The Official CDN Importing A Car Thread! www.riv.ca

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If they could change the Japan import rule to something like 100 years, but leave the Euros open for the 15 year rule, that'd be cool. I'd much rather see a couple vintage Ferraris bouncing around than a bunch of Skylines.

 

CR-X..........

Yes.........every JDM car we have seen in our shop where the guy is trying to get an "Out of Province" inspection, or that I have seen personally, is a piece of crap. And, FWIW, so is pretty much every Porsche, BMW and MB that comes here from Japan. There are many reasons why.......and I have seen almost a hundred of them now.

insane_snowman..........

You have the same problem as every driver of a hi-po car does. Visibility.

Now, if your car is in perfect condition and meets all provincial and federal safety regs then that is fine obviously..... because you are in the 20% bracket you have a problem due to the other 80%......but, you should not fear regulation if you are in the 20% bracket either.

The majority of those complaining are those who will not or can not do what is required to certify one of these cars. They want a free pass at our potential expense.

 

I hope they leave the 15-year rule in place. 25 years is WAY too long.

 

I have to wonder how effective RIV and the CTC inspections are. There are a staggering number of oldish cars on Toronto area roads with no DTRL. I can't believe these are all due to incompetent body shops (who also can't wire tail lights properly it seems).
So if the govment thinks there is a problem due to older cars, they should look at their own outsourced rule enforcement.

Gerrit

 

Welcome to free enterprise

I wonder whose getting all the kick backs ?

 

DTRL became effective Canada-wide after December 1st, 1989 and any car built after that date should be equiped with that system. If the car in question was built before that time, it doesn't have to have it, whether the car was sold here, or even if it is a recent, out-of-Canada import.

 

POP!! four months and still no pictures? please pictures! or better yet, Aberdeen Centre Sunday?!

 

I so agree with Tom!

Some pics of the car would be nice.

 

Anybody thinking about importing a U.S. car these days?

 

Sure making those f40s more attractive in price

 

Know of any good ones?

 

Now that the Canadian dollar is standing tall again, maybe someone can explain why the Lamborghini Gallardo for example costs 50,000 - 100,000$ more in Canada than the USA for a car in comparable condition? For example used 3 years old with 7,000 mile up to a brand new car with 50 miles on it. Who gave the Canadian Lamborghini guy the license to print money? What equipment does the Canadian Gallardo have that the USA version is missing? Is the bumper different? Let's hear from the experts!
CH

 

You cannot bring US Lambo's up here..........therein lies the reason. You will get ZERO assistance from LNA.

 

not yet

 

Seems to me that US vehicles (regardless of make or age), in general, are always cheaper than the equivalent in Canada. Although I've never been entirely certain why? For example, new cars at dealerships are cheaper, as are used collectibles. I'm sure the answer is basic, I just don't know it.

 

If importations were allowed into Canada, it goes without saying that the market pricing would prevail, and destroy Lambo pricing / resale values in Canada...

BUT... the you raise an interesting point...US imports are hurting Porsche & BMW dealers as much as they would hurt a Lambo dealer, so why / how is Lambo able to stop this, when the much bigger, and well healed Porsce & BMW etc can't or don't?

 

Not an expert at this but they may make it hard through super-expensive parts needed in order to convert properly. Just look at the classic example of the 355 bumpers. They are at least $15000.00 if you can even get them!

 

check out the RIV list :

http://www.riv.ca/english/US_vehicle_admissibility.pdf

before, they used to have lamborghini, and beside it, it said inadmissable, and now they just just removed lambo from the whole list!

looks like the right palms are being greased...

 

I think you are right about this in the case of Ferrari...but If I recall correctly, all late model North American Lambos are the same, (i.e. bumpers, etc), with the exception of a $10.00 jump wire / relay for daytime runnng lights, and miles/kms speedo, which is easily fixed with stickers, or a euro dash.

 

Thanks for the list....


It looks like you can import any Ferrari. (Even an Enzo).

Lamborghini isn't not even on the list....why?

And in the Motorcycle category, MV Agusta is NOT on the list.. so contrary to popular belief in the GTA, they are def. illegal!

 

True, they are illegal. But there are ways. I have a friend who has a small collection of Ducatti's, MV's and aprilia's.

I do believe the Agusta must be brought over the border in parts

 

Yes, there are ways....if you know who, where and how....

We used to have this baby in our garage, but the "heat" was coming down on us, and another local collector, and we quickly removed the ownerships/plates and sold the bikes.

Alot of people don't realize that customs/ transportation Canada CAN and WILL come to your work/home and confiscate your illegal vehicle. It will be locked up and/or destroyed if you do not appeal the courts.

A container with your new toy arrives at Halifax, and next thing you know its locked away in a warehouse never to be seen again....and along with your $$. It has happened!
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Supply vs Demand
No supply up here?

 

Hi Jason. We been through this here many times. It's not the demand I don't think. The States is a huge market. There is alot on the market compared to here therefore it will effect price. Take a 360 as an example. In fact look on ebay.com or even the autotrader.com and see how many are there for sale. Then compare it to ebay.ca or trader.ca. Their market is flooded. Here, certain people have a monopoly

 

It is not a question of 'supply' for Lamborghini. They only build 2,000 cars a year. Yet, there is new product available here and in the USA. Moreso than for comparable Ferrari models. It is the difference between American and Canadian retail prices set by the manufacturer that creates the large spread in price. It's not the amount of used cars in the market that set the MSRP price. That is more a function of how the cars have improved each year. Everyone wants the latest and greatest. Why do you think Lamborghini has come out with a new version of the same cars every year. There needs to be an incentive to trade in the old one.
The market for that type of car is actually growing. Lamborghini themselves want to increase sales by 10% world wide each year. Still nobody has been able to list any differences in the construction of the Gallardo for the USA and Canadian markets that would justify the price spread...
CH