Buying a 370z in the states?

kevin.z

you will have to pay all the taxes as if you are buying a car in canada plus 6.1% duty because the car is made in japan. registar of imports charges $198 for inspection fees. the car has to be at least 6 mths old. All nissan warranty is exactly the same as if you are buying in canada. however, if you are buying certified nissan used vehicles and those extra packages, then they are not available in canada so u have to drive the car back to us to get the warranty.
i actually wanted to buy a z in the states as it is almost 10k cheaper than canada since you dont have to buy touring!

emerika

Thanks for the info!!

doesntcount

Hey Emerika,

Did you end up pulling the trigger on this import? I'm endeavouring to do the same thing actually. I have a car picked out, and I'm going through the motions (inspection, car fax, RIV forms, temporary state tags from the DMV, setting up a US cash account to wire the funds from, etc).

Wondering how smooth it was?

emerika

Not yet. I still didn't find the car I was looking for.
2009 are hard to find at decent prices.

Make sure the car is older than 6 months otherwise the warranty is void.

doesntcount

I've foudn the car I want. The biggest issue is my hestiancy to wire $34k to a used car dealer that I've never seen. Website looks good. And I have an independent inspector going to inspect the car this afternoon. Is it unreasonable to ask the seller to accept funds from an escrow service like escrow.com (ebay uses it, edmunds has referred to it). Or ask him to accept a bank draft on delivery?

Has anybody else bought cars remotely like this before. It's a little nerve racking to wire someone this much money before having the car.

emerika

Is he going to ship it to you?
Why doesn't he accept a small deposit to show that you are serious and when you go get the car you pay him the whole sum.

Paskii

Hey guys,

I actually just imported a 2009 370z from the United States. It's being imported right now but I taken care most of the paper work, should arrive in 10 days or so. The process was a bit scary and time consuming, however the cost difference was so big I decided to go for it.

Some facts you may want to be aware of
1. Duty Tax 6.1%
2. G.S.T. calculation is based on price of car in USD covert into CND plus Duty amount plus air condition tax ($100) plus green levi tax (this tax are for high emission vehicles, don't worry 370z isnt one, its more like for Ferrari's)
3.If you don't import the car yourself in person you have to get a brokerage company to do the paper work for you. Which is what I did. Fees around $200 or so.
4. Buy your vehicle from a well known dealership, I bought mine from a pre-own Nissan dealership.
5. Ask for the recall letter
6. Don't bother to buy extended warranty because it's not honored in Canada.

So far my total cost is $38,500 CND and change, I still need to include the cost to install the day time running lights and vehicle inspection. Everything else is paid for. That's pretty much it I hope. So for under 40K I got a 2009 370z. Below are the details

Model:Nissan 370z touring with sport package
Color: Monterrey Blue (Different name in Canada not sure if its exactly the same color but its $300 option)
Transmission: Automatic
Option: Navigation package, floor mats, trunk mat
Mileage: 5000 miles (8000 km)

Let me know if you guys have questions. Hope this helps.