Canada import

[Geraint Lloyd]

Mrs Lloyd has just pointed out that although Ms Anderson was build in
Canada, she has undergone significant modification in the US to make her
comply with local standards, notably the installation of oversized twin
frontal airbags

bob terwilliger wrote:
> Yeah...but we gave you Pam Anderson.
>
> John
>
> --- David Kase <davekase at pdqlocks.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Just remember folks, that doesn't work the other way
>> around (Canada to US).
>>
>> David Kase
>> Engineering Manager
>> www.pdqlocks.com
>>
>>
>>
>> Geraint Lloyd wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> If it is over 15 years old then it is exempt from 
>>>       
>> the RIV and Transport
>>     
>>> Canada regulations.
>>> hence the dirth of early 90s Nissan Skyline gtrs
>>>       
>> floating around.
>>     
>>> AFAIK these rhd turbo 4wd monsters were not
>>>       
>> available in north america.
>>     
>>> it has been suggested that the aforementioned dirth
>>>       
>> of 15 year old +
>>     
>>> GTRs and evos making the trip from tokyo to
>>>       
>> vancouver in order to
>>     
>>> satisfy the appetite of  the BC boy racers, may
>>>       
>> cause TC to increase the
>>     
>>> 15 year limit.
>>>
>>> there is a lister in montreal who has imported a 91
>>>       
>> 20v tqa
>>     
>>> I have a 20tqa 10v that someone else imported from
>>>       
>> arizona and a 1987 UK
>>     
>>> spec golf 2 gti 8v that i imported when i moved in
>>>       
>> 2005.
>>     
>>> spec wise, the golf is about as far away as you can
>>>       
>> get for use in north
>>     
>>> america. everything on it is either MOT, TUV or
>>>       
>> Euro Type Approved with
>>     
>>> stuff all DOT approved, but it's old enough.....
>>>
>>> Geraint
>>>
>>>
>>> Peter Berrevoets - IT Pro. wrote:
>>>  
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Unfortunately the 20V 200 (1991) may not be
>>>>         
>> importable into Canada
>>     
>>>> according. It was previously on the list available
>>>>         
>> here
>>
>>     
>>> http://www.riv.ca/english/US_vehicle_admissibility.pdf
>>>       
>> listed as
>>     
>>>> inadmissible . Due to the age (over 15 years)
>>>>         
>> there may now be exemptions to
>>     
>>>> this, but it would be a good idea to check with
>>>>         
>>> http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/importation/impusae.htm
>>>       
>> to make sure you
>>     
>>>> don't get stopped at the border or refused a plate
>>>>         
>> once in the country.
>>     
>>>> HTH
>>>>
>>>> Long time lurker,
>>>>
>>>> PJB
>>>> 1990 200TQ - Toronto, Canada
>>>>
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