Buying a car from the US in Canada

[E36M3]

Has anyone reading this ever purchased a car in the United States from Canada and had it shipped? I've just bought a car on eBay in Florida that I want to have in Calgary, and I need to arrange to have it shipped with duty, etc. all taken care of.. any tips?

[DSM Power]

http://www.riv.ca/

[E36M3]

Thanks.. I've gone through the process before, but was more looking at any tips on transport companies that can take care of the paperwork for you.

[Impreza]

If you don't mind me asking, what car did you purchase?

[E36M3]

I got an SL55


Originally posted by Impreza
If you don't mind me asking, what car did you purchase?

[max_boost]

Originally posted by E36M3
I got an SL55

lol:rofl:

I'm envious!:thumbsup: :bigpimp: Congrats on a wicked car! CAn I get a ride sometime, it's my goal to sample as many exotics as possible:D

[JCX]

Originally posted by E36M3
I got an SL55



May I ask why you bought stateside? Did you get a good bargain? :bigpimp:

[E36M3]

Sure thing. It'll be in Calgary on or around July 20th


Originally posted by max_boost
lol:rofl:

I'm envious!:thumbsup: :bigpimp: Congrats on a wicked car! CAn I get a ride sometime, it's my goal to sample as many exotics as possible:D

[E36M3]

There is a couple year waiting list in Calgary at the dealers, no real good options available that I could find in Canada used, and it was a steal.. it was also the color combination I wanted and had the right options.


Originally posted by JCX


May I ask why you bought stateside? Did you get a good bargain? :bigpimp:

[Go4Long]

cool cool...who did you end up going with for transport? my car was in bond in vancouver with Hansens, they were supposed to ship it originally, but their schedule with the holiday didn't work out, so it is being shipped by allied.

[Skylinelover]

Is it going to be expensive for duty and costum fees.. And is it inspected already?

[E36M3]

Yeah, it is fully inspected, under warranty, and is essentially brand new. I got about 150 pictures of it, and it is absolutely mint. With customs, duty, modifications and transportation, it is still about 60k or so cheaper than a new one in Canada.


Originally posted by Skylinelover
Is it going to be expensive for duty and costum fees.. And is it inspected already?

[E36M3]

I went with A-A Auto transport, which was significantly less expensive than most of the other people I spoke to, had a truck available right away, and were very friendly/professional.

I'll let you know what it looks like on the other end :)


Originally posted by Go4Long
cool cool...who did you end up going with for transport? my car was in bond in vancouver with Hansens, they were supposed to ship it originally, but their schedule with the holiday didn't work out, so it is being shipped by allied.

[C4S]

Originally posted by E36M3
I got an SL55



From E bay ? wow .. I always wondering how reliable to buy those nice cars from Ebay, prices are so good, and too good to be truth ! I always scare to see "too low" price ... even Toronto or Van .. theor prices are way lower ..but I end up never buy a car out of Alberta ...

Any hints ? I want to buy a car from US ! way cheap now .. let us know what you need to do from you bought the car, till you get the Alberta insurance, Plate, and have the car on Calgary roads ! :thumbsup:

By the way, I talk to Benz, on AMG product, such as SL55, E55 ..etc, they don't allow people to sell them across the board for 2 yrs .. when the buyer picked up his car, in Canada or US, need to sign a letter, indicated that he cannot sell the car outside of US/Canada where he bought the car from, within 2 yrs .. ? :dunno: that is what I was told from Benz Dealers .. and they did show me the "letter" from Benz Canada .. :dunno: not sure how it works ! :dunno:

[rage2]

Did you ever get the car to visit that Florida place before getting it shipped up here? ;)

[max_boost]

C4S brings up a good point. Although I didn't buy the SLK32, I had to sign the same waiver form.

I think E36M3 resides in San Fran so the car will probably be registered with Cali plates?:dunno:

[rage2]

He's in both calgary and cali. The car's coming to calgary (hence the thread shipping to canada) hehe.

[E36M3]

I've got two Benzes that are less than two years old, the G500 and the SL55, and they did not require a waiver in either case. The only time I have ever heard of such a thing is people buying the vehicles in Canada, not the U.S. where exporting them is a lot more rare.

I highly doubt a waiver is enforceable, and in fact, I'm sure it is illegal under NAFTA regulations.

As for the cars being cheap, you definitely have to do your homework.. you can buy an abused car quite easily, so you should be careful, especially with a high performance vehicle.

The Florida place's website is broken, or else I would have it over there right now.

[rage2]

Originally posted by E36M3
The Florida place's website is broken, or else I would have it over there right now.
561-845-7888 give them a call ;). It SHOULD save you some money taking care of it down there as compared to doing it up in Calgary.

[E36M3]

Shit, they are only an hour away, you are evil.


Originally posted by rage2

561-845-7888 give them a call ;). It SHOULD save you some money taking care of it down there as compared to doing it up in Calgary.

[rage2]

Originally posted by E36M3
Shit, they are only an hour away, you are evil.
Trust me, it's well worth it :).

Car should be in and out within an hour if they have an open bay.

[C4S]

Originally posted by E36M3
I've got two Benzes that are less than two years old, the G500 and the SL55


:thumbsup: not bad combination ! good taste ! and your S4, ( I hope this one is manual tranny ! )

so, you are running aroundf between US, Calgary, and UK ? :thumbsup:

[dezmarez]

my cousins brought up too cars from the states and sold them for more

[E36M3]

Thanks.. yeah, the S4 is in Europe and has a manual transmission (which I prefer, especially on the curvy roads in Europe and it rules when I'm in the no speed limit zones). The AWD is nice in the wet.

I'm split between Canada and Europe mostly, although I have a house in California which is where I am hoping to spend most of my time eventually (I've spent most of the last five years there)


Originally posted by C4S


:thumbsup: not bad combination ! good taste ! and your S4, ( I hope this one is manual tranny ! )

so, you are running aroundf between US, Calgary, and UK ? :thumbsup:

[rage2]

Well if you need anyone to babysit that SL55 while you're out of town, lemme know :rofl:.

[max_boost]

Originally posted by rage2
Well if you need anyone to babysit that SL55 while you're out of town, lemme know :rofl:. Is the SL55 auto?

Anyway, I can offer free Chinese Food for at least the next 5 years:DSo I can take care of it:rofl: :bigpimp:

[FiveFreshFish]

Check out the Friday Herald (Sep. 17) for a feature story on this gorgeous SL55!

[M_Power]

Originally posted by max_boost
Is the SL55 auto?
SL's 500 through 600 only come in the auto/tiptronic tranny

[E36M3]

I saw that in the online version of the herald.. what a strange article. It reads like it got cut off half way through or something.


Originally posted by FiveFreshFish
Check out the Friday Herald (Sep. 17) for a feature story on this gorgeous SL55!

[statick]

nice car u got