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      06-29-2019, 12:49 PM   #1
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Anyone purchased a car from Canada and imported it to the USA?

I was thinking of doing that for a long time and I did some research. I know about letter from manufacturer and 2.5% import tax etc. But perhaps someone in here done it and know the exact process? How not to pay Canadian sales tax or get refunded? Best way to transfer money to dealer, CAD or USD, and where to get best rates? We are talking 50-60k so rate matters alot.
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      07-02-2019, 02:43 PM   #2
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Sorry don't have answers to your questions re: importing etc.

For rates you may want to look into foreign exchange companies based in US.
In Canada I used "Knightsbridge Exchange" few times and they had better rates than major banks when I converted CAD to USD and vice versa. Perhaps you have something similar in US.
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      07-02-2019, 03:03 PM   #3
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I did it the other way in 2010 when a $ was a $ and your economy was fucking dying.

Dealer in Allentown, advertises for $20K, i say $16K, he says "do you have the money" ... i say cash cheque baby, he says come get it asshole. Car had 15,000 miles, was $45K new in Canada

Still DD the car today, has 75,000 miles and cost of ownership excluding gas and insurance is around $225 per month, which is insane.
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FYI theres a 1000hp 8 second supra for sale in northern alberta. original six speed car. I wanna import that from canada to here. only 27k usd!!
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FYI theres a 1000hp 8 second supra for sale in northern alberta. original six speed car. I wanna import that from canada to here. only 27k usd!!
I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure car has to go to stock form first
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Curious about this as well...C43 wagon
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I know of a supercharged Z4M that was imported into the US from Canada.
New owner had zero issues as far it not being stock AFAIK
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I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure car has to go to stock form first
Seriously doubt that.
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      07-03-2019, 08:17 PM   #9
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It's just car that I like has packages that are not offered in USA. So if I could save some $$$ and get a better car, that would be nice.
There is about $2.2k difference Google currency converter vs bank
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I bought my 335i in Canada and had a company in New York import it and ship it. Went really smoothly.
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      07-04-2019, 12:50 AM   #11
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bmw from canada to usa

new here and you must be crazy to import from Canada to USA. i mean we usually import from USA to Canada and not the other way around just saying lol or im missing something. im sorry i didnt read all the messages and OK you need help importing to Canad\a, ok i can help with that and what are you looking for and where you want it shipped in Canada. i have few friends in Canada who shipped there m3 and other car there. let me know im in Florida where most Canadian get there cars and rv you know what i mean and its not cheap.

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I bought my 335i in Canada and had a company in New York import it and ship it. Went really smoothly.
Which company?
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Which company?
Superior Auto Sales in Hamburg New York.

I sent an email to every import company in New York and I decided after one correspondence to go with Superior. I dealt with Sarah and she was great. Everything went smoothly and they shipped it from the seller's house to mine with all paperwork, etc. taken care of. I titled it with no issues at all. Highly recommend them.
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I would always go see the car, drive it or ship it back.
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