrol, but considerably less so. Consider finding a port of entry thats fairly remote. Those guys usually just wave you through if you have your import paperwork and you don’t look like trouble (ie: greasy, dirty, slimeball looking types usually get profiled and cavity searched, lol!). Keep in mind the prices are in USD, so figure 75 cents on the dollar (if the rates are good that day). Then, being a “new” vehicle to Canada, you will have to prove compliance with our regs. That parts not so hard, since the states are almost the same as ours and it’s part of the “import” paperwork. You’re also going to have lots to pay to cross the border. You’re going to get hit with duties and then sales tax. It’s been a while, so I can’t remeber if there’s other fees to go with that. Then, you will likely get taxed again when you try to register it in your province, although there are ways to get the border taxes back if you pay provincial. IIRC, you get dinged GST at the border, then you get dinged gst and provincial (or hst if thats your prov). Since you have been “double taxed”, you can get one of them back. But it’s still a pita. Getting money back from the Canadian gov’t is never easy. The car itself looks nice, from what limited info I can get from the ad. Mileage seems a little high for what it is. That 97,000 miles is 156,000 kms. Not obscenely high, but not exactly low for a Corvette. Keep in mind, most of these cars spend thier lives trying to dent the concrete in someones garage... My 88, for example, was 9 grand CAD and has (I might be off a bit in memory here) 75,000 kms. That 89 will work out to approx 9200 canadian dollars and thats before taxes, duties, import fees, etc. same purchase price as my 88 and twice the mileage. So it seems a little “pricy” to me. Decent price if you live in the US, not so much if you have to import it. My 88 is also a triple black L98 convertible. Only difference is 89 vs 88 and mine is auto instead of manual... [/QUOTE]
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