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