I'm supposed to transfer to Ottawa by the end of the year.

I have been researching online since I got home (5:30pm) and I'm still confused. Information is very hard to come by, and its incomplete and overly complicated. I need to know wether I can bring my FC with me by tonight since I've got a potential buyer. If I could wait until tomorow, I could simply place a call to Canadian customs tomorow and ask them all my questions.

I have half-answers to some of these questions, but I'd still like to deal with people as opposed to 50 different .pdf documents. Here goes:

1) Is my FC allowed into Canada? Do I need to pay taxes? Do I need to provide customs with proof of ownership? Do I need canadian tags on my car the first time I drive in? How long can I keep my US tags before I register it as a canadian vehicle?

Obviously, theres 10,000 questions like that. Can anyone please answer a few or point me to a good source? Official canadian government sites are useless.

2) Once the car is (hopefully) in Canada, does it need to pass emissions? Its 18 years old after all. Do I need to somehow certify it as 'road worthy'?

So many questions

 

I know you can bring it in, others have done it. It's more a matter of getting raped for fees and other charges then being able to get it here.

Do a seach in the canadian forum, others have already covered this i'm sure.

Good luck. give us a shout when you get in ottawa.

 

if it's 15 years or older it's not difficult.

As i understand it.

Need to get the car safetied / certified in Canada
Need to pay taxes / duty on it

You will need an emissions test up until your car is 20 years old.

 

Here is some information for you.

http://www.riv.ca

 

I believe there is less required if you are moving to canada and bringing the car in with you as opposed to just importing one. As far as bringing it in for the first time, just drive in like any other American on vacation does.

 

You all have my thanks, it looks like i'll keep my FC for life after all

The potential buyer offered me an extra $500 US when he learned I changed my mind about selling

 

Why are you moving from Miami FL to ottawa? Are you nuts?

 

I thought this as well. But then i just figured we'd have 1 more member to add to the meets . Even if i haven't been to many this summer

 

I'm with him...ur nuts!!

 

I would like to ask that question again.

 

I would be willing to bet that Ottawa has a much higher girl to guy ratio than Miami.
Plus, you can't skate on the canals in Miami in February.....
Plus, the Sens will likely be better than the Panthers this year.

But, yeah, Are U Nuts?

 

I'm surprised so many of you asked me why I'm moving. I figured this thread long dead!

First of all, unlike every sane person on earth, I dislike the warm weather down here. I LOVE snow. I'd rather have hot snowbunnies beside me snowboarding than a hot girl in a bikini at (overcrowded) Miami beach.

Secondly, I went to high school in Ottawa. Some of my best friends live there and I go back to visit often. Ottawa (Canada in general really) is an awesome place to live. Far better than Miami (or any other major US city I've lived in) IMO.

Basically, I love you guys

 

Well, that sums it up. He is nuts.

 

Those hot snowbunnies are not that hot when they put on 15lbs during the winter months and are pastey pale

 

Hey man, most snowboarding chicks i've met are pretty cute even with all their gear off

If when you come up we're gonna have to go snowboarding me you and Aaron man, even if he is slow

 

yes you can, drive the car here and you wont have any troubles ...
a friend of mine went to live in houston,tx . and he came back maybe 2 months ago and he brought his celica gts 2003 back with him ...

just be careful on the roads since in canada were in KMH !!!

 

I imported my 91 vert in last year and it was not too bad. There were some modifications that had to be made to the car. The bumper hardware (foam, mounts, bar) needed to be changed to Canadian spec. The fog lights need to be rewired to be on all the time. I think that was it. Keep your receipts. You can buy the bumprer hardware at a scrap yard.

 

I just got off the phone with Canadian customs. Since I'll be entering Canada on a student visa, I dont NEED to pass emissions\inspection. I dont need to pay taxes on her either (i'm not allowed to sell the car). This reduces my paperwork to 0 at the border (just show my tittle!). The only issue now is: can my FC make the trip?

If she doesnt, I'm leaving her (dead) on whatever state she gives out on me and calling a cab to the airport

I'd probably end up leaving the tittle in the car and posting a "FREE SHELL" ad on the for sale section

PMing you guys about snowboarding when winter comes!