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Frost__2001,Jul 21 2009, 09:39 AM Wrote:well on good one is make sure you get a carfax report done before you buy the car, the last thing you want is having a title branded as salvage. as if that is on title you'll never be able to register the car here.
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I've looked into this myself and although the administrative roadblocks aren't too bad to hurtle and there are some excellent resources here to help. ... there is still the issue of finding, inspecting, negotiating, and purchasing a vehicle from a distance ... specifically the time and cost to do so.

That's for a used vehicle of course ... if you're interested in a new vehicle from a dealer that's actually a lot easier - although not without potential difficulty.

I've heard horror stories of manufacturers charging an arm and a leg for the mandatory "recall clearance letter" which only the manufacturer can provide ... and they can take essentially as long as they want and charge as much as they want to produce it; and without it you can't import or register the vehicle.

When the dollar was at par you could potentially save tens of thousands of dollars importing an expensive new vehicle from the US ... and at that point I'd say it's definitely worth it.

But otherwise I just can't see enough potential savings to justify the time, cost and effort ... at least for me right now anyway.