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Importing Volvo from USA to Canada - 15 years & older .... ????

posted by  Goldy on  Sat Jan 8 05:11 CST 2005
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Has anyone had experience with importing a pre-1990 volvo to canada from the USA ???

From what I read on the Canadian Government sites, volvo's under 15 years age require much modification at a dealer before they are acceptable. (estimated cost by a dealer was several thousand $$'s)

HOWEVER - from what I read - all vehicles (except buses) 15 years and older, are acceptable - this seems to read that they do not require dealer mods.

Any info would be helpful.

Thanks

Goldy

Red Deer AB
current - 78 242, 87 245 500+k kms / (belated - 86 245, 80 245)







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    Importing Volvo from USA to Canada - 15 years & older .... ????

    posted by  NJC on  Sat Jan 8 08:49 CST 2005
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    I am also interested in this.

    Volvos seem so much cheaper in the States.
    --
    Norm Cook Vancouver BC; 1989 745T 200,000KM








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      Importing Volvo from USA to Canada - 15 years & older .... ????

      posted by  Goldy on  Sat Jan 8 12:18 CST 2005
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      We were in White Rock BC for Christmas - looked in the lower Mainland Auto Trader - and Buy & Sell.

      Pricey !!!!!

      From what I could glean from

      http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/importation/menu.htm

      - it seems to say that all cars - 15 years and older are acceptable as is..

      I need to verify that - I know that when I was looking into a Volvo that was under 15 years age - the feds required a Volvo dealer to install bilingual stickers in place of every english sticker on the car - change out the MPH speedo head to a KPH speedo head - etc.

      Real bureaucratic red tape - Someone must have swapped the Canadian government training videos with a pack of Monty Python tapes way back - and now we are reaping the misconstrued idiocies!!!

      GH








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        Importing Volvo from USA to Canada - 15 years & older .... ????

        posted by  NJC on  Sat Jan 8 13:02 CST 2005
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        I looked at 8 Volvos--3 in Victoria and the rest in Vancouver.

        The most expensive one I saw was 1990 Volvo 745T. It was in very nice shape although brakes pulsated, there was an oil leak on diff, muffler ready to rust through and no A/C. Price? Only $10,900!! I offered him $7500 and no way.

        I'm often green with envy at the prices American folks can buy Volvos..

        Check out some of these prices from Abbotsford:

        http://members.shaw.ca/volvolady/

        Thanks for the info about car importation. They are trying to discourage it, from the info you provide. So much for free trade.

        The good news is that a 1990 Volvo now applies. Often these can be found in decent shape.


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        Norm Cook Vancouver BC; 1989 745T 200,000KM







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