hoscalecody (Offline)
#1
9/30/16 9:50 PM
Hello I was looking for advice on whether or not to buy a car from Canada. So I seen a nice lightning sprint in Canada for a great price hes selling it for $5000 CAD which equals with exchange rate right now $3808 USD but I always heard there is taxes or whatever to bring it across the border is that so or no for instance we knew someone that bought a side by side in Canada but it got stuck at the border for a month because he didn't know there was quite a bit of extra fees to bring it across and didn't have the money at the time for fees but didn't know if that would happen with a race car or not. Any advice is helpful!
Charles Nungester
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#3
10/1/16 12:29 AM
It will probably have a miss every now and then and go Eh instead of RRRR.
It will come with a handle on top for Curling.
Charles Nungester
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motorhead748 (Offline)
#4
10/1/16 6:22 AM
I have no idea but if fees are involved with bringing a complete car , maybe you could take it apart and bring it back in pieces?
Dick Mahoney (Offline)
#5
10/1/16 7:09 AM
no fees going from US to Canada only the tax Don't know about the other way Just call the border
Can26 (Offline)
#6
10/1/16 8:29 AM
I have bought a few from the US to Canada. If you would like, you can give me a call at five one nine- six three seven- eight zero eight zero. I may have some tips to help.
Backitin (Offline)
#7
10/3/16 7:52 AM
I have bought a couple speedwaybikes from Canada. I have always had them meet me on the US side because I have no passport nor do I want one. Guys from NY race in Canada a couple times a year and never have any trouble getting thru with race stuff. If it were me I wouldn't mention that I just bought anything that doesn't come with a title, I am just crossing with my race car or bike.
bart smith (Offline)
#9
10/4/16 2:01 AM
no problem bringing it in , 5 % tax and thats all . foreign cars atv motorcycles are much more .
Dick Monahan (Offline)
#10
10/4/16 9:36 AM
Many years ago, I knew a guy who built cars that were among the best in New England and that were superstars in Canada, which seemed to be a couple of years behind us in the latest technology. In addition to his weekly winnings, he made a few bucks selling the up-to-date parts from the car. Finally, he got a request for a whole new car. He made a deal that the customer had to pay a relatively high price, plus supply a "trade-in". My acquaintance towed a brand-new race car into Canada on a Saturday, and returned home with a very beat-up car, painted identically. "Looks like it was a bad night," said one of the customs inspectors on the return trip, noting how bad the car looked. Of course, the late-night inspector was not the same guy as the guy who saw the car go into Canada in the afternoon. It worked so well, he did it a number of times. As far as I know, he was never caught at it.