Importing gto
TECH Apprentice
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From: Newfoundland, Canada
You'll run into big problems - the GTO is listed as inadmissable for imporation to Canada. Check out http://www.riv.ca for info regarding importing vechicles into Canada from the U.S.
On The Tree
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From: grimsby, ont. can.
how can you import it illegally and then register it legally.
I thought that as long as you bring it to our standards its ok.
You have to pass an import inspection to start registering it legally.
And why wouldn't they allow it? They allow FORDS on the strret?!
I thought that as long as you bring it to our standards its ok.
You have to pass an import inspection to start registering it legally.
And why wouldn't they allow it? They allow FORDS on the strret?!
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Launching!
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From: Windsor, Ont
It appears that the owner obtained a vin number of a car (say a camaro, firebird, etc) that existed in Canada and used it to certify the GTO with Ontario License plates.
Or
The owner was a US citizen who decided to takeup pernament residence in Canada and is somehow exempt from regulations regarding importing cars into the Canada. Must be a loop-hole somewhere in policy that the owner exploited.
Either way it would be interesting to see exactly what the ownership states the car as.
Pontiac sold all GTO's in the US only since this was a limited run. Who knows, maybe the next gen GTO will also be available up here.
Or
The owner was a US citizen who decided to takeup pernament residence in Canada and is somehow exempt from regulations regarding importing cars into the Canada. Must be a loop-hole somewhere in policy that the owner exploited.
Either way it would be interesting to see exactly what the ownership states the car as.
Pontiac sold all GTO's in the US only since this was a limited run. Who knows, maybe the next gen GTO will also be available up here.
Originally Posted by SSZ
I would imagine that if you had native status it would not apply to you. Technically there is no border for them. Afterall, they can bring weapons back and forth across the border without question.
Customs rules and regulations apply to us 'natives' too. You have been told one to many stories. Haha, no border! 
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You native???? If so you should know. I know i do. What band are you from? Not all rules and regulations apply to natives as I have found out from where i live. I am not sure about importing cars though. The way i see it is there is a cloudy spot with border crossing and what can and cant come across. But as i have understood the border doesnt really apply to them. Some things it seems to and others not.
Last edited by SSZ; Mar 13, 2007 at 04:45 PM.
From a buddy on a gto forum:
"A few had been up on Auto Trader and Ebay from places in Southern Ontario (I've only seen two). The dealers probably brought them in before the RIV put them on the inadmissible list.
The RIV is _very strict_ about importing illegal cars so i don't think the dealers did that like someone in that thread suggested.
How many actually made it into Canada i have no idea, but not many. And Southern Ontario seems to be about the only place (from what i have come across at least). "
I heard there were 5 or 6 kicking around in Ontario... So keep checking guys, but I'd imagine if you found one it would probably hold its value as new with its unique rareness
"A few had been up on Auto Trader and Ebay from places in Southern Ontario (I've only seen two). The dealers probably brought them in before the RIV put them on the inadmissible list.
The RIV is _very strict_ about importing illegal cars so i don't think the dealers did that like someone in that thread suggested.
How many actually made it into Canada i have no idea, but not many. And Southern Ontario seems to be about the only place (from what i have come across at least). "
I heard there were 5 or 6 kicking around in Ontario... So keep checking guys, but I'd imagine if you found one it would probably hold its value as new with its unique rareness
Originally Posted by SSZ
You native???? If so you should know. I know i do. What band are you from? Not all rules and regulations apply to natives as I have found out from where i live. I am not sure about importing cars though. The way i see it is there is a cloudy spot with border crossing and what can and cant come across. But as i have understood the border doesnt really apply to them. Some things it seems to and others not.
I know of a Mitsu Evo that got imported before the RIV put it on the inadmissable list, so I am sure some people got away with the GTo's in the same fashion. I wish I had cash back then, I probly would of gotten me one.
Originally Posted by Switchblade
It appears that the owner obtained a vin number of a car (say a camaro, firebird, etc) that existed in Canada and used it to certify the GTO with Ontario License plates.
Or
The owner was a US citizen who decided to takeup pernament residence in Canada and is somehow exempt from regulations regarding importing cars into the Canada. Must be a loop-hole somewhere in policy that the owner exploited.
Either way it would be interesting to see exactly what the ownership states the car as.
Pontiac sold all GTO's in the US only since this was a limited run. Who knows, maybe the next gen GTO will also be available up here.
Or
The owner was a US citizen who decided to takeup pernament residence in Canada and is somehow exempt from regulations regarding importing cars into the Canada. Must be a loop-hole somewhere in policy that the owner exploited.
Either way it would be interesting to see exactly what the ownership states the car as.
Pontiac sold all GTO's in the US only since this was a limited run. Who knows, maybe the next gen GTO will also be available up here.
That is what I meant.
