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Halon

12-19-2006, 11:22 PM

Anyone here done it on there own? I'm trying to import one from Canada, but ran into a small road block. The manufacturer will not give us the paper stating the car is EPA approved for the US. They will only give it to an authorized importing company. Has anyone else done this, that can give some advice, other then paying some 3rd party company $600 to import it for me?

SLOW_V

12-19-2006, 11:31 PM

What are you importing? Colt GT? Silvia?

Halon

12-19-2006, 11:39 PM

That's not the question. The question is if anyone else has done this, and if anyone has any pointers to help me get this done on my own. It is a car that fully meets US standards, and is manufactured here. The reason I'm looking at one from Canada is because of the price of the car, not because it's some badass car that wasn't made here.

JET

12-20-2006, 08:14 AM

I looked into it, I had found a sweet 97 talon up there I wanted, but ran into the same roadblock. They wouldn't give that info up at all. I would think that is their duty as the manufacturer. There is a nice page out there about importing a car in, I think it is about a Toyota.

12-20-2006, 08:21 AM

I'm almost positive I saw somethinon this a year or two back on the Rally Mn yahoo list when someone was looking at his options for a Colt/Swift or some shit like that. Maybe it was the SCCA forums though... I'll see if I can find anything, but those might be a few resources to try. Those rally guys do all sorts of weird shit.

Halon

12-20-2006, 08:30 AM

http://www.canadatotwincities.com/buy_car.html

That is the page I found my info off. The manufacturer did give us a form saying it was built to US standards, so it should pass safety. But they will not give us the EPA letter. Bastards!

12-20-2006, 08:48 AM

And I take it the EPA letter is what is needed to register it?

12-20-2006, 08:53 AM

Here is another fite for ya B. Don't know if it will help any.

http://www.foreignborn.com/visas_imm/entering_us/7importingyourcar.htm#prior

Halon

12-20-2006, 09:17 AM

I need the EPA letter to actually get it past customs. I could get it past customs without the letter, but it would be imported under a different set of rules, and wouldn't be legal for street use.

SLOW_V

12-20-2006, 10:47 AM

It might easier to pay 600 bucks to a 3rd party to get it done for you. All this running around doesn't seem worth it.