Buying car in New Brunswick - allowed to fly in from AB during Covid?

[zipdoa]

Found a GSW in New Brunswick for a good price and in the favorite 'Peacock Green' - I'm finding conflicting info online as to whether I'll be able to fly into NB and drive out of the province with the car.

Can anyone definitively answer whether I'll be allowed to enter the province? Sounds like I might be screened at the airport and turned away for 'non-essential' travel.

[ExtraSlow]

Paging ThePenIsMightier
I think you should have it shipped.

[spikerS]

yeah, you will get turned away. And if they do let you in, you will be under a mandatory 14 day quarantine and they do check up on you during it to make sure you are adhering to the provincial order.

[Masked Bandit]

yeah, you will get turned away. And if they do let you in, you will be under a mandatory 14 day quarantine and they do check up on you during it to make sure you are adhering to the provincial order.

Or what, they'll kick you out of the province?

[The_Rural_Juror]

What's a GSW?

[Mitsu3000gt]

What's a GSW?

Golf Sport Wagen.

[ExtraSlow]

Grand super wagoneer?

[firebane]

What's a GSW?

Green Sport Wagon?

[Tik-Tok]

Gun Shot Wound

[killramos]

I don’t know if NB is different, but for NS you are allowed to fly there but you are required to immediately go somewhere to quarantine. That said, you are allowed to stop quarantining to leave within the 14 day window.

So if the rules are the same, I don’t see how you wouldn’t be allowed to fly there “quarantine” at buddies house to sign paperwork, and immediately drive back to Alberta.

Probably moot as best I can tell no one is really running flights to NB anyway. Maybe the easy choice is get him to meet you at the Quebec border (dunno what bubble enforcement looks like).

[The_Rural_Juror]

GSW. I'm done my learning for today.

Why is OP supporting the East Coast bubble economy? Plenty of beaters available locally. SHAME!

[ThePenIsMightier]

Found a GSW in New Brunswick for a good price and in the favorite 'Peacock Green' - I'm finding conflicting info online as to whether I'll be able to fly into NB and drive out of the province with the car.

Can anyone definitively answer whether I'll be allowed to enter the province? Sounds like I might be screened at the airport and turned away for 'non-essential' travel.

PEI would not let you. You'd be in the situation spikerS mentioned (post 3).
NB has been almost exactly as crazy as PEI throughout this, so I'm quite confident you can't.
You cannot stop quarantine prematurely like Killramos is saying (post 10) in PEI and it's news to me that NS is allowing that.

[2Legit2Quit]

Private sale? Have them drive it into Quebec :guns:

[zipdoa]

The vehicle is at a dealership (clutch auto). Paperwork and financials would be handled remotely. I’d be flying in and putting my plate on it and immediately heading back to AB.

Very hard to find a green GSW, especially in the base trim. Also, they run 11s 1/4 mile with a few basic mods - DSG + lightweight turbo wagon = ridiculous

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[killramos]

PEI would not let you. You'd be in the situation spikerS mentioned (post 3).
NB has been almost exactly as crazy as PEI throughout this, so I'm quite confident you can't.
You cannot stop quarantine prematurely like Killramos is saying (post 10) in PEI and it's news to me that NS is allowing that.

Yea based on 5 seconds on their website it looks like NB is much more restrictive than NS.

Any chance the dealer has an affiliate in Quebec that they can truck the car to?

What I posted for NS is definitely accurate though, maybe dealer can transfer car to Halifax as an option (easier to fly to Halifax than NB).

https://www.novascotia.com/travel-info/covid-19-faq


You may come to Nova Scotia for fewer than 14 days, however you must self-isolate for the length of time you are here if you are coming from outside of Atlantic Canada.

Might be impossible to transit through NB though.

[Team_Mclaren]

What's wrong with shipping it? Can even ship it to Ontario and pick it up from there.

[zipdoa]

What's wrong with shipping it? Can even ship it to Ontario and pick it up from there.

This might be the answer.

FWIW - the GSW is @ Clutch Auto in Nova Scotia. New Brunswick was suggested because I have family there who could 'receive' the car and park it until I fly out in December.

It does appear that flying into NS is a possibility, but making it through NB might be the problem.

[dirtsniffer]

Found a GSW in New Brunswick for a good price and in the favorite 'Peacock Green' - I'm finding conflicting info online as to whether I'll be able to fly into NB and drive out of the province with the car.

