Good news!!

 

Magnificent news indeed.

 

Awesome news. Now bring on US dollar parity and there'll be a basalt black turbo in my future. Mmmmmm...turrrrrbo.

 

Awesome... will make looking at cars with warranty a little more tasty

 

That's $500 too much, IMHO. What exactly are they inspecting?

 

Your wallet!

 

Haha! Very true.

However, I don't know if this thread is accurate. I JUST imported my '02 996TT about 2 months ago and all I needed for RIV was a recall letter, which a US dealership was happy to provide me with for about $30.

As for the provincial inspection, any approved shop can do that - not just Porsche. I had my out-of-province done by a specialty shop.

All I did with the Stealership up here was have them do the DRL hack and the digital switch from miles to kms on the speedo.

(And there's obviously the fed inspection by crappy tire, which was a breeze).

Maybe I missed something... but it doesn't seem like they've instituted this yet. (Or did I get lucky?)

-Chris

 

^^ The $500 inspection (replacing the $1500 inspection) is to have any warranty on the car transferred from US to Canada (someone correct me if I am wrong).

 

Ahh... That makes sense.

But its definitely not like importing a lambo or ferrari. There's no recall letter racket with Porsche.

-Chris

 

I like the news of reducing the inspection fees! I am currently living in the US and just bought a new 09 Cayman S so will be importing back to Canada in the near future. Hopefully they will have eliminated the inspection fee by the time I move back! If not, I will see if they can waive it for me considering that I didn't cross boarder shop and bought it while being a resident of the US.

The prices & selection of cars down here is amazing.....so many dealerships in the region competing for your business!

 

Corrected! There is no fee to have warranty transferred - the warranty is valid across NA. The fee (in the past) was to get the Recall clearance letter from Porsche - they have reduced it now to $500. If you get your Recall clearance letter from somewhere else (e.g. I got it from the US Porsche dealer) you do not need to pay a fee to get your warranty transferred!

I have not paid any fees to Porsche (or its dealerships), yet I have had no issues with warranty coverage here in Canada!!!

 

Sorry guys, my bad, thanks for the correction

 

what company are you guys using to ship your cars? with spring around the corner i'm looking to ship a car from Cali to Edmonton.. what do you guys recommend?

 

Hi Split,

I used TFX International. http://tfxinternational.com/

They were good to work with for the most part, and the quality of transport was certainly second to none.

Make sure to contact them well in advance. You'll need to fax/scan them a copy of the title, bill of sale, recall letter and some other details. They will then look after the brokerage at the border, dealing with the border crossing site, etc.

One thing to make SURE is that you give yourself enough time to have the title freed and clear (if it's not in hand with your seller already).

In the US, if the seller has financed the vehicle you are buying, then the bank actually holds the title.

In that case, the seller is using the sale of the car to payoff the loan, which then triggers the bank to release the title to the DMV, which then releases it to the seller.

This process takes about a month or slightly longer, and there is NO way to expedite the process unless you personally know someone on the "inside" at the DMV and bank.

Just something to keep in mind - and a good reason to look for sellers with the title in hand :-)

Best of luck,

-Chris

P.S. Make sure the seller releases interest on the title by signing the appropriate box. Otherwise it's not crossing the border.