I'm in Ottawa, Ontario Canada. Dealers wish to screw us up here with no stock and full bore on price with NO discount or an insignificant discount. Has anyone in Canada on this forum ever considered buying a new V6 RAV4 from the USA and importing it into Canada? If any have done this, how hard was it and did you save much money?
Buy a car in the USa and import it into Canada??
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·I'm in Ottawa, Ontario Canada. Dealers wish to screw us up here with no stock and full bore on price with NO discount or an insignificant discount. Has anyone in Canada on this forum ever considered buying a new V6 RAV4 from the USA and importing it into Canada? If any have done this, how hard was it and did you save much money?
http://www.riv.ca/english/html/how_to_import.html
In any case, you can try carcostcanada.com to see if any dealer in your area. Even if it doesn't, you can get better discount by buying from Toronto (though carcostcanada if you are not good for negolication).
In any case, you can try carcostcanada.com to see if any dealer in your area. Even if it doesn't, you can get better discount by buying from Toronto (though carcostcanada if you are not good for negolication).
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·I got more than $1500 off before tax in Kanata. I waited for more than a month and will get the rav4 next week.
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Start by becoming a member of www.apa.ca then ask for a pre-negotiated deal in the Ottawa area. You'll be surprised with results :shock:
Then see what it takes to buy a car from the US by taking a look at http://drivingtv.canada.com/ and search for
US: home of the cheaper car :evil:
Canadian vs US pricing :twisted:
Then see what it takes to buy a car from the US by taking a look at http://drivingtv.canada.com/ and search for
US: home of the cheaper car :evil:
Canadian vs US pricing :twisted:
Buying new from the US makes the most sense when the car you're buying was made in the US, to avoid duty. Since the RAV4 is made in Japan that's an extra cost to be paid when you import it. Probably not worthwhile. Lots of dealers are giving good discounts on the RAV4, so shop around or hone your negotiating skills. 8)
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According to Registrar of Imported Vehicles http://www.riv.ca/ and Tranport Canada's List of Vehicles Admissible from the United States http://www.riv.ca/english/US_vehicle_admissibility.pdf
The key seems to be "built to US standards" and not "built in the US". Don't take my word for it, that's simply my interpretation.
There is a company in Toronto that specializes in cross border car purchases. I believe that this is why it is that I see the occasional Scion zipping around town both here and in Toronto.
I cannot recall the name but I am sure if you googled the topic the name would pop up.
I cannot recall the name but I am sure if you googled the topic the name would pop up.
That's the key from a safety standards point of view, but when it comes to import duty, it matters where it was assembled. You won't pay duty on a Kentucky-built Camry, but you will on a Japan-built RAV4. As was mentioned above, this issue will go away when the RAV4 is assembled in Canada.TooTall said:
If you have a few hours to spare there is a thread posted on another site about this. Last time I looked it had 107 pages of discussion. :shock:
http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=307601
http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=307601
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That was the subject on a canadian car show that passed on tv, just can't remember which one. It will probably pass again and i'll get the info. They actually talked about canadians buying thier cars south of the border. They said in all it did come cheaper than buying locally and by thousands. A lot of americain built cars have more options in their models in the United States than Canada. The problem was finding an americain dealership willing to do the paper work to cross the vehical over the border.
Some cars come with metric and imperial settings for the milage, and if they don't, the cost of a cluster surely is worth it.
It's becoming more popular now to see people importing their own cars now. My neighbour is from Sweden. He worked for a dealership back there that imports vehicals used and new from here that are not available there. He's actually sending his Murano to Sweden when he goes back.
Maybe just buying a car in another province of Canada can save you a provincial tax. My father did it for years, bought his cars in Ontario and drove them back to Québec on a transit. I know Québec obliges out of province vehicals an inspection now, so don't know if this still works. It would be good to find out.
Some cars come with metric and imperial settings for the milage, and if they don't, the cost of a cluster surely is worth it.
It's becoming more popular now to see people importing their own cars now. My neighbour is from Sweden. He worked for a dealership back there that imports vehicals used and new from here that are not available there. He's actually sending his Murano to Sweden when he goes back.
Maybe just buying a car in another province of Canada can save you a provincial tax. My father did it for years, bought his cars in Ontario and drove them back to Québec on a transit. I know Québec obliges out of province vehicals an inspection now, so don't know if this still works. It would be good to find out.
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I believe the show in question is Driving TV.
You can search for their web site at http://drivingtv.canada.com/
You can search for their web site at http://drivingtv.canada.com/
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Thanks Tootall.
The show gave a lot of info on the subject and all the things to watch for.
The show gave a lot of info on the subject and all the things to watch for.
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