Unfortunately I think that is unavoidable on '07+ Zs

 

really eh
that sucks

saved me a trip friend
thx!

do you travel on 401 east around 5-6pm?
been seeing a 07 black 350z.

 

mine is actually dark blue.

but no. I do the waterloo-oakville commute on fridays/sundays and the KW members may see me tooling around waterloo during the week.

 

can you drive the car to canada and then go back to the border after 3 days to pay the taxes and all. i mean if the us owner lets you drive the car with thier plates? and also can you insure a car that not even registered under your name and its not even a canadian car yet? im asking that because well if i cant drive the car then im going to have to leave it in a garage near the border and want to have the theft insurance on it... thanks guys

 

The CBSA generally doesn't allow Canadians to drive a US car with American plates across the border (there are some exceptions, for example, you can own a US car and have it registered in your name in the US - see www.riv.ca). The CBSA wants to see that you are well into the process of importing a vehicle into Canada, before they let you drive it into Canada (which is why they allow temporary US plates through in conjunction with a Form 1). So you basically need to have the Form 1 in hand when you drive across the border to present the guards. If you don't have that, they won't let you through (and I've seen that happen a few times).

Your best bet is to park it at a garage while the paper work clears.

On another note, it would be interesting to see if a Canadian insurance company would insure you on an American vehicle you do not own. IMHO I highly doubt they would allow this. Typically when you insure a US car you are trying to import, the insurance company wants some proof of ownership.

 

i seee , is there a charge for that form 1 thingy?

 

so what if i buy a us car here in canada, lets say someone come to visit here and i buy thier car???

 

Yes, there is a fee of $195CAD. You should read through the RIV site very carefully before you go further into the import process. http://www.riv.ca/english/html/how_to_import.html.

 

That wouldn't work because if a car is going to be exported to Canada, the title must be presented to US Customs at least three days before the vehicle crosses the US border into Canada.