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Offline silas

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« on: October 28, 2005, 08:39:31 PM »
well, it's home.

i had a friend drive me down to seattle yesterday to pick up the 64. stopped at a gas station close to the sellers house to check the oil and fill it up with gas, checked plugs, wires and fuel line and belt, and checked the air in the tires and we were on our way. we stopped a little over half way to the border to make sure all was well. it was. continued on. it ran well at about 65-70 mph. my buddy had to go to work so he crossed at the truck crossing and i continued on to the sumas crossing.

us customs was quick. 15 minutes to check the vin and stamp the papers and i was on my way.

lots of paperwork and a couple of hours at canada customs, and i was driving into canada.

one word of advice i have to anyone importing a vehicle is to claim the correct amount paid for said vehicle. i didnt and i absolutely should have. the inspector at the border was quite understanding, considering the situation, and it has now all been taken care of, but it was not fun.

so take a copy of an email with a price negotiation or a copy of the add. it's only one extra peice of paper. this aswell as the bill of sale will make the whole process alot easier and smoother.

i'm not embarrased to share with you all the repercutions of my actions. i learn from my mistakes. and hopefully this will help someone in the future.

the car is now parked safely at work and i will begin to go over it so it can get the safety inspection and get it insured so i can drive it and enjoy it.

stay tuned for pics in the members cars forum.  B)
 

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« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2005, 08:41:12 PM »
ftr, no rubber gloves were involved and yes, i am still allowed into the good 'ol us of a.  ;)
 

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« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2005, 08:42:14 PM »
Thanks Silas, \"Oh wise and old one!\", good to know.

You rock! ;)  

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« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2005, 09:02:39 PM »
Glad to hear it made it home, now hurry up and get some pics up already!

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« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2005, 09:29:21 PM »
Guess what! A guy I know recently did the same thing.The sellers old school 7 looked like a 4.So he claimed he only paid 4 thousand for it.They wanted to check the website,and talk to the owner and find the ad. Luckily he just kept leading them to dead ends. Well with a bit of sweating and BS he made it through.What a day that was.
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« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2005, 09:48:42 PM »
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Guess what! A guy I know recently did the same thing.The sellers old school 7 looked like a 4.So he claimed he only paid 4 thousand for it.They wanted to check the website,and talk to the owner and find the ad. Luckily he just kept leading them to dead ends. Well with a bit of sweating and BS he made it through.What a day that was.
Funny I heard that story too...I know a guy who did the same thing.....But was better prepared :lol:  
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« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2005, 09:11:37 AM »
Naughty guys!
I claimed exactly what I paid for it and the US customs guy was like \"Why the hell did you pay that much for THAT car!? And why did you go so far?...\" \"Well they only made 800,000 of them...\" Then Canada customs had no doubts and just rang us through and then she cut 800 bucks off our taxes since I was gone longer then 7 days...
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« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2005, 10:17:03 AM »
honestly i don't remember if we claimed the full amount,but we literally spent 15min inside.they did not even glance at the car.it was Canada day and she gave us a Canadian flag to to celebrate the arrival of the new car.
all in all it was pretty simple.it took longer getting it insured(after inspection) i think just because the girl had not done an out of province car.we did have all the paper work so it was just a matter of sorting through it.
it was a happy day when we mounted the plates and were driving it around

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« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2005, 10:59:58 AM »
Good to hear you made it back safely Silas, Now post some pic's Biatch.

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« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2005, 01:40:43 AM »
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Good to hear you made it back safely Silas, Now post some pic's Biatch.
dont be all getting up in my grill just cause you're all wasted on those cheap berry medley coolers g-chafer.

check the link holmes.  B)

http://www.airspeedparts.com/community-for...=ST&f=14&t=6458