| If you are a Canadian considering purchasing | | | | online. Are these final prices, negotiable |
| a vehicle in the United Sates you should be | | | | prices, or are these lowball prices to get |
| aware of the rules and logistics of your | | | | you in the door. Only the door may be 1000 |
| purchase. It may be to purchase a difficult | | | | miles away and expensive to get to. Ask |
| to obtain vehicle, it may be to save money - | | | | questions and use your judgment skills. It |
| a substantial amount of purchase price or it | | | | never hurts to be cautious. |
| may be obtain a more premium used vehicle | | | | |
| -one that never saw a Canadian winter in its | | | | Next in line there is eBay. EBay allows the |
| lifetime. Regardless of all of that your car | | | | average person or even dealers the ability to |
| importation process will never be as easy and | | | | market their goods in a tremendously larger |
| simple as the acquaintance you met in the | | | | catchments area. Usually there are a lot of |
| lineup to buy chicken, told you. | | | | photos and descriptions. EBay particularly |
| | | | excels in hard to find and vintage cars. |
| First of all - ensure that you follow the | | | | |
| rules to the letter , of the Canadian | | | | Instead of an individual selling his car |
| Government Agency responsible for setting and | | | | locally - and having only a small group of |
| enforcing the rules dealing with the | | | | customers, for less than the price of local |
| importation of foreign motor vehicles into | | | | ad - they can reach a whole new very large |
| Canada - "The Department of Transportation | | | | market of auto buyers who can be most |
| Registrar of Foreign Motor Vehicles " , | | | | interested in their vehicle for sale. EBay |
| "Riv.ca" or Riv for short. Their regulations, | | | | allows for an automated, in depth car history |
| rules and requirements are plainly listed | | | | purchase online, for a nominal fee. In |
| either on the internet website, on a printed | | | | addition if you are serious about the |
| document available from the Queen's Printer, | | | | purchase - eBay will provide access to local |
| or by phone. It's always safest to phone and | | | | 3rd party who will conduct an independent |
| ask if you unsure. It never hurts to clarify | | | | qualified mechanical inspection. Keep in mind |
| and be sure. | | | | that eBay is only the facilitator. Any |
| | | | contracts and agreements are between you and |
| Once you have determined your vehicle of | | | | the purchaser only. |
| choice or a list of vehicle and model years | | | | |
| you are off to the step of finding and | | | | The financial agreement of purchase price, |
| locating a suitable vehicle to purchase. It | | | | payment and deposit terms are a matter |
| uses to be that you were at the mercy of car | | | | between you and the seller. Most eBay sellers |
| import brokers. In this day of inexpensive | | | | require a deposit promptly, followed by a |
| communications and the internet the rules | | | | bank draft or negotiable instrument within a |
| have changed greatly. It used to be that your | | | | time period, which has been agreed to between |
| only choices were to buy a newspaper from | | | | seller and buyer. In most cases |
| your chosen American city, hope that it was | | | | transportation costs, back home to Canada, |
| current, and scour dealer ads. From then on | | | | are the responsibility of the buyer. Cars are |
| in were expensive phone calls, a lot of | | | | usually sold f.o.b. shipping which means it |
| questions, and then wondering what else you | | | | is the buyer's responsibility for shipment |
| would be hit for when you arrived at the | | | | and shipping costs. You can arrange to pick |
| dealership. Your other option was to | | | | up the car yourself, and perhaps make a |
| physically go on a trip or vacation and spend | | | | vacation of it. On the other hand many find |
| your time, and holiday searching for your new | | | | it most convenient, economical and a saving |
| car. It might have been exciting , but it is | | | | of time, energy and aggravation to have the |
| no way to spend a vacation and on top of that | | | | car shipped home with a commercial auto |
| your negotiating powers are diminished , | | | | shipping transport service. |
| perhaps by limited supply of the type of | | | | |
| vehicle that you want as well as the clicking | | | | In the end it can be said that it is often |
| clock of your travel costs and your limited | | | | safer to purchase your new vehicle close to |
| time frame. | | | | home. You know the dealers, the car dealers |
| | | | are close by if you have mechanical problems |
| Luckily in this modern day and age we have a | | | | which require service or need product |
| lot of other available options. | | | | support. On the other hand if a Canadian |
| | | | purchases his car , and imports it from the |
| Dealer websites can be easily checked online. | | | | United States he may either have a |
| Communication is rapid and generally | | | | substantial cost saving or obtain a hard to |
| inexpensive - whether it is by email or | | | | obtain vehicle or a good used car that has |
| directly by phone. It's always a question | | | | never seen harsh Canadian winters. |
| though of the accuracy of the price quotes | | | | |