Not all dealerships of all cars are not warrantying claims.(thats like a triple negative :lol: ) Some are absolutely not doing it but most are. Some with a time period (after 6 months) and some like Porsche with no time period.
Ian, it is so easy to do this, its ridiculous :shock:
72 hours in advance of going through a border crossing, you must fax the bill of sale to the crossing. The dealership will give you a temporary license plate and your insurance company will give you insurance in advance. So you could fly down and drive back.
You will pay 6%GST at the border. The car must got to Canadain Tire within 90 days to pass an inspection. Mainly daytime running lights and metric conversion.
Here is a detailed synopsis. By the way, i would pass on warranty or buy a 3rd party warranty if i saved a LOT of money. i am looking at a Shelby 500 for 40,000 less in the USA.
New Vehicles
As a consumer, what do you have to be aware of in purchasing a new vehicle from the U.S?
1. Check the Registrar of Imported Vehicles (RIV) website (www.riv.ca) or call them at 1-888-848-8240 to make sure
that the vehicle you are interested in is admissible in Canada.
2. Transportation of the vehicle – don’t forget to include the costs you will incur in going and getting the vehicle or
getting it shipped. Shipping will likely cost you at least $1,500.
3. There are several steps and costs that you will incur prior to being able to register the vehicle:
a. The U.S. Customs requires the title of the vehicle and Bill of Sale 72 hours prior to the vehicle arriving
at the border so don’t think that you can arrive at the border, spend an hour or so and keep on driving
with everything done. There is a $500 fine if this is not done properly.
b. The Canadian Registrar of Imported Vehicle (RIV) requires that you complete a Form 1 which will cost
you $195 plus GST
c. GST on the vehicle – will be collected at the border
d. Canadian Federal Inspection – refer to the RIV website for locations – cost included in RIV fee
e. Provincial Out of Province inspection – variable cost (Brand new vehicles may be exempted)
f. Provincial Registration – you are required to provide the original U.S. title, RIV Form 1 and the Out of
Province inspection
4. Warranty – you need to research this thoroughly if you want a warranty. Some manufacturers cancel the new
vehicle warranty as soon as they find out that the vehicle is out of the country. Go to the dealer where you would
go for any warranty work and tell them what you are planning on doing. They will inform you of any warranty
issues that you will encounter. Several manufacturers cancel the warranty on vehicles brought in from the U.S. so
you would have no warranty in Canada.
5. Canadian manufacturers have created CAMVAP – the Canadian Motor Vehicle Arbitration Plan which helps out
consumers if there is a problem with a new vehicle. This program would be unavailable with a vehicle purchased in
the U.S.
6. AMVIC is there to help you if you have a problem with a vehicle purchased in Alberta – AMVIC cannot help with
vehicles purchased out of country.
7. Service – check with the dealer where you would plan to have the vehicle serviced and see if there will be any
issues with having the vehicle serviced.
8. Vehicle modification – not all vehicles from the U.S. are identical in Canada. Some features such as day time
running lights are mandated in Canada and the vehicle will have to be changed to comply.
9. Financing – no manufacturer financing is available to Canadian citizens purchasing in the U.S. You either pay cash
or get financing from your own financial institution.
9. Instrument cluster – Canadian vehicles are required to register speed in km/hour. If the vehicle that you are
importing does not register speed in both km/hr and miles/hr, then you will have to get the instrument cluster
changed.
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