Can anyone definitively answer whether I'll be allowed to enter the province? Sounds like I might be screened at the airport and turned away for 'non-essential' travel.

Go. Sue them if they turn you away

[killramos]

This might be the answer.

FWIW - the GSW is @ Clutch Auto in Nova Scotia. New Brunswick was suggested because I have family there who could 'receive' the car and park it until I fly out in December.

It does appear that flying into NS is a possibility, but making it through NB might be the problem.

Might be worthwhile to clarify whether you are allowed to transit through NB without stopping.

[vengie]

The vehicle is at a dealership (clutch auto). Paperwork and financials would be handled remotely. I’d be flying in and putting my plate on it and immediately heading back to AB.

Very hard to find a green GSW, especially in the base trim. Also, they run 11s 1/4 mile with a few basic mods - DSG + lightweight turbo wagon = ridiculous

TVh_lQlf8q8

Wait WHAT!

What mods?

[NoSup4U]

Might be worthwhile to clarify whether you are allowed to transit through NB without stopping.

RCMP will target your AB plate. My sister and family moved back to NL a few months ago and were pulled over entering and just before leaving NB, and were required to show proof they had a residence on the island each time. They were told they could be turned back if they didn't have proof, even though they were just passing through, but who knows if that was just that cop being a dink. No other repercussions were mentioned.

Would be cheaper/ easier to have it sent by rail to Calgary :dunno:

[JRSC00LUDE]

RCMP will target your AB plate. My sister and family moved back to NL a few months ago and were pulled over entering and just before leaving NB, and were required to show proof they had a residence on the island each time. They were told they could be turned back if they didn't have proof, even though they were just passing through, but who knows if that was just that cop being a dink. No other repercussions were mentioned.


Every traffic enforcement pullover is a cop being a dink.

[Disoblige]

Guys Sucking Willies?

[ThePenIsMightier]

Ship that shit. Without a doubt.
You're looking at $350+ in fuel, alone. Oh, and about a week of your life.

[ExtraSlow]

Plus I hear that maritime air turns you liberal.

[vengie]

Plus I hear that maritime air turns you socialist

fixed

[killramos]

fixed

There is a difference?

[vengie]

There is a difference?

Not anymore I suppose

[ercchry]

Bears... ship it because of bears :rofl:

...just got the updated estimate on my incident. $17k in bear related damage

[never]

Bears... ship it because of bears :rofl:

...just got the updated estimate on my incident. $17k in bear related damage

Impressive...my current max deer collision value is $13K. Guess that means bears>deer!

[The_Rural_Juror]

Nice car. I'm going to go bid it up as punishment for dealing with the communists.

[zipdoa]

Ship that shit. Without a doubt.
You're looking at $350+ in fuel, alone. Oh, and about a week of your life.

I'm stoked for a cross country road trip - always wanted to drive the width of Canada.

Cheapest shipping quote i've received is $1800, so significantly cheaper to fly and drive.

[ExtraSlow]

I'm stoked for a cross country road trip - always wanted to drive the width of Canada.

Cheapest shipping quote i've received is $1800, so significantly cheaper to fly and drive.

Add in 14 days in a hotel plus meals before you can drive home.

[Team_Mclaren]

I'm stoked for a cross country road trip - always wanted to drive the width of Canada.

Cheapest shipping quote i've received is $1800, so significantly cheaper to fly and drive.


ya, shipping from NB is insane. the best combo would be to ship to QC or ON and drive back, that'd somewhat satisfy your desire to drive from east to west. But that might be the last time you wanna do that, it's a shit drive imo.

[NoSup4U]

I'm stoked for a cross country road trip - always wanted to drive the width of Canada.

Cheapest shipping quote i've received is $1800, so significantly cheaper to fly and drive.

Flight/ fuel/ hotels are going to run you $1400 at least, remember it’s 5000km of driving with much higher gas prices, during a shitty time of year to be driving long distances. Factor in fast food and your time and you are much better off shipping.

I’ve driven the entire length of the TCH and it’s a great trip, but wouldn’t think of it in the winter unless necessary. If you were doing this in May-October, would for sure be worth it.

[ercchry]

You could not pay me enough to drive around the lakes during a winter storm in the dark. I’d rather do laps of Rogers pass naked in a convertible during a blizzard

[ExtraSlow]

You could not pay me enough to drive around the lakes during a winter storm in the dark. I’d rather do laps of Rogers pass naked in a convertible during a blizzard

Need a copilot for that trip? I'm game. ;)